Director, Government Relations

2 weeks ago


Washington DC, United States Astranis Full time

Astranis is interested in hiring its first full-time member of its Government Relations team. This role is responsible for developing and implementing Astranis’s government affairs strategy for the legislative branch. This will be a wide-ranging role that is best suited for someone with 5+ years of experience on Capitol Hill, whether as part of a member office or committee staff.

This role will report to the company’s Vice President for External Relations.

Role

  • Formulate Astranis’s congressional engagement strategy in partnership with the VP of External Relations and other Astranis executives
  • Conduct research and help prepare materials for congressional engagement
  • Promote Astranis’s government relations priorities working with relevant committees and members of Congress
  • Represent Astranis in our engagements with think tanks, industry groups, etc. to advance Astranis’s priorities
  • Coordinate and staff meetings on Capitol Hill with members of congress and their staffers, both independently and alongside Astranis leadership (CEO, VPs)
  • Manage the “air traffic control” for Astranis’s external consultants and third parties, coordinating outreach to key members and ensuring all relevant submission deadlines are met
  • Keep Astranis leadership informed of Capitol Hill news and developments (e.g., updates on legislation, activities of key Members of Congress, hearings, etc.)
  • Research, draft, and edit deliverables, including white papers, Congressional hearing questions, publications (i.e. articles, op-eds), etc. that represent Astranis

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required. Graduate degrees preferred but not required.
  • 5+ years of experience working on Capitol Hill, as a congressional staffer involved with defense or national security matters, or equivalent experience as a government official or an employee at a relevant company
  • Deep understanding of the US federal appropriations and authorization processes
  • Demonstrated ability to build positive, close working relationships on the Hill
  • Superlative written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently
  • Bias for action

Bonus

  • Relationships with key members of congress and their staffers
  • Relationships with appropriations/authorization staffers
  • Familiarity with aerospace
  • Secret or Top Secret Clearance or ability to obtain such a security clearance
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