Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead legislative leadership, defense, and enablement for BusPatrol's public policy and government relations strategies. Manage offensive legislation and defense bills to protect automated school bus stop-arm enforcement and speed zone safety initiatives at state and municipal levels. Direct complex political strategies in highly complex environments while coordinating internal subject matter experts and managing a diverse network of external contract lobbyists and outside counsel. Develop tactics for distinct state-by-state policy initiatives and work with partners to prepare municipalities for emerging technological innovations in traffic safety and smart city data platforms.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 10+ years of leadership experience, featuring a mix of state and local in-government experience (e.g., state legislature or Executive branch), followed by advocacy or government relations (GR) roles
- State lobbying experience is an absolute must; having only lobbied in a large municipality is not sufficient
- Proven track record of successfully lobbying multi-state legislation into existence on contentious political issues
- Proven track record of leadership in a legislative enablement function, specifically managing policy and GR at scale for an enterprise within highly complex political environments
- Experience operating as the #1 leader of a policy or government relations function
- Deep knowledge of the legislative process at the state and local level, including a strong background in legislative defense, navigating glitch bills, and executing complex political strategies
- Must be proficient with the Microsoft Office suite and comfortable working with CRM and legislative tracking software
Desired Qualifications
- Deep knowledge, experience, and interest in traffic safety policy development
- A Juris Doctorate (JD) or an advanced degree in public policy, public administration, political science, planning, or a related field
- Experience working within or closely with a state or local transportation agency, department of education, or law enforcement agency
- Subject matter expertise in camera-based traffic enforcement, transportation policy, education policy, or GovTech/B2G sales environments
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