Director, Government Affairs

The role

The Director of Government Affairs will serve as a principal strategist on defense appropriations, acquisition policy, and program funding. This person will build and execute legislative strategy and represent the company before Congress and the Executive branch.

What you will do

• Lead authorization and appropriations strategy across the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
• Build bipartisan relationships with Members, committee staff, and personal offices
• Track the annual NDAA and appropriations cycles
• Draft legislative and report language, appropriations requests, and policy briefs
• Represent CHAOS on Capitol Hill and in industry associations and coalitions
• Ensure compliance with lobbying and disclosure laws
• Support PAC and political engagement strategy

Required qualifications

• A university degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and 10+ years
• Extensive Congressional experience on defense authorization or appropriations bills
• Deep knowledge of the NDAA and annual appropriations processes
• Established bipartisan relationships with relevant Congressional offices and committees
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A results-oriented, self-starter mindset
• Willingness to register as a lobbyist

Nice to have

• Experience as a defense appropriations staffer or professional staff member on a defense Committee
• An active security clearance
• Prior experience in a corporate government affairs office or as a registered lobbyist
• Knowledge of the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) process
• Technical fluency in autonomy, sensing, or AI
• A willingness to treat no task as too small
• Sense of humor

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• 401k with 50% company match up to 6% of pay
• FSA
• HSA
• life insurance
• Free daily lunch while working onsite
• fully-stocked kitchen
• unlimited PTO
• casual dress code
• pre-IPO stock option grants
• relocation assistance

Before you apply

• CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach

About the company

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and focuses on modern defense with a multi-product portfolio.