Policy Director, Finance and Insurance

• Lead the Finance and Insurance program within R Street's Policy department, including project planning, timelines, and quality control.
• Manage and coach staff, helping them scope work, strengthen analysis, and deliver polished products.
• Drive the program's financial growth and long-term sustainability by securing funding, stewarding donor relationships, and leading technical proposal development.
• Contribute thought leadership by writing policy analysis, op-eds, testimony, and regulatory comments, and engaging with media, policymakers, and conferences.

This role advances pragmatic, market-oriented policy solutions in finance and insurance, fostering innovation, competition, and individual liberty while promoting limited, effective government.

• Strong policy fluency in finance or insurance policy.
• People and project leadership experience, including managing projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Top-notch writing and editing skills for short- and long-form products that translate complex analysis for policymakers and the public.
• Ability to synthesize research using methods such as legislative analysis, literature review, secondary analysis, descriptive statistics, and case studies.

Salary range: $190,000-$200,000 annually. Benefits include unlimited paid time off, health insurance fully paid by employer, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with up to 4% match, HSA employer contribution match, quarterly wellness reimbursement, mobile equipment/plan reimbursement, home internet subsidy, annual educational and professional development reimbursement, and choice between child care assistance, pet care assistance, or student loan repayment assistance.

The R Street Institute is a free-market think tank that promotes pragmatic policy solutions to foster American innovation, bolster competition, and safeguard individual liberty, with a focus on deep scholarship and limited, effective government.