Sr. Manager, National Security Space Policy

About the Role

This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations. As part of a hardworking team of diverse policy experts, you will support Blue Origin's strategic legislative priorities. You will lead the team's impact on all aspects of national security space policy. The Government Relations team you're joining interfaces with national and local legislative bodies and executive agencies. You will develop and implement the strategy to shape legislation in support of team objectives. This includes crafting messaging and materials and representing Blue Origin and its policy interests with external and internal stakeholders. This position reports to the Vice President of Government Relations. You and the team interface directly with company leadership, as well as the business units, communications, legal, and sales teams. Additional duties include leading USG engagements, managing external consultants, engaging our nationwide supplier base, and supporting strategy for State and Local Government Relations initiatives and efforts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the strategy to shape legislation in support of team objectives
• Craft messaging and materials and represent Blue Origin and its policy interests with external and internal stakeholders
• Interface directly with company leadership, as well as the business units, communications, legal, and sales teams
• Lead USG engagements
• Manage external consultants
• Engage our nationwide supplier base
• Support strategy for State and Local Government Relations initiatives and efforts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of congressional experience or related partnership experience with local/state government, C level executives, or similar
• Experience developing and implementing successful legislative strategies
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written
• Able to support multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working with Members of Congress, agency leadership, VIPs and representing Blue Origin with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills for tracking government programs and budgets, and congressional issues, while meeting deadlines
• Knowledge of DOD space programs and budgets
• Proficient in the Congressional Budget processes
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Desired

• Knowledge of commercial space industry

Pay

Base Pay Range For VA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20. Other Site Ranges May Differ.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion