SUMMARY
This study aims to determine the effect of transformational leadership and career development on the State Civil Service (ASN) performance mediated by job satisfaction. This study uses a quantitative approach using 360 respondents as ASN in the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia. The research questionnaire consisted of 18 closed questions using a Likert scale of 1-5 and 3 open questions. The collected data were then tested for validity and reliability, then analyzed using the Structural Equation Modelling method based on PLS version 3.0. The results showed that transformational leadership and career development positively and significantly affect job satisfaction. Career development and job satisfaction have a positive and significant effect on ASN performance. Transformational leadership has no positive and insignificant effect on ASN performance. Job satisfaction can mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and ASN performance. Job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect in mediating the relationship between career development and ASN performance.