Director, Government Relations

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Maxar Space Systems is seeking a Director of Government Relations. In this strategic leadership role, located in the Washington DC area, you will be responsible for fostering relationships to educate legislative and executive branch decision-makers and influencers on Maxar products, services, and technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Support legislative and executive branch outreach strategy and activities
• Understand U.S. Government customer processes, problems, and interests with specific focus on defense and civil space authorities
• Develop industry leadership opportunities and partnerships to advance the Company’s goals
• Work closely with other corporate business functions
• Monitor, analyze, respond to, and influence federal (and from time-to-time state and local) policy and regulatory trends affecting the aerospace industry
• Analyze and track legislation and congressional hearings
• Prepare and edit correspondence, white papers, presentations, and other communications pieces
• Represent the company among various industry groups and associations, and prepare and implement strategies to maximize the value of such groups
• Attend and prepare for conferences, meetings, special events, etc. (some travel may be required)
• Make oral and written presentations on behalf of the company and department
• Coordinate with and/or direct interns and consultants
• Administrative role for a Maxar Space Systems Political Action Committee including employee outreach, coordination, RSVP, budget, compliance, etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, public relations, communications or related field
• 7 years of experience with a federal agency and/or Capitol Hill experience preferably with concentration on National Security Space
• Experience writing language for inclusion into legislative bills
• Experience with the appropriations  and budget process and legislative calendar
• First-hand knowledge of legislative and executive branch processes, U.S. Government budget cycle, and U.S. Government agency behaviors and cultures; must be able to successfully maneuver corporate issues through the U.S. Government budget and policy decision-making processes
• Knowledge of and experience in the aerospace sector
• Ability to work a flexible schedule in order to meet the demands of the position
• Some travel required

Preferred Requirements:

• TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain in the future
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Power Point, Excel and Outlook

• Polished interpersonal skills, especially when dealing with corporate executives and senior government officials and leaders; must know proper etiquette and protocol when dealing with such audiences, and be able to confidently and convincingly represent corporate issues before them
• Self-starter, able to manage time and multi-task effectively in a hectic, fast-paced, very demanding environment
• Team player who, from a remote office environment, can interact and build relationships with fellow employees from other corporate office locations.

• Experience in thriving in a remote and/or small office environment, or the ability to adapt to such an environment
• Ability to quickly grasp and communicate complex technical concepts
• Excellent oral, writing and communication skills; ability to write policy papers, letters, newsletters and presentations, and speak comfortably, confidently and articulately before audiences of all sizes and levels

In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings.  The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

● The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $173,000.00 - $289,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input