Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy

The role

The Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations will design and execute complex political strategies to defend and authorize automated enforcement laws. This leader will manage internal teams, external lobbyists, and outside counsel to drive legislative enablement and market expansion.

What you will do

• Lead public policy development, GR strategies, and legislative enablement efforts.
• Manage offensive legislation and defense bills to protect automated enforcement laws.
• Direct and execute complex political and advocacy strategies.
• Supervise an internal government relations team.
• Manage a network of external contract lobbyists and outside counsel.
• Coordinate Business Development consultants to align with political strategies.
• Work with Growth, Legal, and Communications teams for market readiness.
• Help partner municipalities and school districts prepare policies for emerging technologies.
• Build capacity for local champions to engage with state and local leaders.
• Travel and speak at legislative hearings, workshops, conferences, and media interviews.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of leadership experience with a mix of state and local in-government experience and advocacy or GR roles.
• State lobbying experience is an absolute must.
• Proven track record of successfully lobbying multi-state legislation on contentious political issues.
• Proven track record of leadership in a legislative enablement function managing policy and GR at scale.
• Experience operating as the #1 leader of a policy or government relations function.
• Deep knowledge of the legislative process at the state and local level.
• Proven staff management and project management skills.
• Experience managing remote teams and contract lobbyists.
• Excellent time management, organizational, and research skills.
• Ability to strategically prioritize workload in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment.
• Superb written and verbal communication skills including drafting legislation and policy memos.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, CRM, and legislative tracking software.

Nice to have

• Deep knowledge, experience, and interest in traffic safety policy development
• A Juris Doctorate (JD) or an advanced degree in public policy, public administration, political science, planning, or a related field
• Experience working within or closely with a state or local transportation agency, department of education, or law enforcement agency
• Subject matter expertise in camera-based traffic enforcement, transportation policy, education policy, or GovTech/B2G sales environments

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Unlimited PTO
• A purpose-driven career

About the company

BusPatrol is a technology company that uses AI, machine learning, and telematics to improve school bus safety. They serve over 350 school districts to protect nearly 2 million students.