Indiana Digital Learning School is seeking an Executive Director of Government Affairs to lead all major government and public affairs activities across selected states. This high-visibility role requires strategic oversight of company interests through the management of lobbyists, consultants, and cross-functional teams.
What You'll Do
- Direct and manage strategy and tactics for a diversified team of state lobbyists and consultants.
- Oversee contract lobbyists and consultants supporting the company.
- Provide cross-functional support for areas impacted by state legislative, administrative, and regulatory policies.
- Enhance meaningful relationships with targeted, high-level external audiences.
- Monitor proposed legislation to determine possible effects on company interests.
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with legislators and other public officials.
- Manage consultants, advocacy initiatives, and projects to advance company reputation and public affairs goals.
- Serve as a company representative at conferences, meetings, forums, and other events.
- Build coalitions and expand relationships with key decision-makers, policymakers, and elected officials.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for press releases and messaging on legislation.
- Author editorials and op-eds; engage in social media conversations; serve as company spokesperson.
What We're Looking For
- Seven (7) to Ten (10) years of successful leadership experience in lobbying, political campaigns, legislative affairs, and regulatory policy at the state level.
- Extensive experience identifying and building relationships with key government leaders affecting legislation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Business Administration, Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A keen interest and knowledge of education policy as it relates to affording parents educational options.
- Strong interpersonal, influencing, negotiation, and communication skills (written and verbal) along with considerable tact and diplomacy.
- Exceptional personal and professional integrity.
- Strong people management skills and an open leadership style with the ability to effectively lead multiple projects.
- Actively seeks out, participates in, and accepts collaborative thinking and problem solving.
- Extremely organized, ability to prioritize, self-directed, process-oriented, and hands-on with the ability to dig into the details when necessary.
- Strategic thinker able to position the organization for the future, conceptualize critical trends, identify changing market demands, and implement tactically.
- Creative, innovative, and 'out-of-the-box' thinking skills; systems thinker; understands impacts of decisions on all aspects of the business.
- Strong business acumen, intelligence, and capacity.
- Proactive, high energy, problem-solving mentality, data driven with strong analytical and decision-making skills.
- Strong work ethic, achievement oriented with a 'failure is not an option' mentality.
- High level of commitment to team and company values.
- Professional appearance and presentation.
- Ability to travel up to 50% or more of the time within assigned states.
- Ability to clear required background check.
Team & Environment
Reports to the Vice President, Government Affairs. This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $121,200.75 - $179,100.00 per year
- Health benefits
- Retirement contributions
- Paid time off
- Eligible employees may receive a bonus
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
