Government Relations Executive

Advanced Reentry Technologies

Who We Are:

Inversion is an aerospace and defense company pioneering advanced reentry technology to enable next-generation capabilities from space. By combining high-performance materials precision aerodynamics and mission-driven autonomy Inversion is transforming reentry into an operational capability for an entirely new class of missions.

The companys highly maneuverable reentry spacecraft Arc is designed for rapid global cargo delivery hypersonic testing and other national security missions that require precise controlled flight through the atmosphere. Arc creates an entirely new transportation domain unlocking unprecedented speed and global reach.

Headquartered in Los Angeles Inversion designs manufactures and integrates its spacecraft under one roof enabling the company to move rapidly from concept to flight. The company is backed by leading investors including Y Combinator Spark Capital and Lockheed Martin Ventures with customers across the U.S. government and commercial space industry.

The Government Relations Executive will lead the companys congressional engagement and federal government relations strategy.

We are open to considering candidates at the Director Senior Director or Vice President level. Final leveling will be based on the candidates experience demonstrated scope and impact depth of relevant relationships leadership experience and other applicable compensable factors.

This executive will serve as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team on congressional priorities defense authorization and appropriations acquisition policy federal budgets and the political and programmatic factors affecting the companys strategic objectives. The successful candidate will develop and execute integrated legislative strategies that protect and expand existing programs support new business opportunities shape relevant policy and strengthen the companys position within the national security community.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive senior-level experience working in both chambers of Congress including positions supporting the Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee. The candidate should possess deep relationships with congressional members and staff Department of Defense leaders military-service acquisition organizations and other stakeholders.

• Develop and lead the companys comprehensive federal government relations and congressional engagement strategy in alignment with corporate growth objectives and program priorities.
• Advise the CEO executive leadership team business-unit leaders and program executives on congressional developments defense budgets acquisition policy political dynamics and legislative opportunities and risks.
• Design and execute legislative strategies supporting interceptors integrated air and missile defense hypersonic systems and other advanced national security capabilities.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with members of Congress professional and personal committee staff congressional leadership defense appropriators relevant congressional delegations and other key stakeholders.
• Lead engagement with the Senate Armed Services Committee House Armed Services Committee Senate and House Appropriations Committees congressional leadership offices and relevant member offices.
• Monitor assess and shape the National Defense Authorization Act defense appropriations legislation supplemental appropriations committee reports authorization and appropriations marks and other legislation affecting the companys programs and markets.
• Develop strategies to secure program authorizations appropriations congressional funding increases supportive report language policy provisions and other legislative outcomes consistent with company objectives.
• Identify and address legislative or regulatory barriers affecting defense acquisition testing production contracting industrial-base capacity program execution and the transition of emerging technologies into programs of record.
• Translate complex technical operational acquisition and budget matters into clear and compelling messages for congressional and executive-branch audiences.
• Provide timely intelligence and actionable analysis concerning congressional priorities program funding acquisition strategies oversight concerns competitive positioning and potential changes in defense policy.
• Coordinate closely with business development strategy program management finance communications legal contracts and engineering teams to ensure consistent government engagement and advocacy.
• Prepare senior company leaders for congressional meetings hearings briefings site visits industry engagements and other interactions with government stakeholders.
• Represent the company in meetings with members of Congress congressional staff Department of Defense officials military-service leaders industry associations and other national security stakeholders.
• Develop congressional engagement strategies that communicate the operational value technological maturity industrial-base contribution and economic impact of company programs.
• Organize congressional delegation visits facility tours supplier-network engagements employee advocacy initiatives and other events that demonstrate program and workforce impact.
• Build coalitions with customers suppliers industry partners trade associations and other stakeholders in support of shared legislative and policy objectives.
• Establish measurable government relations objectives track progress against those objectives and regularly brief executive leadership on results emerging issues and recommended actions.
• Lead develop and mentor government relations personnel and effectively manage external consultants and other advocacy resources.
• Ensure that all government relations activities comply with applicable lobbying ethics campaign-finance disclosure and corporate compliance requirements.

• Bachelors degree in political science public policy national security business engineering law or a related discipline.
• At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience in Congress the executive branch the defense industry or a combination of these environments.
• Significant professional experience supporting both the Senate and the House of Representatives including service in positions supporting the Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee.
• Demonstrated experience working on interceptors hypersonic integrated air and missile defense or closely related defense programs.
• Deep knowledge of the congressional authorization and appropriations processes including the National Defense Authorization Act and annual defense appropriations legislation.
• Thorough understanding of Department of Defense planning programming budgeting and execution; defense acquisition processes; program oversight; and the congressional budget cycle.
• Established relationships with relevant congressional committees member offices congressional leadership the Department of Defense military services and defense acquisition organizations.
• Demonstrated record of developing and executing legislative strategies that produced measurable funding policy acquisition or program outcomes.
• Ability to understand complex technical and programmatic issues and communicate them effectively to both specialist and nontechnical audiences.
• Experience advising C-suite executives and other senior leaders on sensitive legislative political budgetary and business matters.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving government relations business development program management finance legal contracts communications and technical teams.
• Exceptional judgment discretion integrity written communication public-speaking negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment manage competing priorities and respond rapidly to legislative and program developments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

• Prior service as professional staff military legislative assistant counsel or senior advisor to the Senate Armed Services Committee or House Armed Services Committee.
• Experience supporting both congressional Armed Services Committees during the development of defense authorization legislation.
• Experience with the Senate or House Appropriations Committee particularly its Defense Subcommittee.
• Executive-branch experience within the Office of the Secretary of War Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force Department of the Space Force Missile Defense Agency or another defense acquisition organization.
• Direct experience with one or more major mission areas including hypersonic weapons missile warning command and control integrated air and missile defense homeland missile defense or advanced interceptors.
• Working knowledge of relevant acquisition organizations program executive offices combatant commands test organizations and defense industrial-base stakeholders.
• Experience securing congressional funding increases influencing authorization or appropriations language addressing acquisition-policy barriers or supporting the transition of advanced technology into operational programs.
• Experience leading a corporate government relations or legislative affairs organization and managing external lobbying firms consultants political engagement activities and compliance processes.
• Graduate degree in public policy national security business administration law engineering or a related field.
• Active Top Secret or Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

This position may be hired at the Director Senior Director or Vice President level depending on the candidates experience qualifications demonstrated impact and the scope of responsibility they are positioned to assume.

Anticipated Base Salary Ranges

• Director: $180000 to $275000
• Senior Director: $215000 to $310000
• Vice President: $245000 to $350000

In addition to base salary this position is eligible for equity bonus or incentive compensation and other benefits in accordance with the companys applicable compensation programs.

Final title level and compensation will be determined based on applicable compensable factors.

_{The Washington D.C. annual base salary for this role is currently $180000 - $350000. Pay Grades are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate job-related skills relevant education and experience certifications abilities of the candidate and internal equity.}