Global Head of Government Affairs
$250,000–$300,000 year
On-siteSouth San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Set global government affairs and public affairs strategy to enable rapid U.S. and international market expansion. Build and lead a team of world-class employees, consultants, and lobbyists while driving business-critical outcomes like landing legislation, expanding drone regulations, and securing municipal land use permits. Create enduring relationships with elected officials and policymakers, cultivating champions who support Zipline's mission. Develop grassroots, grasstops, and third-party advocacy networks to demonstrate community benefits and mobilize support during opposition. Brief the executive team and Board on global policy risks and opportunities. This role requires significant travel across the U.S. and internationally to engage stakeholders in diverse communities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- 15+ years of progressively senior experience
- prior responsibility for leading a global government affairs function or a substantial regional/global portfolio
- Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing, rapidly growing teams
- Experience successfully onboarding and managing external consultants and lobbyists globally
- Excitement for Zipline's transformational technology and mission
- ability to communicate our vision and value for communities with authenticity and conviction
- Persuasive communicator (verbal and written)
- ability to simplify complex technology
- ability to shape public perception
- ability to address common areas of concern with credibility
- Creative, first-principles thinker
- ability to build strategy from scratch in an emerging regulatory space
- Fast-moving and nimble
- ability to react quickly to changing circumstances in a dynamic legislative and regulatory environment
- comfortable operating in high-stakes, time-sensitive situations
- Established relationships with policymakers
- ability to build trusted new relationships quickly
- Experience leading or working closely with trade associations, coalitions, and industry allies
- ability to translate business goals into strategies that build trust
- ability to reduce friction
- ability to strengthen Zipline's reputation
- ability to support rapid growth across diverse communities and political environments
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills
- experience partnering collaboratively across an entire organization
- Ability and willingness to travel globally
- ability to engage policymakers
- ability to build relationships in the communities we serve
Desired Qualifications
- Bonus points for relevant experience working on applicable or analogous technology policy issues (autonomy, robotics, drones, aviation, transportation, or related fields)
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