Associate Director, Government Relations

Anduril • Columbia, WA

11d • $146,000 - $194,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril is seeking Government Relations professionals to join its Washington, DC team. This role supports Anduril’s divisions and business lines, with portfolio alignment based on expertise, experience, and business needs. Focus areas may include maritime; missiles and advanced effects; space; unmanned and counter-unmanned systems; and command and control and autonomous systems.

The role supports the development and execution of government affairs strategies with Congress and the executive branch, advancing the company’s national security policy and funding priorities. The position engages government officials and other stakeholders, supports appropriations and authorization strategies tied to business-line revenue, and helps coordinate the company’s engagement and messaging. The role requires substantial knowledge of federal national security budget, appropriations, and policymaking processes and their relationship to business development. The position is based on-site in Anduril’s Washington, DC office, requires approximately 25% or greater travel, and requires individual lobbyist registration under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. The candidate must possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience in national security, government relations, and/or the federal executive or legislative arena is recommended.
• Considerable defense or national security experience on Capitol Hill, in government relations for the Executive Branch, or in a similar defense-industry position.
• Demonstrated success planning and implementing strategies to promote government relations priorities and influence legislative policy and budget processes.
• Significant knowledge of U.S. federal appropriations and policymaking processes, including executive agencies, the White House, the Senate, and the House, and how these processes affect the company’s business development agenda.
• Experience with defense policy and budget issues, and knowledge of the defense and national security sector and key stakeholders.
• Ability to build coalitions and develop and maintain relationships with congressional and executive branch officials, industry, and trade associations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to work independently to pursue short- and long-term goals.
• Ability to contribute as an integral part of an action-oriented, decision-making work environment.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% or greater.
• Must be available to work on-site in the Washington, DC office.
• Position requires individual lobbyist registration under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
• Currently possesses or is eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree; welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of near-term and long-term government relations strategies to build the company’s reputation, strengthen its industry positioning, and increase understanding of its business objectives in Washington, DC.
• Develop and implement government relations strategy across business lines and fiscal years, and engage in company-wide efforts to advance strategic national security policy and funding priorities through congressional and executive branch processes.
• Support appropriations and authorization strategies that lead to direct revenue capture for multiple business lines, including engagement with Members of Congress and their staff, congressional leadership teams, caucuses, and other bodies.
• Coordinate and oversee visits by congressional Members and staff to Anduril facilities in the United States and, as required, internationally.
• Support congressional engagement, including drafting and submitting policy and funding requests, supporting documentation, white papers, presentations, congressional testimony, hearing preparation, and other deliverables.
• Monitor, analyze, and engage in the annual congressional policymaking process, particularly annual appropriations and defense and homeland security policy.
• Collaborate internally and externally on company priorities, messaging, and outreach to ensure coordination across business development teams, independent consultants, and senior leadership.
• Support the company’s Political Action Committee priorities.
• Represent the company before Members of Congress and their staff, committee staff, executive branch officials, industry groups, and other appropriate audiences.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of total compensation.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director