Head of Policy

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $175k - $225k / year

⏰ Full Time

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PowerLines

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2024

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

⚡ Energy

Consulting • Manufacturing • Energy

PowerLines is dedicated to modernizing the utility regulatory system in the United States to promote affordable, reliable, and clean energy for consumers. With a focus on the roles of state public utilities commissions, PowerLines aims to enhance consumer protection, improve service quality, and advance economic development within the energy sector. Their approach encompasses people, policy, and process to reshape the energy landscape and advocate for effective utility regulation.

📋 Description

• Build and lead PowerLines’ Policy Team • Develop and execute PowerLines’ policy strategy, particularly engagement with state policymakers • Oversee team priorities, workflows, workstreams, quality control, mentorship, and hiring • Serve on the executive leadership team and advise on policy issues, opportunities, developments, and strategy • Develop annual policy strategy and 2027 multi-state campaign strategies • Execute policy engagement with governors, state legislators, and state energy offices through partnership building, policymaker education, and technical assistance • Vet consultants and lobbyists and oversee lobbying compliance • Oversee policy products including playbooks, dashboards, issue briefs, written communications, testimony, and thought leadership • Track utility regulatory policy developments and legislation nationwide • Build relationships with policymaker networks and coalition partners • Represent PowerLines in media inquiries, speaking opportunities, interviews, hearings, workshops, and roundtables • Support donor communications, grant materials, and fundraising materials • Coordinate with Regulatory and Communications teams on shared priorities and policy content • Travel approximately 10 to 20 percent • Report directly to the Founder and Executive Director

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in state or federal policy, legislative affairs, or advocacy • Experience managing, mentoring, and developing staff, including strong leadership skills and emotional intelligence • Proven record of developing and executing multi-state legislative or policy campaigns that delivered results • Strong relationships with governors’ offices, state legislators, and policymaker networks such as NGA and NCSL • Experience working across the political spectrum and keeping positions nonpartisan in a politically sensitive issue area • Experience building and managing coalitions with diverse partners • Comfort building systems and processes in a startup environment • Excellent writer and communicator who can turn complex policy into clear products for policymakers and represent an organization in a diverse range of settings • Comfort operating as both a senior strategic leader and a hands-on individual contributor on a small team in a rapidly growing organization • Deep knowledge of energy, utility, or consumer protection policy, including how legislation interacts with utility regulation (preferred) • Established relationships with consumer advocates, public utilities commissions, and regulatory networks (preferred) • Experience working in or with state government, such as governor’s office, state legislator’s office, or other similar venues (preferred) • Experience supporting grant proposals and funder reporting (preferred) • Experience scoping and managing consultants, lobbyists, and budgets (preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO • Paid holidays • Health insurance • 401k employer match • Sick leave • Health and wellness benefits