City Government Relations Manager - Must live in CO

Metronet

4h•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for external relations and building trust with community officials, residents, businesses, and organizations in new and existing Metronet communities. As the external “face” of Metronet, the City Government Relations Manager (AKA City Relations Manager) works with construction during deployment and manages ongoing community relations to support Metronet’s Growth Plan and success.

Requirements

Must live in CO
Bachelor’s Degree and/or 3 years’ experience in business management, political science, public relations, or related field preferred.
Confident public speaker, effective with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
Ability to travel 20-35% as needed for business, sometimes with less than 24-hour notice.

Responsibilities

Manage, identify, and nurture key relationships with city entities and local elected officials.
Manage and facilitate monthly meetings between city officials and Metronet field leaders.
Proxy for Business Development team, as needed.
Point of escalation for city entities, including constituent assistance.
Manage and facilitate contact with legacy markets.
Regulate existing processes and propose improvements.
Prepare and present the Metronet “story” to applicable community, residential and business groups.
Utilize relationship/professional networks to advance residential/business sales through referrals and introductions.
Oversee OSP project to look for, emerging issues, and trends to determine their potential impact on the market.
Assist senior management and leadership with strategic planning for known and potential activities related to fiber overbuild project implementation.
Coordinate efforts between various external and internal customers including city officials.
Partner with the team to liaise with local government leaders, drive advocacy efforts, and influence local policies to support company goals.
Prepare reports and presentations for internal and external customers.
Collaborate with industry groups and organizations with complementary objectives.
Advise departments on emerging issues that impact the business.
Communicate complex concepts through oral and written mediums.
Attend meetings between community decision makers and Metronet leadership.
Monitor local government council meeting agendas and attend those meetings when appropriate.
Leverage internal stakeholders to achieve problem resolutions.
All other duties as assigned.