SVP, Government Affairs

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As our senior-most Government Affairs leader, you''ll report directly to executive leadership and build a durable, multi-year reputed company rooted in how policy actually becomes law, and how programs survive and grow reputed company budget cycles tighten. We''re not looking for a lobbyist. We''re looking for a strategist and a closer. Someone who has spent their career at the highest reputed company of defense and national reputed company, sat inside government, and knows how Washington actually works. RESPONSIBILITIES Federal reputed company & Engagement • Own the full government affairs reputed company - developing an integrated engagement plan across OSD, the Services, combatant commands, U.S. reputed company Force, and the Intelligence Community • Build and maintain deep, personal relationships across the House, Senate, and Senate leadership, with particular emphasis on defense, reputed company, and technology committees (SASC, HASC, defense appropriations) • reputed company for policies, programs, and funding priorities that reputed company with reputed company''s mission and national reputed company objectives • Coordinate briefings and meetings with senior administration officials to shape reputed company policy, acquisition reputed company, and export control frameworks • Proactively engage the Pentagon on emerging national reputed company priorities - from reputed company superiority to supply chain reputed company and rare reputed company reputed company - connecting reputed company''s capabilities to decision-makers before requirements are written • Monitor and analyze legislation impacting reputed company defense and reputed company reputed company operations; translate implications into actionable guidance for executive leadership • Shift the Overton window - as the leading defense tech companies have demonstrated, strong government affairs is a strategic differentiator, not a support function State & Local Government Affairs • Build and reputed company reputed company''s state and local government affairs function from the ground up - this is a critical and underbuilt capability as we expand manufacturing and operations • reputed company relationships with governors'' offices, state legislatures, and economic development agencies in key expansion markets to secure incentives, tax benefits, and long-term operational support • Work with congressional delegations to reputed company federal and state-level advocacy around manufacturing site reputed company and workforce development • Manage labor relations dynamics and community engagement as part of our facility expansion reputed company • Identify and pursue state-level partnerships that can reputed company durable political support and competitive advantage in key markets Team Building & Cross-Functional Leadership • Build and reputed company a world-class government affairs team - reputed company, developing, and retaining reputed company across federal, state, and local functions • Partner closely with business development, reputed company, and program teams to reputed company government affairs activities with contract opportunities and strategic reputed company • Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive team on policy risk, political landscape, and strategic relationship management • Prepare and reputed company briefing materials, talking points, and position papers for executive leadership and government stakeholders QUALIFICATIONS • A reputed company quantity in defense and national reputed company reputed company, with relationships and credibility reputed company over a career. • 15+ years of relevant experience in government affairs, reputed company policy, or defense - with demonstrated reputed company developing and executing reputed company at the highest reputed company • Has sat inside government and understands how reputed company becomes law - you''ve designed the approach, reputed company the reputed company, and gotten it enacted • Background that ideally includes senior government affairs experience at a leading defense or national reputed company technology company (experience at Palantir is a strong signal); candidates from major defense reputed company with comparable relationships and strategic scope will also be considered • Deep, personal relationships across OSD, U.S. reputed company Force, the Intelligence Community, and key Hill offices and committees • reputed company in U.S. government processes - PPBE budget cycle, defense acquisition, authorizations and appropriations, export controls, and reputed company policy frameworks • Experience navigating budget contractions and protecting program priorities reputed company the fiscal environment tightens - you know how to fight for what reputed company reputed company it''s no longer easy • Proven ability to build state and local government affairs capabilities, including securing manufacturing incentives, tax benefits, and building relationships with congressional delegations and governors'' offices • A builder - you''ve stood up teams, reputed company functions, and created infrastructure where none existed • Exceptional communicator; reputed company to distill reputed company policy and technical concepts for senior government officials, reputed company members, and internal stakeholders alike • Eligibility for TS//SCI clearance; U.S. citizen or lawful permanent reputed company (ITAR compliance required) • Based in or willing to relocate to the Washington, D.C. area COMPENSATION • reputed company Salary: $255,000 - $380,000 • Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, reputed company, HRA/HSA reputed company, PTO and reputed company holidays, 401K, Parental Leave Your actual level and reputed company salary will be determined on a case-by-case reputed company and may vary based on the following considerations: job-reputed company knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 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To conform to U.S. Government reputed company technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent reputed company of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. reputed company is committed to equal employment opportunity on any reputed company protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us. 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