Manager, State Government Affairs

The people here at Apple dont just create products they create the kind of impact thats revolutionized entire industries. Its the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it!nnThe Government Affairs team helps develop policy and strategy on a range of issues and manages Apples interactions with legislators. Our team has experience working at a high level in government as well as experience working as policy advocates. We have a strong passion for crafting policy and strategic engagement campaigns that impact Apples state and local government business for many years to a senior member of our State Government Affairs team you will develop policy and strategy on a range of issues and lead Apples interactions with state legislators. Your experience working at the state or local level in government as well as working as a policy advocate will be vital to this role.n

Design and implement public policy initiatives and engagement strategies with state and local lobbyists. nnDevelop and nurture relationships with key partners as well as with industry trade associations legislative and executive organizations and related nonprofit communicate policy priorities and provide feedback on policy policy and background materials for relevant meetings and engagement.n

10 years experience in government government relations or other advocacy/engagement roles at the state or local working in/with executive and legislative offices and with extensive knowledge of the legislative leading a portfolio of policy issues and coordinating policy-focused to travel extensively - both within your state territory and nationally across all 50 states. During session expect an average of 2-5 trips per month.n

Experience advocating before states on behalf of members corporations trade associations or any other interest groups and leading engagement with key organizations and related of the policy issues relevant to of complicated technology issues and the ability to simplify them for non-technical written and oral communication skills and the ability to concisely summarize sophisticated issues and policies to create advocacy points and to thrive in an ambiguous fast-paced work problem-solving history ability to work collaboratively and under short leadership skills and professional motivated self-starter and able to manage competing colleague and willingness to pitch in when needed.n