Public Policy Manager

***The salary range for this position is $56.10 - $63.00 per hour.***

***Please note, that all applicants applying for US job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States.***

Our Customer’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through their family of apps and services, they are building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together.

We are seeking a Public Policy Manager on a contract basis to help support our Customer’s business needs. This role will be supporting the product-facing workstreams, including working on privacy cross-functional support teams, AI fairness, and AI accountability workstreams. The candidate will work to synthesize external policy topics and policy engagement into actionable guidance for the company. This role is a hybrid setup in Washington, DC.

What You’ll Do:

• Support engagement with policymakers, trade associations, industry partners, key opinion formers, non-profit groups, and others to contribute to the development of policy frameworks that will help guide private, safe, and responsible innovation
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Legal, Communications, Corporate, and Partnership teams, as well as global policy teams to build and drive policies that guide responsible product development
• Monitor and research current and relevant emerging public policy issues and thought leaders
• Independently manage smaller advocacy campaigns or collaborate on the management of larger campaigns, serving as a primary client lead in some cases
• Develop and manage campaign strategies for both individual stakeholders and multi-stakeholder coalitions, including communications plans, third-party outreach efforts, timelines, and measurement/evaluation
• Coordinate across multiple internal teams – such as in-house research, social media, creative, and media relations teams – to incorporate their skill sets into overall campaign strategy and ensure flawless execution of the client’s priorities
• Manage client expectations while maintaining the company’s unwavering standards for honesty and ethics, earning clients’ respect, trust, and confidence

Must-Haves:

• AI policy experience, creating policies/research experience
• Engagement with Regulators/Policymakers in a legal environment
• Experience in internet technologies, security, privacy, integrity, safety, content moderation, and the surrounding policy environments
• Experience relation with government relations and/or policy issues
• Experience executing cross-functional policy campaigns domestically and/or internationally

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Hours & Location:

• M-F, 40 hours/week. This role is a hybrid setup in Washington, DC.

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of the waiting period for eligible engagements)

• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, FSA, Commuter Benefit Program
• Accrued PTO: Up to 15 days per 12 months on assignment
• New Child Benefit: Up to $4,000 for the birth or adoption of a child while on assignment (conditions apply)

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.