External Affairs Manager (Remote, US)

The role

You will track legislative and regulatory developments and manage relationships with healthcare stakeholders. You will also lead the day-to-day operations of the External Affairs function.

What you will do

• Track legislation, rulemaking, board actions, licensure compacts, and CE requirements.
• Share developments affecting Propelus, its customers, or its market with relevant teams.
• Turn complex policy into clear summaries, briefings, and talking points.
• Keep legislative calendars, deadlines, and implementation dates current.
• Coordinate with contract lobbyists and manage agreements, deliverables, and compliance filings.
• Build relationships with state healthcare associations, workforce centers, and professional organizations.
• Coordinate participation in coalitions, task forces, conferences, and other forums.
• Maintain relationship records including contacts, notes, and commitments.
• Prepare the VP for external meetings with research, briefing materials, and logistics.
• Lead day-to-day External Affairs priorities, timelines, meetings, events, and deliverables.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in government relations, regulatory affairs, public policy, or association management.
• Strong grasp of state legislative processes, agency rule-making, and licensing boards.
• Record of building productive relationships with associations, regulators, educators, and workforce organizations.
• Clear, concise writing and speaking for internal and external audiences.
• Familiarity with lobbying registration and disclosure requirements.
• Experience working with contract lobbyists.
• Ability to manage many bills, jurisdictions, and relationships at once.
• Comfort working independently and knowing when to escalate.
• Ability to decide and move with incomplete information.

Nice to have

• Experience with healthcare licensure, continuing education, nursing workforce policy, or professional regulation.
• Familiarity with FSMB, NCSBN, CLEAR, and interstate licensure compacts.

Benefits

• 100% employer covered medical insurance premium for employees
• Affordable spouse and child medical plans
• Choice of HSA, FSA, and traditional insurance options
• Dental and vision plans with 100% premium coverage option for employees
• PTO: 20-30 days per year based on tenure
• 14 paid holidays
• One floating holiday
• One paid birthday holiday
• 16 hours of Volunteer Time Off
• 401K with company matching
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
• Employee Assistance Programs

Before you apply

• Interview process includes intro screen, hiring manager intro, team panel, and senior leadership alignment.
• Writing is a key skill; answer application questions with thoughtful responses.
• Reaching out to the team or providing referrals will not change chances.

About the company

Propelus simplifies workforce compliance management across healthcare. They deliver seamless compliance solutions to millions using market-leading technology and essential data.