Senior Director, Government Affairs

T-Mobile is seeking an exceptional leader to join our executive team and drive strategic initiatives that advance our public policy agenda, protect business interests, and enhance our reputation with key governmental and legislative stakeholders.

About the role

The Senior Director, State Government Affairs leads the company's legislative lobbying function across state and local levels. This high-impact leadership role is responsible for developing and executing strategies that advance T-Mobile’s public policy agenda, protect business interests, and shape the policy environment to support our customers, employees, and long-term growth. The position works closely with the VP of Legislative Affairs to set the vision, lead strategy development, and oversee execution of legislative and political engagement efforts across all 50 states, with a focus on headquartered states and priority markets.

The Senior Director oversees a team of State government affairs professionals and external consultants, serves as a senior advisor to the VP of Legislative Affairs and executive leadership, and acts as the organization’s lead lobbyist on core state legislative priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a comprehensive State legislative strategy to influence outcomes aligned with corporate goals and risk mitigation efforts.
• Partner with internal business units to align legislative engagement with operational, commercial, and compliance needs.
• Coordinate closely with the Federal Legislative team on State policies including Taxes, Labor Laws, Privacy, and other issues impacting our business.
• Oversee direct lobbying efforts, including interactions with elected officials, legislative staff, and government agencies.
• Formulate proactive legislative and political strategies designed to protect and advance T-Mobile’s business interests, including defeating or amending harmful legislation, securing passage of favorable laws, and shaping the policy environment.
• Lead a team of industry professionals and maintain relationships with external lobbyists, industry associations, and coalitions.
• Represent the company in hearings, briefings, leadership meetings, and policy roundtables. Serve as a senior spokesperson for the company’s policy positions and values with policymakers and thought leaders.
• Monitor State legislative activity and political developments; proactively identify threats and opportunities.
• Drive the development of policy communications, testimony, briefing documents, and advocacy campaigns.
• Foster bipartisan relationships and ensure the company maintains a strong, credible presence with key decision-makers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Law, Public Policy, Political Science, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in legislative affairs, government relations, or political advocacy, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience lobbying on behalf of or interacting directly with senior leaders in a Fortune 500 or similarly complex organization.
• Strong bipartisan network and a track record of success navigating legislative environments.
• Deep expertise in U.S. legislative processes and public policy formulation at both federal and state levels.
• Superior communication, negotiation, and influence skills.
• Strategic mindset with an ability to anticipate, navigate, and respond to complex policy challenges.
• Experience developing teams, budgets, and external consultants.
• High level of integrity, judgment, and discretion in politically sensitive environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively across team and organizational boundaries to drive and develop consensus.
• Listen and understand a variety of points of view balancing concerns with data for better decision making.
• Flexible, self-starter, and comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment.
• Desire for a high level of responsibility and ownership and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Creative problem solver and solutions provider.

Pay

Base Pay Range: $225,300 - $304,800

Corporate Bonus Target: 35%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as qualifications and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year.

Benefits

Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee stock grants and employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays (about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually)
• Paid parental and family leave
• Family building benefits
• Back-up care and enhanced family support
• Childcare subsidy
• Tuition assistance and college coaching
• Short- and long-term disability
• Voluntary AD&D, accident, life, disability, and long-term care insurance
• Mobile service and home internet discounts
• Pet insurance
• Commuter and transit programs

To learn more about T-Mobile’s benefits, visit www.t-mobilebenefits.com.