Federal Regulatory Counsel

About the role

GCI's Federal Regulatory Counsel will provide strategic legal, regulatory, and policy guidance to the company regarding federal telecommunications regulations, advocacy initiatives, and compliance obligations. The role requires strategic thinking, collaboration, and proactive identification of legal and regulatory risks.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop, and advocate company positions on federal regulatory matters, focusing on FCC regulations and telecommunications industry policy.
• Perform sound legal analysis to support recommended positions while proactively identifying regulatory issues, risks, and matters of strategic importance to GCI.
• Build collaborative relationships across the organization to gather operational and technical information, assess business priorities, and develop consensus around regulatory and advocacy strategies.
• Partner closely with leaders, attorneys, and subject matter experts within the Law, People, and Advocacy Department and across other GCI business units.
• Prepare clear, concise, and well-supported written analyses regarding legal issues, regulatory risks, compliance considerations, and recommended courses of action.
• Maintain effective communication and coordination with internal and external stakeholders, including remote colleagues and regulatory contacts.
• Support company-wide compliance efforts related to federal regulatory mandates and telecommunications requirements.
• Advise business leaders on new or changing regulatory obligations, develop compliance strategies and implementation plans, and support ongoing compliance monitoring efforts.
• Collaborate with other GCI attorneys in monitoring FCC dockets, conducting regulatory research, identifying key proceedings and stakeholders, and preparing and submitting FCC filings and related documentation.
• Represent GCI before the FCC and other regulatory bodies as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain strong professional relationships with FCC staff and industry stakeholders built on credibility, trust, responsiveness, and sound legal judgment.
• Advance GCI’s federal regulatory priorities through written advocacy, oral presentations, meetings, and strategic engagement activities.
• Provide practical legal guidance that supports business objectives while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
• Enhance company visibility and industry leadership through active engagement with telecommunications industry groups, associations, and policy organizations, particularly within the Washington, D.C. regulatory environment.
• Represent GCI’s interests in industry working groups, policy discussions, and advocacy forums as assigned.
• Support the development of both short-term and long-term regulatory advocacy strategies, identify emerging policy opportunities and risks, and recommend opportunities for company participation in industry panels, conferences, and events.

Qualifications

• A combination of relevant work experience and/or education sufficient to perform the duties of the job may substitute to meet the total years required on a year-for-year basis.
• A High School diploma or equivalent.
• JD degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
• A minimum of four years of legal experience.
• Admission to an appropriate Bar Association.
• Telecommunications experience.
• Law firm or FCC experience.
• Experience in the communications field and with the federal legislative and/or regulatory processes.
• Other relevant telecom industry or job specific certifications.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Exposure to rigorous debates when developing legal positions and strategies, often requiring the reconciliation of differing viewpoints and the defense of complex legal interpretations.
• Significant workload demands and stringent deadlines associated with a dynamic regulatory environment and multiple simultaneous business initiatives.
• Ability and willingness to work additional time on weekends, holidays, before or after normal work hours when necessary.
• Occasional out-of-town travel for meetings and training/conferences required.
• Work is primarily sedentary, requiring daily routine computer usage.
• Ability to work shifts as assigned, work in standard office/home office setting, and operate standard office equipment.
• Ability to accurately communicate information and ideas to others effectively.
• Physical agility and effort sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively.
• Ability to make valid judgments and decisions.
• Must work well in a team environment and be able to work with a diverse group of people and customers.
• Virtual workers must comply with remote work policies and agreements.