Director, State Government Relations
Diageo · Chicago, IL · 3 wk ago
OTHRFull-time
We need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown fences. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to extract relevant content.
Let's parse the job description.
Sections:
- About us: description of Diageo. Might be considered "About the role"? Actually "About us" is generic company description. Could be part of "About the role"? The instruction: Use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to extract relevant content.
Let's parse the job description.
Sections:
- About us: description of Diageo. Might be considered "About the role"? Actually "About us" is generic company description. Could be part of "About the role"? The instruction: Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should map content to these headings. "About us" could be part of "About the role"? Probably we can include an "About the role" section that includes the description of the function and role. The "About The Function" and "About The Role" sections are present. So we can combine them under "About the role". Also "About us" could be omitted? It's generic but maybe still relevant. However we should not create sections with filler. The "About us" is substantive but not exactly about the role. Could be placed under "About the role" as introductory paragraph. Or we could create a separate "About the company" but not in allowed headings. So we should incorporate into "About the role". The instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning those are examples, but we should likely stick to those headings. Probably we should only output those headings that have content. So we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe Qualifications), Skills, Benefits, Pay. Schedule not present, so omit.
We need to extract content for each.
Let's extract:
About the role: combine "About The Function" and "About The Role" paragraphs plus maybe "About us"? We'll include the description of Corporate Relations and the role.
Responsibilities: The bullet list under "Key Responsibilities" with subheadings: Government Relations Strategy & Advocacy, Policy, Legislative & Regulatory Leadership, Stakeholder & Coalition Leadership, Business Partnership, External Resource & Budget Management, Governance, Compliance & Reputation. Each has multiple bullet points. We need to output as - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can flatten all responsibilities into a list of items. Or we could keep subheadings? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. It doesn't forbid headings inside list? Probably better to just list each responsibility as
- . Could also keep subheadings as
? Not allowed. So we will just produce a flat list.
Requirements: The "What You'll Bring" section includes qualifications: Bachelor's degree..., 10+ years..., etc. That's requirements. Could also separate Qualifications vs Skills. But we can put all under Requirements. Or we could split: Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (specific abilities). The instruction allows Qualifications and Skills sections. We could separate: Requirements for education and experience, Skills for abilities. Let's parse.
What You'll Bring bullet points:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in political science, public policy, government, law, business, communications or a related field; advanced degree is a plus.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in state government affairs, public policy, lobbying, government service, political advocacy or a related field, with significant experience working across multiple states.
- Strong existing relationships within state government and demonstrated ability to develop trusted bipartisan relationships with policymakers and other stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of state legislative and regulatory processes and demonstrated experience developing and executing successful advocacy strategies.
- Strong political judgment and the ability to assess complex and rapidly evolving issues, identify implications and recommend a clear course of action.
- Demonstrated commercial acumen and ability to connect public policy issues to business strategy, customers, consumers and financial outcomes.
- Experience influencing through trade associations, coalitions and third-party organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to counsel and influence senior executives and collaborate effectively across a complex matrixed organization.
- Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively to internal and external audiences.
- Experience managing external consultants, budgets and multiple concurrent legislative and regulatory priorities.
- High degree of initiative, discretion, resilience and accountability, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-moving external environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout the assigned region and to other locations as business needs require.
We can separate: Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (the rest). But also some are more like qualifications (education, experience). Let's define:
Requirements: Bachelor's degree..., 10+ years..., Strong existing relationships..., Deep understanding..., Strong political judgment..., Demonstrated commercial acumen..., Experience influencing..., Demonstrated ability to counsel..., Exceptional written..., Experience managing..., High degree..., Ability and willingness to travel...
That's basically all. Could split but it's okay to put all under Requirements.
Skills: maybe we could separate out "Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills", "Strong political judgment", etc. But not necessary.
Benefits: The posting mentions: "Rewards & Benefit We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package." Then later: "US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others." Also: "At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards." Also flexibility mention: "Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one." That's not a benefit but could be included.
Pay: Salary range: "CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: SALARY RANGE IS FROM $149.625 TO $249.375 (ANNUAL)". Also mention additional rewards.
Schedule: Not present.
We must not include boilerplate like "Recruitment Scam Warning", "Worker Type Regular Primary Location: Chicago Sales Office Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date 2026-09-28". Also remove "Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you." etc. Also remove "If you require a reasonable adjustment..." etc. Also remove "Working with Us Flexibility is key..." maybe we can keep flexibility as part of Benefits? It's not a benefit but could be included under Benefits? Might be considered a benefit. But we can include a short paragraph about flexibility under Benefits or maybe under About the role? The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Flexibility is specific content, so we could include it under Benefits or maybe a separate section? Not in allowed headings. Could include under Benefits as a bullet.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Let's craft HTML:
About the role
... combine About The Function and About The Role paragraphs.
Then Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility item.
Then Requirements
- ... each requirement/skill item.
Then Benefits
- ... benefits items.
Then Pay
... salary range and additional rewards.
We should not include Schedule.
Now we need to write the prose for About the role.
About The Function: "Corporate Relations (CR) is where we shape how the world sees Diageo, and how we show up in it. Working at the intersection of business and society, this team builds trusted relationships with the people and organisations that matter most, from media and investors to governments, NGOs and partners. It’s fast-paced, high-impact work that protects our reputation while helping move our business forward. Across communications, policy and ESG, you’ll collaborate globally, navigate complex challenges and play a key role in earning and maintaining our licence to operate. It’s a space for people who are curious, credible, annfident in making their voice heard"
Note there's a typo "annfident". We'll keep as is.
About The Role: "Diageo North America is seeking a Director, State Government Relations to lead the development and execution of government relations and public policy strategy across the Central Region. The Director will be a senior representative of Diageo with state and local policymakers, regulators, trade associations and other external stakeholders and will play a critical role in protecting and advancing Diageo's reputation, license to operate and ability to grow. This role requires a sophisticated understanding of multi-state government affairs, strong political and business judgment, and the ability to translate public policy developments into commercial implications and effective advocacy strategies. The Director will anticipate emerging legislative and regulatory risks and opportunities, develop and execute strategies aligned with Diageo's business priorities, and provide trusted counsel to senior leaders across the organization. The Director will work closely across Corporate Relations and partner with Legal, Commercial, Finance, Regulatory, Supply and other functions to ensure Diageo brings an integrated perspective to complex policy issues. The role will also manage external government affairs consultants and engage trade associations, business organizations and other third-party stakeholders to advance shared priorities."
We can combine into a paragraph.
Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from the sections.
Let's extract each bullet:
Under Government Relations Strategy & Advocacy:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive government relations strategy for an assigned portfolio of states, aligned with Diageo's North America business priorities and broader Corporate Relations strategy.
- Represent Diageo before governors' offices, state legislatures, regulatory agencies and other state and local policymakers, building trusted relationships and advocating effectively on behalf of the company.
- Establish clear advocacy objectives and strategies for priority issues and continuously evaluate progress, external developments and business needs to adapt plans as appropriate.
- Identify opportunities for Diageo to proactively shape the policy environment rather than solely respond to legislative and regulatory developments.
- Coordinate with federal government relations, communications and other Corporate Relations colleagues where issues cross jurisdictions or require an integrated external affairs strategy.
Policy, Legislative & Regulatory Leadership:
- Anticipate and assess emerging legislative, regulatory and political developments that could create risks or opportunities for Diageo, its brands, customers and consumers.
- Lead state-level policy strategy on issues affecting the beverage alcohol sector and Diageo's business, including taxation, market access and route-to-market, digital commerce and delivery, regulatory modernization, product and category treatment, responsible drinking, sustainability and other emerging issues.
- Translate complex policy developments into clear commercial and reputational implications for senior leaders and business partners.
- Develop policy positions, advocacy materials, executive briefings, testimony, talking points and other communications that articulate Diageo's perspective credibly and persuasively.
- Provide timely, actionable counsel and recommendations to senior management on significant legislative and regulatory developments.
Stakeholder & Coalition Leadership:
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships with strategically important, elected officials, regulators, policy leaders and other external stakeholders across the region.
- Build coalitions and third-party support around priority policy objectives, working where appropriate with customers, suppliers, business organizations, community partners and other stakeholders.
- Represent Diageo within relevant state and national trade associations and help shape association strategy, priorities and advocacy positions.
- Determine when Diageo should lead independently, work through a trade association or participate in a broader coalition to achieve the strongest policy outcome.
Business Partnership:
- Develop a deep understanding of Diageo's commercial strategy, route to market,
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning those are examples, but we should likely stick to those headings. Probably we should only output those headings that have content. So we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe Qualifications), Skills, Benefits, Pay. Schedule not present, so omit.
We need to extract content for each.
Let's extract:
About the role: combine "About The Function" and "About The Role" paragraphs plus maybe "About us"? We'll include the description of Corporate Relations and the role.
Responsibilities: The bullet list under "Key Responsibilities" with subheadings: Government Relations Strategy & Advocacy, Policy, Legislative & Regulatory Leadership, Stakeholder & Coalition Leadership, Business Partnership, External Resource & Budget Management, Governance, Compliance & Reputation. Each has multiple bullet points. We need to output as - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can flatten all responsibilities into a list of items. Or we could keep subheadings? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. It doesn't forbid headings inside list? Probably better to just list each responsibility as
- . Could also keep subheadings as
? Not allowed. So we will just produce a flat list.
Requirements: The "What You'll Bring" section includes qualifications: Bachelor's degree..., 10+ years..., etc. That's requirements. Could also separate Qualifications vs Skills. But we can put all under Requirements. Or we could split: Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (specific abilities). The instruction allows Qualifications and Skills sections. We could separate: Requirements for education and experience, Skills for abilities. Let's parse.
What You'll Bring bullet points:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in political science, public policy, government, law, business, communications or a related field; advanced degree is a plus.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in state government affairs, public policy, lobbying, government service, political advocacy or a related field, with significant experience working across multiple states.
- Strong existing relationships within state government and demonstrated ability to develop trusted bipartisan relationships with policymakers and other stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of state legislative and regulatory processes and demonstrated experience developing and executing successful advocacy strategies.
- Strong political judgment and the ability to assess complex and rapidly evolving issues, identify implications and recommend a clear course of action.
- Demonstrated commercial acumen and ability to connect public policy issues to business strategy, customers, consumers and financial outcomes.
- Experience influencing through trade associations, coalitions and third-party organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to counsel and influence senior executives and collaborate effectively across a complex matrixed organization.
- Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively to internal and external audiences.
- Experience managing external consultants, budgets and multiple concurrent legislative and regulatory priorities.
- High degree of initiative, discretion, resilience and accountability, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-moving external environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout the assigned region and to other locations as business needs require.
We can separate: Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (the rest). But also some are more like qualifications (education, experience). Let's define:
Requirements: Bachelor's degree..., 10+ years..., Strong existing relationships..., Deep understanding..., Strong political judgment..., Demonstrated commercial acumen..., Experience influencing..., Demonstrated ability to counsel..., Exceptional written..., Experience managing..., High degree..., Ability and willingness to travel...
That's basically all. Could split but it's okay to put all under Requirements.
Skills: maybe we could separate out "Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills", "Strong political judgment", etc. But not necessary.
Benefits: The posting mentions: "Rewards & Benefit We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package." Then later: "US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others." Also: "At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards." Also flexibility mention: "Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one." That's not a benefit but could be included.
Pay: Salary range: "CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: SALARY RANGE IS FROM $149.625 TO $249.375 (ANNUAL)". Also mention additional rewards.
Schedule: Not present.
We must not include boilerplate like "Recruitment Scam Warning", "Worker Type Regular Primary Location: Chicago Sales Office Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date 2026-09-28". Also remove "Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you." etc. Also remove "If you require a reasonable adjustment..." etc. Also remove "Working with Us Flexibility is key..." maybe we can keep flexibility as part of Benefits? It's not a benefit but could be included under Benefits? Might be considered a benefit. But we can include a short paragraph about flexibility under Benefits or maybe under About the role? The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Flexibility is specific content, so we could include it under Benefits or maybe a separate section? Not in allowed headings. Could include under Benefits as a bullet.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Let's craft HTML:
About the role
... combine About The Function and About The Role paragraphs.
Then Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility item.
Then Requirements
- ... each requirement/skill item.
Then Benefits
- ... benefits items.
Then Pay
... salary range and additional rewards.
We should not include Schedule.
Now we need to write the prose for About the role.
About The Function: "Corporate Relations (CR) is where we shape how the world sees Diageo, and how we show up in it. Working at the intersection of business and society, this team builds trusted relationships with the people and organisations that matter most, from media and investors to governments, NGOs and partners. It’s fast-paced, high-impact work that protects our reputation while helping move our business forward. Across communications, policy and ESG, you’ll collaborate globally, navigate complex challenges and play a key role in earning and maintaining our licence to operate. It’s a space for people who are curious, credible, annfident in making their voice heard"
Note there's a typo "annfident". We'll keep as is.
About The Role: "Diageo North America is seeking a Director, State Government Relations to lead the development and execution of government relations and public policy strategy across the Central Region. The Director will be a senior representative of Diageo with state and local policymakers, regulators, trade associations and other external stakeholders and will play a critical role in protecting and advancing Diageo's reputation, license to operate and ability to grow. This role requires a sophisticated understanding of multi-state government affairs, strong political and business judgment, and the ability to translate public policy developments into commercial implications and effective advocacy strategies. The Director will anticipate emerging legislative and regulatory risks and opportunities, develop and execute strategies aligned with Diageo's business priorities, and provide trusted counsel to senior leaders across the organization. The Director will work closely across Corporate Relations and partner with Legal, Commercial, Finance, Regulatory, Supply and other functions to ensure Diageo brings an integrated perspective to complex policy issues. The role will also manage external government affairs consultants and engage trade associations, business organizations and other third-party stakeholders to advance shared priorities."
We can combine into a paragraph.
Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from the sections.
Let's extract each bullet:
Under Government Relations Strategy & Advocacy:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive government relations strategy for an assigned portfolio of states, aligned with Diageo's North America business priorities and broader Corporate Relations strategy.
- Represent Diageo before governors' offices, state legislatures, regulatory agencies and other state and local policymakers, building trusted relationships and advocating effectively on behalf of the company.
- Establish clear advocacy objectives and strategies for priority issues and continuously evaluate progress, external developments and business needs to adapt plans as appropriate.
- Identify opportunities for Diageo to proactively shape the policy environment rather than solely respond to legislative and regulatory developments.
- Coordinate with federal government relations, communications and other Corporate Relations colleagues where issues cross jurisdictions or require an integrated external affairs strategy.
Policy, Legislative & Regulatory Leadership:
- Anticipate and assess emerging legislative, regulatory and political developments that could create risks or opportunities for Diageo, its brands, customers and consumers.
- Lead state-level policy strategy on issues affecting the beverage alcohol sector and Diageo's business, including taxation, market access and route-to-market, digital commerce and delivery, regulatory modernization, product and category treatment, responsible drinking, sustainability and other emerging issues.
- Translate complex policy developments into clear commercial and reputational implications for senior leaders and business partners.
- Develop policy positions, advocacy materials, executive briefings, testimony, talking points and other communications that articulate Diageo's perspective credibly and persuasively.
- Provide timely, actionable counsel and recommendations to senior management on significant legislative and regulatory developments.
Stakeholder & Coalition Leadership:
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships with strategically important, elected officials, regulators, policy leaders and other external stakeholders across the region.
- Build coalitions and third-party support around priority policy objectives, working where appropriate with customers, suppliers, business organizations, community partners and other stakeholders.
- Represent Diageo within relevant state and national trade associations and help shape association strategy, priorities and advocacy positions.
- Determine when Diageo should lead independently, work through a trade association or participate in a broader coalition to achieve the strongest policy outcome.
Business Partnership:
- Develop a deep understanding of Diageo's commercial strategy, route to market,
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. It doesn't forbid headings inside list? Probably better to just list each responsibility as
- . Could also keep subheadings as
? Not allowed. So we will just produce a flat list. Requirements: The "What You'll Bring" section includes qualifications: Bachelor's degree..., 10+ years..., etc. That's requirements. Could also separate Qualifications vs Skills. But we can put all under Requirements. Or we could split: Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (specific abilities). The instruction allows Qualifications and Skills sections. We could separate: Requirements for education and experience, Skills for abilities. Let's parse. What You'll Bring bullet points: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in political science, public policy, government, law, business, communications or a related field; advanced degree is a plus. - 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in state government affairs, public policy, lobbying, government service, political advocacy or a related field, with significant experience working across multiple states. - Strong existing relationships within state government and demonstrated ability to develop trusted bipartisan relationships with policymakers and other stakeholders. - Deep understanding of state legislative and regulatory processes and demonstrated experience developing and executing successful advocacy strategies. - Strong political judgment and the ability to assess complex and rapidly evolving issues, identify implications and recommend a clear course of action. - Demonstrated commercial acumen and ability to connect public policy issues to business strategy, customers, consumers and financial outcomes. - Experience influencing through trade associations, coalitions and third-party organizations. - Demonstrated ability to counsel and influence senior executives and collaborate effectively across a complex matrixed organization. - Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively to internal and external audiences. - Experience managing external consultants, budgets and multiple concurrent legislative and regulatory priorities. - High degree of initiative, discretion, resilience and accountability, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-moving external environment. - Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout the assigned region and to other locations as business needs require. We can separate: Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (the rest). But also some are more like qualifications (education, experience). Let's define: Requirements: Bachelor's degree..., 10+ years..., Strong existing relationships..., Deep understanding..., Strong political judgment..., Demonstrated commercial acumen..., Experience influencing..., Demonstrated ability to counsel..., Exceptional written..., Experience managing..., High degree..., Ability and willingness to travel... That's basically all. Could split but it's okay to put all under Requirements. Skills: maybe we could separate out "Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills", "Strong political judgment", etc. But not necessary. Benefits: The posting mentions: "Rewards & Benefit We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package." Then later: "US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others." Also: "At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards." Also flexibility mention: "Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one." That's not a benefit but could be included. Pay: Salary range: "CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: SALARY RANGE IS FROM $149.625 TO $249.375 (ANNUAL)". Also mention additional rewards. Schedule: Not present. We must not include boilerplate like "Recruitment Scam Warning", "Worker Type Regular Primary Location: Chicago Sales Office Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date 2026-09-28". Also remove "Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you." etc. Also remove "If you require a reasonable adjustment..." etc. Also remove "Working with Us Flexibility is key..." maybe we can keep flexibility as part of Benefits? It's not a benefit but could be included under Benefits? Might be considered a benefit. But we can include a short paragraph about flexibility under Benefits or maybe under About the role? The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Flexibility is specific content, so we could include it under Benefits or maybe a separate section? Not in allowed headings. Could include under Benefits as a bullet. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's craft HTML:
About the role
... combine About The Function and About The Role paragraphs.
ThenResponsibilities
- ... each responsibility item.
Requirements
- ... each requirement/skill item.
Benefits
- ... benefits items.
Pay
... salary range and additional rewards.
We should not include Schedule. Now we need to write the prose for About the role. About The Function: "Corporate Relations (CR) is where we shape how the world sees Diageo, and how we show up in it. Working at the intersection of business and society, this team builds trusted relationships with the people and organisations that matter most, from media and investors to governments, NGOs and partners. It’s fast-paced, high-impact work that protects our reputation while helping move our business forward. Across communications, policy and ESG, you’ll collaborate globally, navigate complex challenges and play a key role in earning and maintaining our licence to operate. It’s a space for people who are curious, credible, annfident in making their voice heard" Note there's a typo "annfident". We'll keep as is. About The Role: "Diageo North America is seeking a Director, State Government Relations to lead the development and execution of government relations and public policy strategy across the Central Region. The Director will be a senior representative of Diageo with state and local policymakers, regulators, trade associations and other external stakeholders and will play a critical role in protecting and advancing Diageo's reputation, license to operate and ability to grow. This role requires a sophisticated understanding of multi-state government affairs, strong political and business judgment, and the ability to translate public policy developments into commercial implications and effective advocacy strategies. The Director will anticipate emerging legislative and regulatory risks and opportunities, develop and execute strategies aligned with Diageo's business priorities, and provide trusted counsel to senior leaders across the organization. The Director will work closely across Corporate Relations and partner with Legal, Commercial, Finance, Regulatory, Supply and other functions to ensure Diageo brings an integrated perspective to complex policy issues. The role will also manage external government affairs consultants and engage trade associations, business organizations and other third-party stakeholders to advance shared priorities." We can combine into a paragraph. Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from the sections. Let's extract each bullet: Under Government Relations Strategy & Advocacy: - Develop and execute a comprehensive government relations strategy for an assigned portfolio of states, aligned with Diageo's North America business priorities and broader Corporate Relations strategy. - Represent Diageo before governors' offices, state legislatures, regulatory agencies and other state and local policymakers, building trusted relationships and advocating effectively on behalf of the company. - Establish clear advocacy objectives and strategies for priority issues and continuously evaluate progress, external developments and business needs to adapt plans as appropriate. - Identify opportunities for Diageo to proactively shape the policy environment rather than solely respond to legislative and regulatory developments. - Coordinate with federal government relations, communications and other Corporate Relations colleagues where issues cross jurisdictions or require an integrated external affairs strategy. Policy, Legislative & Regulatory Leadership: - Anticipate and assess emerging legislative, regulatory and political developments that could create risks or opportunities for Diageo, its brands, customers and consumers. - Lead state-level policy strategy on issues affecting the beverage alcohol sector and Diageo's business, including taxation, market access and route-to-market, digital commerce and delivery, regulatory modernization, product and category treatment, responsible drinking, sustainability and other emerging issues. - Translate complex policy developments into clear commercial and reputational implications for senior leaders and business partners. - Develop policy positions, advocacy materials, executive briefings, testimony, talking points and other communications that articulate Diageo's perspective credibly and persuasively. - Provide timely, actionable counsel and recommendations to senior management on significant legislative and regulatory developments. Stakeholder & Coalition Leadership: - Develop and maintain trusted relationships with strategically important, elected officials, regulators, policy leaders and other external stakeholders across the region. - Build coalitions and third-party support around priority policy objectives, working where appropriate with customers, suppliers, business organizations, community partners and other stakeholders. - Represent Diageo within relevant state and national trade associations and help shape association strategy, priorities and advocacy positions. - Determine when Diageo should lead independently, work through a trade association or participate in a broader coalition to achieve the strongest policy outcome. Business Partnership: - Develop a deep understanding of Diageo's commercial strategy, route to market,