Government Relations Director Senior - Indianapolis, IN

Job summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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