Legislative Assistant, Government Affairs

Western Digital Legislative Assistant PositionAt Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we've been doing just thatour technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital, WD, WD_BLACK, and SanDisk Professional brands. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world's biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today's exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.Job DescriptionThe Legislative Assistant will support the organization's advocacy efforts by assisting in legislative and regulatory tracking and research, stakeholder engagement, and policy analysis. They will register to lobby with the US federal government. This position will contribute to shaping and advancing the organization's policy priorities through research, outreach, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.Essential Duties And ResponsibilitiesLegislative & Regulatory Monitoring and Research Track and monitor legislation, regulatory actions, and committee activity relevant to the organization's interests.Conduct background research on policy issues, including, but not limited to, trade, export controls, technology, and national security.Prepare weekly legislative summaries and policy impact briefs for internal distribution.Assist with drafting internal memos, talking points, and briefing documents for senior leadership.Stakeholder Engagement Assist in scheduling and preparing materials for meetings with congressional staff, federal agencies, and trade associations and other coalition partners.Lobby US Congressional and US Administration agency staff.Attend hearings, briefings, and stakeholder events to gather intelligence and report key takeaways.QualificationsRequired: 8-10 years government, trade association or think tank experience; Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Policy, or related field.Skills: Strong writing, research, and organizational skills; familiarity with federal legislative processes and regulatory frameworks; proficiency in Microsoft Office and legislative tracking tools.Preferred: Experience in a congressional office, federal agency, or advocacy organization; understanding of US Congressional and agency legislative and regulatory processes; bipartisan House and Senate relationships, including with leadership and committees; experience supporting congressional outreach or coalition-building efforts.Compensation & Benefits DetailsAn employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; skills, ability, knowledge of the job; performance, contribution and results; geographic location; shift; internal and external equity; and business and organizational needs. The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future. If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned. You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.