Ryan, LLC

Lead and coordinate multistate legislative efforts including drafting legislation, managing agendas, and liaising with lobbyists. | JD degree with 7+ years in tax policy and government affairs, property tax experience required, supervisory skills, and ability to travel extensively. | Why Ryan? • Hybrid Work Options • Award-Winning Culture • Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits • 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included) • Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement • Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One • 401K with Employer Match • Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service • Fertility Assistance Program • Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service For this role, we will consider candidates anywhere in the U.S. The Legislative Affairs Director will assist the Principals and Advocacy Services Practice with all legislative efforts including drafting and tracking legislation, working with internal subject matter experts to develop the firm's state legislative agendas, and coordinating with external lobbyists and third-party groups. They will work to identify, improve, and drive efficiencies and fairness in the tax administration process. This is a high-profile role offering significant room for career growth. Qualified candidates will have strong experience in tax policy, communications, and government affairs. Property Tax policy experience is required, and multi-state property tax experience is strongly preferred. We will consider individuals who are ready for a promotion and currently at the Manager or Senior Manager level. If this is you or someone you know, we would like to speak with you. Please submit your resume or contact us directly if you want to learn more. Contact: Rebecca.Turton@Ryan.com or Andra.Kayem@ryan.com Come be a part of the excitement at Ryan. We are a Great Place to Work! Summary The Legislative Affairs Director assists the Principal and the Advocacy Services Practice with directing, implementing, managing, coordinating, overseeing, and supervising multistate legislative efforts of the Firm, or the Firm's clients as needed. This includes, without limitation, drafting, reviewing, and tracking proposed state legislation that we support and oppose. They are the lead with internal subject matter experts developing the Firm's state legislative agendas and working through hearings, testimony, amendments, and all other legislative functions. The Director coordinates with external lobbyists, third party groups and other policy influencers and may be required to register as a lobbyist and give testimony. The Legislative Affairs Director also assists the Practice Leader with drafting, reviewing, and implementing policies and procedures pertaining to the Advocacy Services Practice. They will lead communications both internally and externally as needed.Duties and responsibilities: People: • Leads development of legislative agendas for assigned states. • Coordinates with subject matter experts from Practices on content, amendments, and passage of legislation. • Coordinates testimony and may be called upon to testify. • Leads coordination with external groups and lobbyists in support of legislative efforts. • Provides legislative expertise to other departments where needed and may be asked to give written, PowerPoint and formal public presentations. • Supports Principals with political insights and tracking and policy campaign management. Client: • Assists with and manages client-related state legislative efforts. • Develops client workplans and schedules associated project deliverables. • Prepares and conducts client presentations. • Reviews and reconciles client data and identifies tax issues to research. • Responds to client inquiries and requests from state agencies. • Researches and provides legislative insights, threats, opportunities and trends. Value: • Plans and directs various aspects of the Firm's Legislative Affairs Practice. • Supports coordination of the Firm's multistate legislative agenda. • Assists in managing the Firm's relationship with its outside counsel and lobby groups. • Tracks and monitors tax legislation in various states. • Drafts and reviews proposed state tax legislation including amendments. • Interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for the Firm. • Prepares and reviews state lobby reports as needed. • Maintains comprehensive database of public policy initiatives and facilitates status update meetings. • Performs research and advises on state tax legislative matters. • Writes communications documents some of which are: white papers, testimony, update documents (internal and external), persuasive one pagers, and more. • Manages complex state and local tax projects. • Negotiates tax resolutions with state agencies. • Negotiates tax issues, ideas and policies with elected officials, agencies, thought leaders and their staff members. • Assists with other projects as needed. Education and Experience: Juris Doctor Degree ("JD") from an accredited law school and at least seven years related experience in a similar environment. Understanding of State and Local Tax policies and statutes. Experience in tax policy, communications and government affairs. Specifically, property tax policy experience is required. Multi-state property tax experience is strongly preferred. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research. Certificates and Licenses: Valid driver's license required. License to practice law within the United States required. Membership to the American Bar Association preferred. May be required to register as a lobbyist. Supervisory Responsibilities: This job directly supervises employees in the Legislative Affairs Practice and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Firm's policies and applicable laws. Work Environment: • Standard indoor working environment. • Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer. • Position requires regular interaction with coworkers, clients and elected and appointed government officials in person, via e-mail and telephone. • Requires some evening and weekend hours. • Independent travel requirement: 30 to 50% Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran

