Government Affairs Manager Job at Microsoft Corporation (Washington D.C.)

Job Description

The US Government Affairs team is looking for a Government Affairs Manager to work in a fast-paced environment to assist members of the US Government Affairs (USGA) team located in Washington, DC and to provide related programmatic support, government affairs outreach, and project management. The candidate will engage in, and should be familiar with, policy issues related to AI, sustainability, cybersecurity, and trade, among others. The position will work closely with the GM, Congressional Affairs and the congressional team, as well as others within USGA and requires a strong focus on collaboration, data management, organization, writing, and internal policies and procedures. This role will take the lead in coordinating and facilitating some of the USGA team’s most important work, including engagement with Capitol Hill, and partnering closely with others in similar roles. This role will report directly to the Chief of Staff.

Job Responsibility

Promote Microsoft as a local and worldwide leader in technological innovation, services and solutions that help people and organizations achieve more
Work closely across teams within CELA to coordinate USGA work streams and programs and identify opportunities for collaboration
Develop project plans, status reports, and other project management artifacts that help communicate the status and value of the team’s work to a broad set of internal stakeholders
Monitor and help ensure the team’s progress against key performance indicators
identifying, escalating, and mitigating risks before they become issues and using AI and other tools to inform and strategize solutions
Help develop collateral to assist team members in their policy and business development pursuits
Ensure compliance of political activities with external laws and regulations and Microsoft Standards of Business Conduct
Coordinate communications between members of the USGA team and external clients
Maintain an understanding of the Rhythm of Business to be proactive and contribute to planning discussions and anticipate business needs and challenges
Research and learn new concepts and government affairs issues
Serve as a resource to the policy team for organizational and corporate policies and procedures
Manage policy team-related internal Teams content and internal/external briefings
Support the policy team on special projects such as preparation work prior to Exec visits
Manage projects and coordinate events
Represent the company publicly in a variety of settings

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years work experience as a project manager or similar role OR equivalent experience
Program management experience preferred
Experience working on Capitol Hill or related experience
Excellent skills in organization and communications, together with the ability to partner across disciplines
Self-motivated and able to work in an efficient, informed, and accurate manner
Confidence and ability to quickly identify, analyze and develop creative and smart solutions to difficult problems and challenges
Regularly think outside the given parameters to see if there is a more effective way to accomplish the task than what is currently in use
Desire to work independently in a demanding and fast-paced environment without sacrificing high attention to detail
You will be handling confidential information, so an ability to maintain confidences and generate trust will be critical
This is a dynamic team and the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to all activities on the team as needed

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