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About the Role
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. As a Government Affairs Manager II for the Midwest and Central Region, you will lead our state and local government affairs, ensuring policymakers understand our business and its positive impact on their communities.
Instacart operates as a Flex First team, giving you the flexibility to choose where you do your best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected through regular in-person events.
In this role, you will be instrumental in advocating for public policy outcomes that support the long-term growth of our business and the success of our key stakeholders. You will manage crucial relationships, craft legislative strategies, and educate cross-functional stakeholders on regulatory matters.
Key Technical Responsibilities
- check_circle Establish relationships with key policymakers and influential state and local government-oriented stakeholders across the midwest and central region, educating them on the value of Instacart's business to their constituents and the ecommerce landscape
- check_circle Craft and execute legislative, regulatory and political strategies to achieve state and local policy goals, supported by well-prepared hearings, regulatory proceedings and testimony in-person, virtually, or in writing
- check_circle Represent Instacart in midwestern and central region trade associations and industry coalitions, building third party political, advocacy and industry allies to support strategic policy objectives
- check_circle Create state and local policy solutions and comprehensive advocacy campaigns for key legislative priorities with Policy Research and Development, legal partners, other internal stakeholders and the Public Engagement team
- check_circle Regularly educate cross-functional stakeholders on legislation and regulatory matters, report new policy developments on a regular cadence through weekly reports and other internal materials, and manage annual budgets and external consultants
Prerequisites & Qualifications
- check 5+ years of state or local government, policy or corporate government relations experience
- check Established policymaker relationships with the ability to confidently interact with elected officials and executives alike
- check Deep understanding of state and local lawmaking and regulatory processes
- check Strategic thinker with polished oral and written presentation skills
- check Ability to thrive under pressure and balance long and short-term priorities to deliver results
- check Resourceful and entrepreneurial with a bias towards action
- check Willingness to travel frequently
- check Collaborative approach with a positive, can-do attitude
- check Expertise in labor/workforce, ecommerce or tech policy (Preferred)
- check Experience with Slack (Preferred)
About Instacart Greenhouse Board
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Instacart Greenhouse Board is a remote hiring entity operating within the United States technology and software sector, associated with Instacart's broader recruitment and organizational infrastructure. Instacart is a leading grocery technology company in North America, operating an online grocery shopping and delivery service that connects customers with retailers. The engineering and technology teams at Instacart build and maintain complex distributed systems, logistics platforms, machine learning models for recommendations and search, and scalable web and mobile applications.