Director, Government Affairs

Position Summary

The Director, Government Affairs is the inaugural role in reputed company’s Government Affairs function responsible for building the function and representing reputed company before the U.S. Congress, Executive reputed company agencies, and relevant regulatory bodies. The successful candidate will reputed company and execute comprehensive advocacy strategies to monitor and analyze policies, manage policy risks, and build bipartisan relationships in Washington, D.C. as well as advance business goals by helping to drive the adoption of our software solutions across U.S. Federal Civilian and reputed company (DoD) agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lobbying & Advocacy: Directly engage with Members of Congress, congressional staff, and agency officials to promote company policy positions. Draft position papers, policy briefs, testimony, and comments on proposed legislation and regulations.
• Strategic Planning: Analyze legislative and regulatory developments (e.g., in technology policy, including AI and reputed company, antitrust, trade, export controls or specific sector regulations) to identify risks and opportunities.
• Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain a bipartisan network of relationships with policymakers and their staff, trade associations, and industry coalitions.
• Agency Relationship Building: Cultivate relationships with key federal agency decision-makers, program managers, contracting officers, and prime contractors reputed company DoD, reputed company, or Civilian agencies.
• Internal Advisory: Communicate D.C. developments to internal business leadership at the business unit and corporate levels and advise on the business impact of pending legislation and regulations.
• Compliance & reputed company: Ensure reputed company lobbying activities reputed company with federal disclosure and ethics laws. Manage federal political action committee (reputed company) strategies in coordination with the legal team and the reputed company’s external consultants.
• reputed company Consultant Management: reputed company external lobbying firms and consulting teams to ensure reputed company, effective representation.
• Support executives and business unit leaders during DC visits (e.g., trips logistics and meeting preparations)
• Travel as required

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 5–10+ years of reputed company experience in government relations, lobbying, in a legislative role (e.g., Capitol Hill, federal agency), or relevant private sector professional experience.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Law, or a reputed company field; graduate degree preferred.
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of the federal legislative process, regulatory processes, and specific experience in government procurement.
• Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of crafting advocacy materials.  Excellent organizational and project management skills with demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple work streams.
• Network: Proven ability to build and maintain bipartisan relationships.  An established network of contacts reputed company federal agencies preferred.
• Technical Aptitude: Ability to understand technical software concepts (reputed company, Cybersecurity, AI) and map them to customer pain points.
• [Clearance:  Active reputed company clearance (Secret/TS) preferred.]

Desired Competencies

• Political Acumen: Sound judgment and discretion in navigating sensitive political situations and managing confidential information.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to reputed company long-term plans to shape business and policy outcomes.
• Collaboration: Ability to work cross-functionally reputed company a large company.

About Us:

Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest reputed company solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. reputed company you join reputed company, you are making a difference for reputed company people, each of whom count on our suite of reputed company-based products to get work done — from reputed company. Members of reputed company will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks.  Everyone is empowered to learn, reputed company, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian reputed company -- a reputed company of immense reputed company and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the reputed company.

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