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Get Access To All JobsStanford Law School Budgeted Salary Range: $133,036 - $185,000 (salary for remote hires are based on zone tied to remote work zip code)
About the Center
The Rock Center for Corporate Governance builds on Stanford Law School’s longstanding tradition of legal scholarship and advances programs and research on corporate governance in its broadest sense. Through research, events, and convenings, the Center advances its mission by fostering scholarship and generating public dialogue and education on cutting-edge issues in corporate governance, capital markets, and law and finance. For example, in addition to programs and research relating to corporate governance, the Center supports research and education on the responsible governance and use of artificial intelligence (AI) within organizations via the Governance & Assurance in AI Networks (GAAIN) Initiative, as well as research and education relating to venture capital finance and startup formation through its campus Form & Fund programs.
About the Role
The Rock Center has built a substantial record of engagement with policymakers and regulators on the questions reshaping business, law, and capital markets. We are seeking a policy leader to turn that record into a sustained program and establish the Center as a leading voice on the domestic and global issues that matter most. You’ll collaborate closely with the Center’s team and faculty co-directors, leading the research agenda, the convening platform, engagement with policymakers and institutional investors, and the executive education we build for policy audiences.
You will combine strategy with direct execution. The work is educational and technical rather than advocacy, and is built on bipartisan engagement. You will own the program’s budget and sponsor base, and you will identify, recruit, and direct the Center’s research and policy fellows.
In this role you will:
Research and market intelligence:
- Lead the research agenda on how market structure has changed and where the old assumptions no longer hold, starting with private capital growth, passive ownership concentration, price discovery, and how securities law applies to agentic systems
- Oversee the output: empirical studies, market structure reports, policy analyses, and technical memoranda that hold up to scrutiny on both sides of the aisle
- Work with participating organizations to secure the data the agenda depends on, including activists, pension funds, institutional investors, and exchanges
- Connect the work to what we already have running at the Rock Center and across campus, including faculty research
Convening and stakeholder engagement:
- Get the right people in the room. Build and run the convenings that generate the insights to feed the rest of our work
- Own relationships with investors, boards, capital providers, CIOs, stewardship teams, and gatekeepers such as auditors and standard setters
- Bring bipartisan policymakers into those rooms alongside market participants, with a core focus on education, relationship building, and dialogue
Stanford Institutional Investors’ Forum:
- Lead SIIF from design through delivery: agenda, speakers, policymaker participation, and what we publish afterward
- Partner with our Programs and Operations lead and the Program Group on production and logistics
- Continue to grow and evolve the sponsor base and the participant pool
Investor engagement:
- Lead our engagement with institutional investors on key issues in the market and relevant to the Rock Center’s work
- Build and run the investor-facing convenings and the relationships behind them, alongside SIIF and new initiatives
- Use these engagements to drive research and content creation, and as a key input to the policy work
- Develop a sponsorship base suited to this audience and engagement model
GAAIN:
- Oversee the Governance and Assurance in AI Networks Initiative, working closely with faculty
- Own GAAIN’s programming, research direction, and partnerships across the AI governance, assurance, and audit ecosystem, including regulators, standard setters, auditors, and the organizations building and deploying these systems
- Connect GAAIN to the policy agenda
Executive Education:
- In collaboration with Executive Education, build practical training programs for staff, regulators, and policy advocates
- Develop the curriculum, teach or co-teach, and oversee delivery
Policy work and engagement:
- Lead how we deliver substantive work product on critical issues, e.g., policy papers, technical frameworks, and direct technical assistance on draft legislation
- Maintain bipartisan engagement and help SLS, Rock Center, and Stanford faculty and colleagues build relationships with relevant stakeholders
Fundraising:
- Identify funding sources, write proposals, and build the sponsor base
- Own strategic financial planning for the program and monitor performance against it
- Own the program’s operating budget and be accountable for performance against it
Team:
- Identify, recruit, and direct the Center’s research and policy fellows
Core Duties:
- Lead and oversee development, implementation, administration, and evaluation of programs. Oversee analysis, reporting, and program improvements. Oversee the development, adherence to, and implementation of program policies and procedures.
- Lead strategic planning for the program/entity.
- Represent the entity or program to the broader university, external community, and other stakeholders. Provide expert consultation related to program development, funding opportunities, or other specialty area.
- Develop outreach strategy related to program communications, development, partnerships and fundraising/funding. Identify external funding opportunities and write proposals and research grants. Develop and oversee strategic financial planning and sustainability for the program/entity, as needed; monitor performance and ensure appropriate controls.
- Teach or co-teach courses; oversee the administration of courses; create and/or advise in the development of curriculum; and/or advise students, coach and mentor clients and program staff.
- Coach and mentor program staff.
Minimum Education and Experience Required:
Advanced degree and five years of relevant experience in area of specialization or combination of relevant education, training, and/or experience. For jobs with financial responsibilities, experience managing a budget and developing financial plans. Experience developing program partnerships and funding sources.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to develop program partnerships and funding sources.
- Advanced oral, written, and analytical skills, exhibiting fluency in area of specialization.
- Ability to oversee and direct staff.
- Ability to manage budgets and develop financial plans
Certificates and Licenses Required:
For teaching jobs, advanced degree or certification may be required for some programs.
Stanford Law School Budgeted Salary Range: $133,036 - $185,000 (salary for remote hires are based on zone tied to remote work zip code)
About the Center
The Rock Center for Corporate Governance builds on Stanford Law School’s longstanding tradition of legal scholarship and advances programs and research on corporate governance in its broadest sense. Through research, events, and convenings, the Center advances its mission by fostering scholarship and generating public dialogue and education on cutting-edge issues in corporate governance, capital markets, and law and finance. For example, in addition to programs and research relating to corporate governance, the Center supports research and education on the responsible governance and use of artificial intelligence (AI) within organizations via the Governance & Assurance in AI Networks (GAAIN) Initiative, as well as research and education relating to venture capital finance and startup formation through its campus Form & Fund programs.
About the Role
The Rock Center has built a substantial record of engagement with policymakers and regulators on the questions reshaping business, law, and capital markets. We are seeking a policy leader to turn that record into a sustained program and establish the Center as a leading voice on the domestic and global issues that matter most. You’ll collaborate closely with the Center’s team and faculty co-directors, leading the research agenda, the convening platform, engagement with policymakers and institutional investors, and the executive education we build for policy audiences.
You will combine strategy with direct execution. The work is educational and technical rather than advocacy, and is built on bipartisan engagement. You will own the program’s budget and sponsor base, and you will identify, recruit, and direct the Center’s research and policy fellows.
In this role you will:
Research and market intelligence:
- Lead the research agenda on how market structure has changed and where the old assumptions no longer hold, starting with private capital growth, passive ownership concentration, price discovery, and how securities law applies to agentic systems
- Oversee the output: empirical studies, market structure reports, policy analyses, and technical memoranda that hold up to scrutiny on both sides of the aisle
- Work with participating organizations to secure the data the agenda depends on, including activists, pension funds, institutional investors, and exchanges
- Connect the work to what we already have running at the Rock Center and across campus, including faculty research
Convening and stakeholder engagement:
- Get the right people in the room. Build and run the convenings that generate the insights to feed the rest of our work
- Own relationships with investors, boards, capital providers, CIOs, stewardship teams, and gatekeepers such as auditors and standard setters
- Bring bipartisan policymakers into those rooms alongside market participants, with a core focus on education, relationship building, and dialogue
Stanford Institutional Investors’ Forum:
- Lead SIIF from design through delivery: agenda, speakers, policymaker participation, and what we publish afterward
- Partner with our Programs and Operations lead and the Program Group on production and logistics
- Continue to grow and evolve the sponsor base and the participant pool
Investor engagement:
- Lead our engagement with institutional investors on key issues in the market and relevant to the Rock Center’s work
- Build and run the investor-facing convenings and the relationships behind them, alongside SIIF and new initiatives
- Use these engagements to drive research and content creation, and as a key input to the policy work
- Develop a sponsorship base suited to this audience and engagement model
GAAIN:
- Oversee the Governance and Assurance in AI Networks Initiative, working closely with faculty
- Own GAAIN’s programming, research direction, and partnerships across the AI governance, assurance, and audit ecosystem, including regulators, standard setters, auditors, and the organizations building and deploying these systems
- Connect GAAIN to the policy agenda
Executive Education:
- In collaboration with Executive Education, build practical training programs for staff, regulators, and policy advocates
- Develop the curriculum, teach or co-teach, and oversee delivery
Policy work and engagement:
- Lead how we deliver substantive work product on critical issues, e.g., policy papers, technical frameworks, and direct technical assistance on draft legislation
- Maintain bipartisan engagement and help SLS, Rock Center, and Stanford faculty and colleagues build relationships with relevant stakeholders
Fundraising:
- Identify funding sources, write proposals, and build the sponsor base
- Own strategic financial planning for the program and monitor performance against it
- Own the program’s operating budget and be accountable for performance against it
Team:
- Identify, recruit, and direct the Center’s research and policy fellows
Core Duties:
- Lead and oversee development, implementation, administration, and evaluation of programs. Oversee analysis, reporting, and program improvements. Oversee the development, adherence to, and implementation of program policies and procedures.
