Government Affairs Manager II

Summary

Join Instacart as a Government Affairs Manager II and lead state and local government affairs in the Midwest, engaging with elected officials and stakeholders. Educate policymakers on Instacart's value, craft and execute policy strategies, prepare for hearings, provide testimony, and represent Instacart in trade associations. Build relationships with key stakeholders, collaborate with internal teams, monitor legislation, manage budgets, and oversee external consultants. This role requires 5+ years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, strategic thinking, and a collaborative attitude. The position is remote, with compensation and benefits varying by location, including equity grants.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of state or local government, policy or corporate government relations experience
• You have established policymaker relationships and you confidently interact with elected officials and executives alike
• You have a deep understanding of state and local lawmaking and regulatory processes
• You are a strategic thinker with polished oral and written presentation skills
• You thrive under pressure and can balance long and short-term priorities to deliver results
• You are resourceful and entrepreneurial with a bias towards action
• You are willing to travel frequently
• You are collaborative and bring a positive, can-do attitude to our table
• You follow internal rules and protocol for travel, expenses, budgeting and tracking

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key policymakers and other influential state and local government-oriented stakeholders across the midwest and central region, with the potential to lead efforts in other states, demand depending
• Educate midwest state and local policymakers on the value of Instacart’s business to their constituents and the ecommerce landscape
• Craft and execute legislative, regulatory and political strategies to achieve state and local policy goals
• Prepare for relevant hearings and state and local regulatory proceedings
• Provide testimony – in-person, virtually, or through written communications – on public policy matters for Instacart
• Represent Instacart in midwestern and central region trade associations and industry coalitions
• Build third party political, advocacy and industry allies to support strategic policy objectives
• Collaborate with Policy Research and Development, legal partners, and other internal stakeholders to create state and local policy solutions
• Work with Public Engagement team to build comprehensive state and local advocacy campaigns for key legislative priorities
• Monitor legislation and regulatory matters and advise the company with respect to policy challenges
• Build annual budgets that reflect the changing nature of government affairs needs
• Manage external consultants to help execute proactive and reactive government affairs strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in labor/workforce, ecommerce or tech policy preferred
• Experience with Slack preferred

Benefits

• Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work
• This role is remote
• Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants