Director – Government Relations

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $189.7k - $303.7k / year

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👔 Director

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QuantumScape

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2010

🚘 Automotive

🏭 Manufacturing

⚡ Energy

💰 $446M Post-IPO Equity on 2021-08

Automotive • Manufacturing • Energy

QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging, and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future. QuantumScape has developed the industry’s first anode-less cell design, which delivers high energy density while lowering material costs and simplifying manufacturing. This innovative technology aims to improve the performance, safety, and efficiency of electric vehicles, moving towards a more sustainable transportation solution.

📋 Description

• Set overall federal government affairs strategy and priorities across DOE, DOC, DOD, and Congress • Track and apply for grant and OTA funding opportunities at DOE, DARPA, DIU, and DPA Title III • Own the competitive proposal process end to end, from white paper/solution brief through award, coordinating with internal technical and BD leads • Apply for factory-scale capital from DOE, DOC, and DOD, including OSC, for eligible projects • Run the programmatic addition track, including NDAA/appropriations report language, critical-technology designation efforts, and converting DOD recommendations into budget lines and appropriations • Build and maintain relationship maps across congressional committees, White House staff, and agency leadership • Influence DOE, DOC, and DOD battery strategy and related support programs • Engage the White House on critical-minerals and battery industrial-policy positioning • Attend and coordinate participation in relevant standards bodies • Lead advocacy for non-China content in US government battery purchasing and relevant tax policy • Direct QuantumScape’s portfolio of outside firms • Maintain a documented protocol with Investor Relations and Legal for material information learned through government relations channels • Report to the CFO on a regular cadence

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in federal government relations, defense, or energy policy • Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree (e.g., JD, MPP/MPA, MBA, or a technical field) preferred, or equivalent experience • Demonstrated, personal track record securing government funding for a commercial technology company, including the specific instrument type (grant, OTA, appropriation, Title III), award size, and what you personally owned versus supported • Functional technical fluency in battery, energy storage, or comparable deep-tech program work, sufficient to engage DOD/DOE program offices without a technical translator • Demonstrated ability to operate with fair autonomy in front of government counterparts • Direct DOD funding and defense-sector experience • Nice to have: Former DIU, OSC, or DARPA official transitioned to industry business development or government affairs • Nice to have: Former military with a technical acquisition or program background who moved into Hill or industry government affairs • Nice to have: Battery or materials-sector government affairs leadership with deep Hill relationships and trade-policy experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus • Generous RSU/Equity package • Employee-paid health care • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) • Reasonable accommodation for disabilities during application/interview, work, and benefits processes