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Senior Manager – Policy & Government Affairs
Slingshot Aerospace
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Execute all position responsibilities in alignment with Slingshot’s core values, mission, and purpose;
- Execute the company’s legislative engagement strategy in coordination with the company’s external government affairs consultants, including conducting meetings with Congressional staff to advocate for the company’s priorities on Capitol Hill;
- Manage the company’s policy-related engagement with trade associations, other companies, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, inter-governmental organizations, and other external stakeholders to amplify the company’s government affairs impact;
- Support the planning and execution of meetings with Administration and Executive Branch officials in the U.S. government;
- Professionally represent the company at space and defense industry events in Washington, D.C. and globally, including cultivating and nurturing trusted relationships with government officials and industry partners;
- Monitor news and other public and private sources of information on the space and defense industries and proactively identify and share market insights with relevant teams across the company;
- Support the business development team in identifying potential new customers and partners, as well as expansion opportunities with existing customers, and contributing to win strategies for growth opportunities;
- Work with the Slingshot marketing team to ensure an integrated approach to government affairs and public affairs, where necessary;
- Perform other duties as assigned (to be less than 10% of the responsibilities listed above).
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree;
- 5-10 years of experience working in or adjacent to the U.S. government in a policy or government affairs role, with at least 2-3 years of experience on Capitol Hill preferred;
- Understanding of the U.S. government legislative process, including appropriations and authorization processes;
- Working knowledge of space and/or defense policy;
- Proven experience building, maintaining, and leveraging working relationships across a professional community;
- An existing network on Capitol Hill, with Executive Branch officials, and/or within the space or defense industries;
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate company priorities into persuasive policy arguments;
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to coordinate consensus positions among internal and external stakeholders;
- Fast learner and self-starter comfortable working in a high ops tempo, cross-functional, technically-oriented environment;
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
Benefits
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
U.S. government legislative processpolicy developmentgovernment affairsspace policydefense policybusiness developmentmarket insights
Soft skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsrelationship buildingpersuasionself-starterfast learnercoordination
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree
