Director Head of Global Public Affairs

Intuit — the global financial technology platform behind TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp — is seeking a Director of Global Public Affairs to lead and direct the company's global public affairs function. Based in Washington, DC and reporting to the Vice President of U.S. Federal Advocacy and Global Public Affairs, this executive owns Intuit's public affairs strategy at the global, federal, state, and local levels. The Director of Global Public Affairs is accountable for translating the Global Corporate Affairs and Public Policy (GCAPP) strategy into measurable business outcomes on behalf of Intuit's customers.

This is an executive leadership role. The Director defines the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the global public affairs function; leads a team of public affairs professionals; and exercises broad discretion over how Intuit tells the story of its customers to policymakers. The role leads the team responsible for paid media, strategic alliances, grassroots advocacy, third-party influencer outreach, and Intuit's political action committee (PAC) and policy association engagement — the campaign infrastructure that creates the conditions for Intuit's policy priorities to win.

This position serves as part of the GCAPP team and works directly with colleagues across Legal, Compliance, and Policy (LCPO), Intuit Brand and Marketing, Corporate Communications, Global Business Solutions Group (GBSG), Consumer Group (CG), and Corporate Responsibility teams.

This is a hybrid role with on-site expectations of 3 days per week in our Washington, DC office. We prioritize being together to promote connection and belonging, creativity and innovation, as well as speed, agility, and productivity to accelerate getting work done.

Responsibilities

• Lead and build a high-performance team of six direct reports, and multiple external agencies, with a mandate to strengthen Intuit's brand and reputation among policymakers.

• Develop and execute proactive, integrated public affairs communication strategies and content that articulate and support Intuit's legislative, regulatory, and public policy objectives, ensuring alignment with business priorities and reputation goals.

• Oversee Intuit's political action committee (PAC) and policy association engagement, ensuring rigorous compliance, a clear political giving strategy, and alignment with the company's advocacy priorities.

• Direct Intuit's grassroots and grasstops advocacy capability, mobilizing customers, employees, and allied voices in support of the company's policy objectives.

• Build close, durable relationships with senior leaders across the LCPO organization and the broader business (including Intuit Brand Marketing