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About the Role
As Local Government Affairs Manager, you will be an important public face of Zipline’s business and operations, ensuring that our technology delivers incredible outcomes for people and communities. This remote role is critical to launching Zipline’s service in new communities and enabling growth and scale.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with local government officials.
- Serve as an expert on key local issues related to autonomous drone delivery.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with team members on land use, permitting, and local approvals.
- Coordinate and lead site visits and other local events for government officials.
- Develop processes to ensure company-wide operational continuity.
- Monitor local policy proposals and make recommendations for Zipline engagement.
- Execute a routine outreach plan to elected officials and track engagement.
- Help manage relationships with key third-party advocacy groups.
- Represent Zipline in public settings, including council meetings, community meetings, conferences, and industry events.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- 4+ years of experience working in government affairs at the state or local level, with an emphasis on public policy, innovation, and new technology.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.
- Confidence in presenting new and complex technology.
- Ability to build trust quickly.
- Passion for new technology and its benefits.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), advocacy, and interpersonal skills.
- Enjoyment of working in high-stakes and time-sensitive situations.
- Experience securing business-critical regulatory approvals.
Skills
- Local government processes and politics
- Communication skills
- Organization skills
- Public policy
- Innovation
- New technology
- Advocacy
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- Texas
- Remote
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Salary/Compensations
- $140,000 - $170,000
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
- Sales incentives
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
About the Company
- Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere.
- We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.
- Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries.
- Our customers include prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses.
- Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back.
- We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth.
- Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics.
Equal Opportunity
- Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.
- We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.
- As set forth in Zipline ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.