What you’ll do
Organizational Design and Leadership
- Build, scale, and lead a high-performing, geographically distributed team of government affairs pros
- Mentor and develop a bench of talent, ensuring the team is structured to anticipate legislative challenges and capitalize on opportunities proactively
Budgeting & Resource Allocation
- Develop and manage the annual State Government Affairs budget
- Oversee external firms and lobbyists
- Strategically allocate resources for maximum impact and efficiency across all jurisdictions
- Support political giving
Strategic Policy Vision
- Define the company’s multi-year legislative roadmap
- Anticipate evolving regulatory trends, influencing policy outcomes before they crystallize
- Serve as a key advisor to the C-suite on the intersection of political risk, consumer choice, and business strategy
Public Representative
- Act as a senior face of PrizePicks with state legislators, regulators, governors, and attorneys general in all jurisdictions
- Ensure stakeholders understand and champion the company’s customers and business
Industry Influence and Reputation Management
- Cultivate strategic alliances with industry leaders, trade associations, and coalition partners
- Set the agenda for the gaming and entertainment sector
- Establish PrizePicks as the gold standard for responsible policy advocacy
Internal Communication & Reporting
- Draft and distribute routine team updates on progress towards legislative and regulatory goals
- Provide concise and impactful summaries for internal company stakeholders and executive leadership
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with legal, comms, product, and marketing teams to tell the PrizePicks story and support the user community
What you have
Experience & Expertise
- 12+ years of experience in high-level policy, government, and/or public affairs roles
- Proven track record of managing large-scale, multi-jurisdictional government affairs operations within tech, gaming, or highly regulated consumer industries
Manager Experience
- Experience leading teams and setting strategy
Executive Presence
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and external stakeholders
- Distill complex policy impacts into actionable strategic pivots
Strong Communication
- Distill complex competitive and policy dynamics into short, high-impact, politically attuned messaging for both internal and external audiences
Exceptional Interpersonal Skills
- Quickly forge connections and build relationships, both internal and external
Unparalleled Political Intuition
- Navigate ambiguity and high-stakes political environments
- Make decisive, well-reasoned choices that protect the business while fueling its momentum
Growth Mindset
- Conviction that there’s always a way through
- Persistence to keep adapting until finding the right solution
- View each new challenge as an opportunity for professional advancement and growing internal culture of excellence
Integrity
- Ability to pass key personnel submissions and background checks as part of gaming licenses
Benefits
- Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Annual bonus
- Flexible PTO (2 weeks strongly encouraged)
- Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
- Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules
- Company-wide in-person events and team outings
- Lifestyle enhancement program
- Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
- Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development