MD, Asset Management Group

SIFMA – Managing Director, Asset Management Group

SIFMA seeks an experienced, hands-on Managing Director to lead substantive capital markets policy and advocacy for its Asset Management Group (AMG). This is a senior individual-contributor and workstream-leadership role for a self-directed professional who combines technical depth with excellent judgment, responsiveness, and a service-oriented approach to member engagement. The Managing Director will independently own complex issues from identification and analysis through member consensus-building, advocacy, and follow-through, while working collaboratively across AMG and SIFMA.

The strongest candidates will bring substantial expertise in derivatives, securities financing, and fixed income and equity market structure, with the ability to translate technical market issues into practical priorities for asset managers. Success requires someone who takes initiative without waiting for assignments, produces polished work product, and consistently delivers on commitments.

This position may be located in Washington, D.C. or New York, with a preference for Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities Include:

• Own and advance a portfolio of U.S. capital markets regulatory and legislative issues affecting asset managers, with particular emphasis on derivatives, Treasury and other fixed income markets, clearing, securities financing, and equity market structure.
• Anticipate emerging policy developments, identify implications for member firms, recommend advocacy priorities, and propose concrete actions and timelines rather than waiting for direction.
• Lead AMG committees, forums, and task forces: set purposeful agendas, prepare substantive materials, facilitate discussion, build consensus, assign and track follow-ups, and move projects to completion.
• Draft and substantively edit high-quality comment letters, regulatory analyses, briefing memoranda, member alerts, talking points, and presentations; ensure accuracy, clear recommendations, and timely delivery.
• Build trusted, proactive relationships with senior legal, compliance, investment, trading, and public-policy professionals at member firms; respond promptly and thoughtfully to inquiries and solicit input across a diverse membership.
• Represent AMG credibly in meetings with regulators, policymakers, peer associations, and industry stakeholders; prepare thoroughly, communicate positions persuasively, and close the loop with members and colleagues.
• Collaborate closely with AMG leadership and colleagues across SIFMA, including capital markets, legal, operations, and international teams; coordinate early, share information, and avoid duplicative or siloed work.
• Manage multiple concurrent priorities with disciplined project management, transparent status reporting, reliable deadlines, and appropriate escalation of risks or obstacles.
• Contribute to member retention and growth by demonstrating tangible value through substantive expertise, engagement, and execution; support leadership briefings, events, and strategic initiatives as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) and significant experience interpreting or applying financial-services laws and regulations.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience at an asset manager, law firm, regulator, trade association, or comparable financial-markets institution; substantial senior-level responsibility preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in derivatives and/or securities financing, together with strong familiarity with fixed income and equity market structure; practical understanding of how regulatory requirements affect buy-side firms.
• Exceptional analytical, legal writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with a record of independently producing publication-ready policy or legal work.
• Evidence of successfully leading complex cross-functional initiatives, managing competing deadlines, and achieving results without extensive supervision.
• Strong interpersonal judgment and ability to work constructively with demanding senior stakeholders, diverse member viewpoints, and internal colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SEC, CFTC, Treasury, Federal Reserve, or other relevant market regulators and the rulemaking process.
• Established relationships with buy-side market participants and/or policymakers; prior experience building industry consensus and developing association advocacy.
• Experience with Treasury clearing, margin and collateral, swaps, repo, securities lending, and market infrastructure developments.

About us:

SIFMA is the leading trade association for broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers operating in the U.S. and global capital markets. On behalf of our industry’s nearly 1 million employees, we advocate on legislation, regulation, and business policy, affecting retail and institutional investors, equity and fixed income markets and related products and services. We serve as an industry coordinating body to promote fair and orderly markets, informed regulatory compliance, and efficient market operations and resiliency. We also provide a forum for industry policy and professional development. SIFMA, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., is the U.S. regional member of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA). For more information, visit http://www.sifma.org.

SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) brings the asset management community together to provide views on U.S. and global policy and to create industry best practices. SIFMA AMG’s members represent U.S. and global asset management firms whose combined assets under management exceed $45 trillion. The clients of SIFMA AMG member firms include, among others, tens of millions of individual investors, registered investment companies, endowments, public and private pension funds, UCITS and private funds such as hedge funds and private equity funds. For more information, visit http://www.sifma.org/amg.

Benefits Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans;
• Life and AD&D Insurance;
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance;
• 401(k) with employer contribution;
• Generous paid time off and holidays;
• Eligible to work remotely (up to 2 days per week);
• Mobile Subsidy

Salary Range:

• $200,000 - $250,000

Also eligible for a discretionary bonus.

How to apply: Please apply directly via our Careers page at www.sifma.org.

SIFMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages interested individuals to apply.