# Head of Government Relations

**Company:** [Cape](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cape)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Business Development
**Salary:** $250k – $350k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** government relations, lobbying, legislative process, stakeholder engagement, policy development, Strategic Planning, telecommunications, public policy, congressional affairs
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Lead Cape's government relations strategy, stakeholder engagement, and policy shaping to advance the company's privacy-focused telecom mission in the federal ecosystem. Requires deep legislative process knowledge, strategic planning, and executive communication skills.

## Job Description

## Outcomes: How You’ll Make an Impact
- Developing a long-term milestone-based government strategy
- Mapping key government stakeholders to company needs
- Forecasting political, policy, budgetary, and regulatory changes and volatility
- Shaping new policies beneficial to the company and its customers
- Forming and maturing partnerships with third parties in the federal ecosystem
- Optimizing relationships with external advisors, experts, and lobbyists
- Engaging resource sponsors to achieve established strategic endstates
- Establishing, attending, and managing events that cross between industry and government affairs

## Requirements
- **Operational Pedigree**: Prior experience in fast-paced environments. We value a background of "ownership" where you’ve been responsible for end-to-end outcomes.
- **External Relationship Development**: Ability to network among a diverse set of external stakeholders, build connections with them, and maintain strong ties.
- **Executive Communication**: Clear and concise professional correspondence and awareness of protocol in political and bureaucratic offices.
- **Knowledge of the Legislative Process**: First hand knowledge of the federal legislative process through experience in lobbying, Congressional fellowship, PSM/MLA, or similar.
- **Strategic Planning**: Ability to establish a multi-year government engagement plan that aligns company goals with government cadences.
- **Professional Background**: Relevant background in Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, or similar professions.

## Bonus Points (The Ideal Candidate)
- Experience as a Professional Staff Member: First hand experience as a PSM inside the federal legislative process.
- Telco Literacy: Familiarity with telecommunications to include cellular network architecture.
- Graduate Expertise: Graduate level education in Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, or similar professions.

## Compensation
Salary range for this role in Arlington, VA is $250,000-$350,000 depending on experience and interview performance.

Benefits include:
- 401(k) match
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents
- 12 weeks paid parental leave (for all parents, no waiting period)
- Stipends for family-forming needs and gender-affirming care
- Unlimited PTO

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