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About the Role

The Director of Government Affairs develops and executes Prologis’ state government relations strategy across the West Region, with an emphasis on California. This role advances priorities for Prologis’ logistics real estate, data center, and energy businesses through engagement with elected officials, government agencies, regulators, community partners, and industry stakeholders. The director advises senior leaders and market teams on legislative, regulatory, policy, and public affairs risks and opportunities that may affect development and operations. The role also coordinates internal business and legal partners, regional consultants, trade associations, and coalition partners to support project execution and long-term policy objectives.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of state legislative and regulatory advocacy strategies across the West Region, with an emphasis on California.
Define measurable advocacy outcomes tied to business priorities and communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
Build and maintain relationships with state legislators, legislative staff, executive branch agencies, regulators, governors’ offices, industry partners, and coalition stakeholders.
Monitor, analyze, and influence legislation, regulations, and administrative actions affecting Prologis’ logistics real estate, data center, and energy businesses.
Develop policy positions, legislative strategies, and advocacy campaigns in partnership with internal business leaders and external consultants.
Partner with legal, development, deployment, entitlements, communications, and market teams to integrate government affairs strategies into business planning, project execution, community engagement, and external messaging.
Direct regional government affairs consultants and coordinate trade association and partner organization engagement to advance Prologis’ policy priorities.

Requirements

8+ years of experience developing and executing state legislative and regulatory advocacy strategies or serving in a legislative or executive branch policy role.
Experience navigating state legislative, executive branch, agency, and regulatory processes.
Demonstrated success building trusted relationships with legislators, legislative staff, executive branch officials, regulators, industry associations, and coalition partners.
Ability to assess how state policy affects local land use, zoning, environmental permitting, development, and infrastructure matters.
Ability to translate complex policy and regulatory developments into clear recommendations for senior audiences.
Strong written, verbal, and organizational communication skills with consistent attention to detail.
Sound judgment and discretion when solving problems in changing policy environments.
Ability to travel 20%–30%.

Skills

Real estate advocacy
Land use advocacy
Environmental policy advocacy
Construction advocacy
Transportation advocacy
Infrastructure advocacy
Logistics advocacy
Emerging technology utilization
Automation utilization
AI tool utilization

Location

San Francisco, California
Cerritos, California
Los Angeles, California

Work Type

Full time

Experience Level

8+ years of experience

Salary/Compensations

$172,000 - $215,000

Benefits

Healthcare insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Wellness benefits
Financial benefits
Work/lifestyle benefits
401(k) retirement plan with company match (50% up to 12% of eligible compensation)
Generous PTO (starting accrual of 22 days per year)
Paid holidays
Volunteer time

About the Company

Prologis leads the industry with a 1.3 billion square foot portfolio and an annual throughput of approximately $3.2 trillion.
We create the intelligent infrastructure that powers global commerce, seamlessly connecting the digital and physical worlds.
Our ecosystems help businesses move faster, operate smarter and grow sustainably.
With unmatched scale, innovation and expertise, Prologis is shaping the future of logistics and building what comes next.
We value people who are decisive, courageous and adaptable.
Individuals take the initiative here.
We provide a generous total rewards package and focus on quality management and leadership development.
People come first here.

Equal Opportunity

Prologis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religions, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.