Senior Federal Affairs Manager
Instacart
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Washington D.C. • Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $210,000 - $233,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Reports to the Senior Director of Federal Affairs and will engage directly with Congress, the Executive Branch, and other federal government stakeholders to build Instacart’s presence in Washington, DC.
- Build relationships with key policymakers, including members of Congress, Executive Branch officials, and other influential federal government stakeholders.
- Educate policymakers about Instacart’s business model, emphasizing its positive contributions to their constituents and the broader e-commerce ecosystem.
- Craft and execute legislative, regulatory and political strategies to achieve federal policy goals.
- Monitor, prepare for and respond to Congressional hearings, federal agency rulemaking and other federal legislative and regulatory proceedings.
- Represent Instacart in national trade associations and industry coalitions.
- Build and engage with third party political, advocacy and industry allies to support strategic policy objectives.
- Collaborate with Policy Research and Development team to create federal policy solutions.
- Work with Public Engagement team to build comprehensive federal advocacy campaigns for key legislative priorities.
Requirements
- You have 8+ years of federal government, policy or corporate government relations experience
- You have established Congressional and Executive branch relationships and you confidently interact with elected officials and executives alike
- You have a deep understanding of Congressional lawmaking and federal regulatory processes
- You are a strategic thinker with polished oral and written presentation skills
- You thrive under pressure and can balance long and short-term priorities to deliver results
- You are resourceful and entrepreneurial with a bias towards action
- Preferred: Bonus points if you have expertise in labor/workforce, ecommerce or tech policy, and are excited to learn new ones.
Benefits
- Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
- Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
- Flex First: flexibility to choose where to work (home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop).
- Regular in-person events to stay connected and build community.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
federal government relationspolicy developmentlegislative strategyregulatory strategyadvocacy campaign developmentCongressional lawmakingfederal regulatory processespresentation skillsstrategic thinking
Soft skills
relationship buildingcommunicationresourcefulnessentrepreneurial mindsetability to thrive under pressurebalancing prioritiescollaboration