Director, US Federal Relations - Congress, Global Government Affairs

Summary

Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world as the successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to the development of and executing our government affairs strategy with the US Congress.

Requirements

• Global government affairs experience: 10+ years of successful experience within the US government and/or the private sector
• Prior US government experience involving substantive and complex issue analysis and related decision-making
• Hands on experience in a federal government affairs function with a solid reputation for integrity, trustworthiness and follow-through
• An applicable bachelor’s degree is required. An advanced degree in a relevant field is helpful
• Ability to travel, as necessary

Responsibilities

• Educating Congressional officials, focusing on those with responsibility among committees such as Commerce, Foreign Relations, Finance, Way & Means, and Intelligence, among others
• Building trusting and sustainable working relationships, internal and external, based on integrity, transparency and professional excellence
• Developing support for Coupang’s public policy objectives and driving collaborative efforts to align US Government interests with Coupang’s “doing business” needs in other parts of the world
• Advising and informing the company’s senior leadership on priority matters. Responding to inquiries on policy issues from management and business leaders; managing the development of positions to advance Coupang’s objectives, including policy-related talking points and messages for use by the company’s leaders
• Advising and informing the company’s senior leadership team on opportunities to engage with decision makers across the government and private sector
• Monitoring the development of federal political and related business issues that affect the company's reputation and business model; developing and executing strategies to address each issue and deploying resources to effectively manage priority matters and utilizing best practices to approach threats
• Translating business priorities into measurable results through the development and execution of government engagement strategies and advocacy
• Representing the company at industry trade groups and developing key relationships with industry peers and other stakeholder groups
• Identifying and coordinating external resources and stakeholders to support Coupang’s policy goals
• Hiring and developing the best team members, as the organization grows

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
• 12 Public Holidays
• Paid Parental leave