Principal Political & Data Strategist

Location(s)

Arlington, Virginia

Company

i360

Career Field

Public Affairs & Communications

Job Number

185833

Your Job

i360 is seeking a Principal Political & Data Strategist to serve as the single-threaded relationship owner for our flagship political and advocacy client. This is not a traditional analyst or account manager role — it sits at the intersection of political consulting, data analytics, and client delivery. Utilizing your deep political acumen and ability to translate between strategy and data, you will own the client relationship end-to-end, set priorities and deadlines for political deliverables, synthesize analytical outputs into actionable political guidance, and ensure every commitment lands on time and with impact. You will represent i360's political point of view externally and drive internal teams to deliver against client expectations for insight, timeliness, and relevance — not just technical correctness.

Our Team

You will be working with a dynamic team that plays a pivotal role in our organization, partnering with Analytics, data management, and development to deliver political consulting and analytical products for our internal and external partners and clients. This role was created to establish clear ownership and reduce latency across the delivery chain — ensuring our most important political client receives the strategic depth, responsiveness, and accountability they deserve.

What You Will Do

• Own the political / advocacy client relationship end-to-end, including expectations, priorities, satisfaction, and trust, acting as the primary thought partner who integrates political acumen, analytics inputs, and strategic context into client-facing guidance.
• Set client-facing priorities and deadlines for political deliverables, and determine what constitutes "done" from a client value perspective — ensuring deliverables meet expectations for insight and relevance, not just technical accuracy.
• Translate client needs into clear analytical and strategic asks for internal teams, and synthesize inputs from Analytics and other capabilities into coherent political guidance that campaign managers, political strategists, and committees can act on.
• Proactively identify gaps, risks, and opportunities in the client's political strategy and surface them with concrete recommendations — drawing from experience with campaign cycles, voter behavior, turnout modeling, persuasion targeting, and political geography.
• Be accountable for on-time, high-quality delivery of all political and analytical outputs for the client, regardless of where execution occurs internally. Track progress against commitments and intervene early when risks arise.
• Set sequencing, timelines, and prioritization for client work across cross-functional teams. Resolve conflicts in prioritization through direct tradeoff discussions with functional leads and escalate unresolved issues through defined paths within 24 hours when client commitments are at risk.
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