- Lead strategic planning for the program/entity.
- Represent the entity or program to the broader university, external community, and other stakeholders. Provide expert consultation related to program development, funding opportunities, or other specialty area.
- Develop outreach strategy related to program communications, development, partnerships and fundraising/funding. Identify external funding opportunities and write proposals and research grants. Develop and oversee strategic financial planning and sustainability for the program/entity, as needed; monitor performance and ensure appropriate controls.
- Teach or co-teach courses; oversee the administration of courses; create and/or advise in the development of curriculum; and/or advise students, coach and mentor clients and program staff.
- Coach and mentor program staff.
Minimum Education and Experience Required:
Advanced degree and five years of relevant experience in area of specialization or combination of relevant education, training, and/or experience. For jobs with financial responsibilities, experience managing a budget and developing financial plans. Experience developing program partnerships and funding sources.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to develop program partnerships and funding sources.
- Advanced oral, written, and analytical skills, exhibiting fluency in area of specialization.
- Ability to oversee and direct staff.
- Ability to manage budgets and develop financial plans
Certificates and Licenses Required:
For teaching jobs, advanced degree or certification may be required for some programs.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Policy Director
Match your degree to EB-2 requirements
Policy Director roles typically qualify under EB-2 if you hold a master's degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive policy experience. Document each promotion and expanded scope of responsibility so your employer can establish the advanced-degree equivalency clearly.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate's database of employers with verified green card filing history filtered to policy and government affairs roles. This lets you target organizations that have already navigated PERM for comparable positions, reducing the risk of a first-time sponsorship falling through.
Prioritize organizations with dedicated HR counsel
Think tanks, national advocacy organizations, and large nonprofits with in-house immigration counsel process PERM filings far more reliably than smaller policy shops. During interviews, ask directly whether the organization has sponsored green cards for director-level staff before.
Verify your prevailing wage category early
Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the prevailing wage for your SOC code and location before accepting an offer. Policy Director roles often fall under wage Level III or IV, and a low offer may require renegotiation before DOL will certify the PERM application.
Understand how PERM recruitment shapes your timeline
Your employer must complete a formal recruitment test, including job postings in specific venues, before filing PERM with DOL. That process typically takes several months before the I-140 is even filed, so negotiate a clear written commitment to begin PERM within a defined timeframe.
Secure your priority date before switching roles
Once your employer's I-140 is approved, your priority date is established and can transfer to a new employer's petition under AC21 job portability rules once your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, provided the new role is in the same or similar occupation.
Green Card Policy Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Policy Director role qualify for EB-2 green card sponsorship?
Yes. Policy Director positions regularly qualify under EB-2 because they require an advanced degree or its equivalent. If your highest credential is a bachelor's degree, your employer can establish equivalency by documenting five years of progressive experience in policy roles with increasing responsibility. USCIS requires the employer to establish that the position itself requires that level of education, not just that you happen to hold the degree.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Policy Director?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary, subject to an annual lottery, and grants status for three-year increments. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 is permanent and involves no lottery, but requires your employer to first complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor, then file an I-140 petition with USCIS. Per-country numerical limits mean nationals from high-demand countries may wait years before a visa number becomes available, so starting the process early is critical.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from my employer?
PERM requires your employer to conduct a formal recruitment test, posting the Policy Director role in DOL-mandated venues and demonstrating that no qualified U.S. workers applied. The employer must also obtain a prevailing wage determination from DOL and certify that your offered salary meets or exceeds that wage. Only after DOL certifies the application can the employer file the I-140 petition with USCIS on your behalf.
How do I find employers who have sponsored green cards for Policy Director roles before?
Migrate Mate shows employers with verified employment-based green card filing history, searchable by occupation and location. Targeting organizations that have already completed PERM for similar senior policy roles significantly improves your odds, since those employers already have immigration counsel, established workflows, and institutional willingness to absorb the multi-year sponsorship timeline.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers mid-process?
If your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more and your original I-140 was approved, AC21 job portability allows you to move to a new employer in the same or similar occupation without restarting the entire process. Your original priority date can also transfer to a new employer's I-140 petition once the first I-140 was approved, protecting years of waiting time you've already accumulated.