Senior Policy Specialist Regulatory Affairs

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one.  We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success.  We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job location options :

1. Washington DC (preferred)

2. Torrance, CA

Job Purpose

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. Specific activities include : gathering, synthesizing and sharing regulatory intelligence (including agency actions, competitor positions, views of policy thought leaders, among others); evaluating agency proposals (ANPRMs, NPRMs, etc.) for viability / alignment with Honda’s strategic direction; providing regulatory interpretations for existing and potential for new / nascent business areas; and supporting Division- and Business Unit-level initiatives as assigned. Reporting to the Director of Regulatory Affairs, this position will provide strategic support to help inform thoughtful engagement between Honda and regulatory agencies at both federal and state levels.

Key Accountabilities

• Policy Sensing : Gather, synthesize and communicate regulatory intelligence to an array of stakeholders across Honda, to help inform thoughtful and strategic approaches to regulatory compliance. Serve as PRO’s in-house expert on Automated, Connected and Cyber items, and communicate insights to executive management and leadership for formal review.
• Develop and present reports with clear and relevant actionable policy recommendations that directly link to current business areas of interest
• 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. Feedback and edits should reflect a well-correlated internal position with relevant Department leads and stakeholders. Communicate policy direction to other stakeholders within and / or outside Honda, as needed
• 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. On an ongoing basis, share within PRO the positions communicated with these stakeholders, to ensure proper team correlation
• PRO Support : As directed by PRO leadership, support PRO initiatives. This includes project-based support at division and / or BU-level, and broader PRO initiatives (ad-hoc project management of new regulatory items that require cross domain support, leading waigayas, mentoring new associates, etc.), building upon our inclusive, respectful and positive “One team” environment, and consistent with the Honda Philosophy.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Policy sensing, advocacy, and external engagement regarding automated, connected, safety and cyber-related topics. Communicate insights to executive management and leadership for formal review

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Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.