Government Relations Director Senior

Anticipated End Date:

2025-09-06

Position Title:

Government Relations Director Senior

Job Description:

Government Relations Director Senior

Location:  This field-based role enables associates to primarily operate in the field, traveling to client sites or designated locations as their role requires, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands-on engagement. The ideal candidate will reside in Arkansas.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law .

The Government Relations Director Senior is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to advocate enterprise and large state specific legislative and regulatory positions in the most complex legislative and/or regulatory environments, directing and overseeing the resolution of most highly complex, varied and sensitive political issues within the region, and may have federal or multi-state responsibility. Also responsible for enterprise business development and retention which includes supporting new business growth within existing markets, as well as new market (or customer) opportunity development.

How you will make an impact:

• Develops and implements strategies to advocate enterprise and state specific legislative and regulatory positions to support business goals and objectives, which may include:

  • Serving as the lead business owner for the rate setting process with state regulators.

  • Establishing and implementing proactive strategies to bring new products or extensions of current products to market.

• Monitoring market databases and product review to analyze opportunities.

• Represents the enterprise and its specific businesses in advocacy efforts.

• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with legislators, regulators, other policymakers and their staff that will support membership growth.

• Develops strategies for utilizing PAC and/or corporate political contributions.

• Partners with SBUs and CEEs to inform and support business planning processes and proactively raise and address issues of concern.

• Makes internal and external written and oral presentations on behalf of the company.

• Develops coalitions and target grassroots capabilities.

• Manages budgets and issues of importance to the enterprise and contracted lobbying staff, and may act as a team lead.

• Serves as a leader in trade associations and other advocacy organizations to influence their positions, tactics, and strategies to support enterprise goals.

• Generally works with legislative sessions of 6 months or longer and/or in the most complex legislative and/or regulatory environments.

• Light travel may be required.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a BA/BS in a related field; 10 years of legislative, regulatory, political, public affairs or industry experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

• For Medicaid: In-depth knowledge of the Medicaid business, including products and regulatory issues, and knowledge of future trends in the delivery and financing of health care services in the public sector managed care environment required.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Prior client facing experience preferred.

• Healthcare policy experience preferred.

• Experience working with the government in the state of Idaho is preferred.

• Experience writing formal communications for executive-level audiences preferred.

• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, and attention to detail skills preferred.

• Concise, precise, and motivating verbal and written communication skills demonstrated through ability to influence and persuade preferred.

Job Level:

Director Equivalent

Workshift:

Job Family:

PCG > Government Relations

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

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