We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.
What you'll do
Senior Policy Specialist, Regulatory Affairs provides technically rooted advocacy, policy guidance and strategic expertise to Honda business units, to ensure alignment between Honda’s product direction and the existing (and future) regulatory landscape – helping inform thoughtful and strategic approaches to regulatory compliance, with particular emphasis on evolving technology topics including AV, PE/PSP and others.
- Policy Sensing: Gather, synthesise and communicate regulatory intelligence to an array of stakeholders across Honda, to help inform thoughtful and strategic approaches to regulatory compliance.
- Policy Advocacy: Support the development of regulatory comments (both Honda comments and those drafted by our trade association the Alliance for Automotive Innovation), by providing suggested edits and strategic policy suggestions.
- External Engagement: In support of Honda’s public views and strategic interests, interface with key external stakeholders (other OEMs, trade association staff/management, agency staff/management, etc.) as directed.
What you need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field such as public policy, business administration, law, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 8-10+ years of experience in regulatory affairs, federal affairs, regulatory compliance project management, or a related field.
- Robust understanding of how laws and regulations are created, developed, approved and implemented.
- Robust understanding of automotive safety, connected, automated and cyber-related policy (at both federal and state levels).
- Awareness of evolving automotive industry landscape.
- Broad understanding of the automotive industry (suppliers, dealers, customers).
- Robust understanding of PE/PSP-related safety and environmental regulations at both the federal and state levels.
- Policy sensing, advocacy, and external engagement regarding automated, connected, safety and cyber-related topics.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
- Excellent communication skills to clearly and effectively convey regulatory insights, concepts and policy positions to diverse stakeholders through written and verbal methods.
- Leadership abilities to inspire and guide teams towards proactive regulatory adherence.
- Project management skills to develop and execute comprehensive plans efficiently.