Manage client relationships, pursue new business opportunities, support business development activities, and coordinate with client services and delivery teams. | Bachelor's degree with 5+ years in business development, proficiency in Microsoft Office, CRM, ERP, document management systems, valid driver's license, and ability to travel frequently. | Why Ryan? • Hybrid Work Options • Award-Winning Culture • Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits • 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included) • Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement • Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One • 401K with Employer Match • Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service • Fertility Assistance Program • Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service The Manager, Client Services ("Manager") professional is responsible for communicating the Firm's vision and capabilities to the marketplace and engaging clients and prospects in a consultative manner to provide customized solutions for Ryan. Responsibilities include expanding and cross-selling within client relationships and researching, initiating, and developing new business relationships for the Firm by targeting qualified prospects. The Manager would partner working closely with a small team of Client Services Directors and Principal. Within this Team they will assist with the business development pursuit of existing Clients and Prospects. Successful Ryan team members embrace and live Ryan's values of Pursue Excellence, Wired to Win, Generosity Matters, Build Trust and Integrity Always and will embody and demonstrate accountability. Location: Flexible. This role can be based near any Ryan office in the United States. Preferred locations include Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago/Midwest/Kansas City/St. Louis, New York Metro, and Atlanta. Remote arrangements may be considered for exceptional candidates. Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan's Key Results People: • Strong business development experience, communication skills, (verbal and written), professional demeanor, people-oriented approach. • Ability to multi-task within a business development team, work with urgency under pressure, and prioritize effectively. • Willingness to accept direction and instruction. Client: • Work closely with a team of Client Services and Service Delivery team members assisting with all stages of business development: • Meets with prospects and clients regarding potential engagements. • Identifies, researches, and pursues prospects and clients to generate new business for the Firm. • Makes cold calls and maintains contact with prospects and clients through telephone and email. • Build and maintains key relationships with Firm prospects and clients. • Attend business development meetings with prospects and clients, both locally and nationally, to generate new leads. • This role includes accountability for CPA channel relationship pursuit and management, including strategic engagement with CPA firms to generate referrals and strengthen Ryan's market presence. • Successful Ryan members embrace and live Ryan's values of Pursue Excellence, Wired to Win, Generosity Matters, Build Trust, and Integrity Always, and will embody and demonstrate accountability. • Develops responses to requests for engagement letters, MSA, agreements and proposals. • Maintain a deep understanding of the Firm's service offerings to discuss them confidently with prospects and clients. • Stay informed on alliance partners' products and service lines to position them effectively. • Utilizes Internet tools (i.e., OneSource) to uncover opportunities for prospects and clients. • Ensure client satisfaction by monitoring timely service delivery and adherence to Client Service Principles. • Anticipate client issues and needs proactively. Value: • Maintains entries in the Firm's Prospect Register and/or Salesforce.com. • Coordinates sales efforts with Client Services and Service Delivery team members to perform joint-selling activities. • Stays current on tax issues that may create sales opportunities with prospects and clients. • Generates necessary documentation to assist in deal closing (presentations, engagement letters, etc.). • Generally, understands business issues and quickly understand commercial drivers at Ryan, and recognize areas for operational improvement, risks, and re-engineering. • Assists with other projects and duties as needed. Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience including Business Development. Computer Skills: • To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in using the following applications or systems: • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) • Document Management Systems; such as, Microsoft SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox or eFileCabinet • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) for entering time and billing information; such as, Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle or SAP • CRM (Customer Relationship Management) experience in entering, reviewing and reporting sales information; such as, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, OnContact, or NetSuite. Certificates and Licenses: • Valid driver's license required. Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has limited supervisory responsibilities for the Business Development Department, including training employees, assigning work, and checking work for accuracy and completeness. Work Environment: • Standard indoor working environment. • Occasional long periods of sitting while working at desk. • Position requires regular interaction with employees and clients both in person and via e-mail and telephone. • Independent travel requirement: 50%+. Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran