Government Relations Director

Ready to work somewhere that doesn’t treat “Government Relations” like it’s a dirty word? We’re looking for a Government Relations Director, liaison, coordinator, strategist—whatever title best describes someone who can help us work with government agencies as efficiently as possible. What matters to us is your ability to build relationships, create strategy, and get sh*t done.

About the role

We do a lot of work with a lot of different government agencies, and we already have lobbyists and relationships in place. We need someone who can help us make those interactions run smoothly and tie it all together. We’re looking for someone who can build the machine.

Responsibilities

• Talk to hundreds of government agencies for us across the country
• Direct and coordinate the work of our lobbying teams
• Develop strategies for working with governments, not against them
• Represent our interests with legislators, regulators, and other movers and shakers

Requirements

We need a driven, experienced leader with the proven ability to:

• Assemble teams. You’ve hired, led, and developed an internal government relations function—not just managed outside lobbying firms.
• Build relationships. You've advanced policy goals while maintaining strong relationships with legislators, regulators, and legislative staff.
• Navigate the policymaking process. You’ve seen the real mechanics: committees, amendments, rulemaking, coalitions, and legislative timing. Experience with model law ecosystems like the Uniform Law Commission is a plus.
• Shape policy strategy. You've developed long-term strategy, anticipated legislative developments, and executed multi-step advocacy plans.
• Earn credibility with policymakers. You've represented organizations effectively in meetings with legislators, regulators, and key stakeholders.
• Work across jurisdictions. You've led or coordinated multi-state legislative and regulatory efforts and understand that every jurisdiction has its own rules, pace, and personality.

Pay

$180,000/year

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental and vision for employees
• Annual review with raise option
• 22 days Paid Time Off accrued annually, and 4 holidays (New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day)
• After 3 years, PTO increases to 29 days. Employees transition to flexible time off after 5 years with the company—not accrued, not capped, take time off when you want
• Paid Parental Leave
• Up to 6% company matching 401(k) with no vesting period
• Quarterly allowance—use to make your remote work set up more comfortable, for continuing education classes, a plant for your desk, coffee for your coworker, a massage for yourself... really, whatever
• Open concept office with friendly coworkers
• Creative environment where you can make a difference

Why you might like this job

You like people. You like solving problems. You’d rather make things work than make things worse. Some might call a job like this "greasing the wheels"… we call it making sure the wheels don't come off.

We help over 5 million businesses in the US start and stay in business. A lot of what we do depends on making complicated systems a little less painful, and a lot more workable. If that sounds satisfying to you, we think you’ll really like working here.