Job Title: Project Manager – Regulatory Writing (Secret Clearance Required)
Location: Washington, DC / Vienna, VA (On-site)
Job Type: Full-time (Contract)
Security Clearance: Active Secret required
Overview
Porta Strategies seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a high-impact regulatory writing program supporting a federal financial regulatory mission. This role will oversee delivery of complex rulemaking initiatives in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day management of regulatory writing and policy development efforts
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (writers, analysts, editors)
- Track deliverables, timelines, and performance metrics
- Support interagency engagement and stakeholder coordination
- Provide executive briefings and status updates
- Ensure compliance with regulatory drafting standards and federal requirements
Qualifications
- Active Secret clearance (required)
- 8–12+ years of federal consulting or government experience
- Experience managing regulatory or policy development programs
- Strong familiarity with federal rulemaking processes
- Experience supporting financial regulatory or national security missions preferred
- Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelors degree
- Experience with digital assets preferred
Why Join Us
- Work on mission-critical national security and financial integrity programs
- Direct support to federal financial services agency
- High-impact regulatory work shaping U.S. financial policy
- Competitive compensation and long-term contract stability
Pay: $120,000.00 - $145,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Education:
Experience:
- Regulatory drafting and rulemaking : 1 year (Preferred)
- Legal and policy analysis in support of rulemaking: 1 year (Preferred)
- Federal regulatory framework experience related to BSA/AML: 1 year (Preferred)
- Technical writing for regulatory materials: 1 year (Preferred)
Security clearance:
Ability to Commute:
- Washington, DC 20036 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Washington, DC 20036: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
