Director State Government Affairs

• Actively and consistently supports all efforts to simplify and and enhance the customer experience.
• Contributes to and support Spectrum's government affairs and public policy strategies and tactics
• Develops builds and expands relationships with public officials and other influential policy makers.
• Assists in the development and management of the company's political contribution strategies where permitted under applicable law.
• Drafts analyzes and/or presents legislation amendments and testimony as necessary and perform legislative and regulatory advocacy.
• Manages outside counsel consultants or lobbysts as necessary.
• Works collaboratively with supervisors peers and outside consultants to develop and grow grass roots and third-party support for the benefit of the company and its interests
• Develops budgets and effectively plans and executes initiatives to grow the company's image.
• Represents the company before external constituencies including elected officials and other government agencies commissions and authorities and organize and represent the company at community events and other external functions
• Manages interactions with government officials on permitting right-of-way and other concerns.
• Responds to and monitors resolution of escalated complaints from government authorities.
• Helps identify government-related business opportunities and facilitate discussions with business and assist them in developing responses for government procurement

• Normal office conditions
• Some travel required
• Able to work nights and weekends variable schedule(s) as necessary
• Vision ability close vision peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• 8+ years of advocacy lobbying and negotiation experience
• 8+ years of political/government relations experience
• 8+ years of related experience in the cable industry government public policy or legislative arenas

• Ability to read write speak and understand English and communicate orally and in writing in a clear and straightforward manner
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure
• Ability to read analyze and interpret legislation regulation contracts franchises and legal documents
• Ability to use personal computer and software applications (i.e. word processing spreadsheet presentations etc.)
• Ability to work independently but also collaborate effectively with colleagues peers and other internal and external constituencies
• Ability to exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance and operate with integrity and within company values; maintain high standards for ethical practice
• Background in law or public policy required
• Understanding of state and local government
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record within company standards and auto insurance

• Knowledge of cable telecommunications and broadband products services and regulation preferred

What We Do

Our Product and Technology team creates develops and operates the nation’s fastest mobile service most reliable internet service most viewed live TV app and the most advanced WiFi serving nearly 100 million users and 500 million devices. We are transforming the next era of connectivity and entertainment experiences together.   The experience within Spectrum’s Product and Technology team is unmatched and there are opportunities to grow your career as a designer architect engineer developer operator or data scientist.  We are creative disciplined hard-working complex-problem solvers that believe in collaborating to deliver the highest quality customer experience.

Why Work With Us

At Spectrum we continually refine technology process and structure. We are committed to delivering a superior network infrastructure the most competitive products and highly rated customer experiences. Our talented team of experts deploys technology solutions and builds systems and tools for our employees to provide exceptional operations.

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