State Political Strategy Manager, Public Affairs and Political Strategy
Washington, DC$181k - $247kPosted 3d ago
About the role
Leadership role in Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) organization focused on driving modern state-level public affairs and advocacy initiatives, translating policy goals into campaigns, and shaping tech policy debates.
Responsibilities
- Develop structured engagement plans to build long-term trust with policymakers, regulators, and opinion leaders.
- Drive programming and narratives that lead to meaningful engagement of policy audiences on matters affecting Google’s business and users. Create the engagement strategies, vehicles, messaging, and materials that help scale Google's core reputation and policy narratives.
- Partner with local teams to build, maintain, and activate allies to support responsible innovation via earned media, direct engagement, paid media, and other tactics.
- Coordinate closely with consultants, GAPP, communications, marketing, and product/business units.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience managing public affairs, corporate affairs, political, or issue advocacy campaigns at the state or national level.
- Experience in state government, campaigns, industry associations, or corporate government affairs.
Skills
Required:Public policy strategyStakeholder engagementPolicy communications
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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