Government Relations Manager

What you'll do

• Represent Vannevar on Capitol Hill. Work closely with head of public policy and deployment leads to understand strategic vision and mission wins for DoD partners. Communicate Vannevar’s technology, mission value and strategic vision to stakeholders on Capitol Hill and within the Department of Defense through presentations tied to their specific concerns and agendas.
• Own specific legislative objectives. Own Vannevar’s engagement with legislative stakeholders for multiple company objectives targeted at achieving discrete growth goals, while also folding into the company’s broader strategy.
• Partner with Mission team. Support Vannevar’s go-to market strategies through embedding government relations within our deployments from new footholds to category-defining new programs.

What we’re looking for

• 4+ years navigating Capitol Hill’s defense committees and issues
• Prior experience working for congressional Democrats (e.g., as staff in a Democratic Member’s office, on a Democratic committee staff, or in a Democratic caucus leadership role) is strongly preferred
• Aptitude for working with internal and external stakeholders, from go-to market strategies and legislative agendas
• Proven ability to navigate complex legislative processes to achieve impact
• U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S. only data systems and export controlled data.
• Top Secret Clearance, or ability to quickly obtain one is required.
• Must be located in the Washington DC metro area.

What we offer

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Remote friendly with WeWork access
• Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
• 401(k) match
• Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
• Salary top-up during military reserve duty
• Fully paid parental leave
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel