External Affairs Manager

United States Digital Space LLC; Pecan Island (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an External Affairs Manager for our Pecan Island, Louisiana site. You will lead external affairs across civic engagement, government relations, and community outreach, coordinating with internal teams to advance strategic priorities.

The role requires energy, initiative, and dependability, with travel to support statewide priorities and ITAR compliance awareness. A Bachelor’s degree is required to qualify for this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with civic leaders and stakeholders in Louisiana to support company priorities.
• Develop and maintain a network of relationships with local government officials and regulators.
• Monitor local and regional policy developments and prepare collateral materials.
• Collaborate with Communications to identify outreach and messaging opportunities.
• Support statewide government relations priorities as needed.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Public affairs

Policy analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MANAGER (PECAN ISLAND, LOUISIANA)

The External Affairs Manager (Pecan Island) will lead external affairs for the company at our new launch site at Pecan Island in Louisiana for a variety of intersecting business functions, including local and state government relationships, community and business relations, and educational outreach. In this role, you will work with internal and external stakeholders to help ensure that the company has a robust and continually growing relationship with the local community. The position requires energy, initiative and dependability to produce results in support of the company’s community relations strategic plan

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead engagement with civic leaders across Pecan Islandand the broader Louisiana region to support core the company and SpaceXAI priorities
• Develop,maintain, and build-upon a network of relationships with local government officials, lawmakers, and regulatory decision-makers
• Monitor and analyze local and regional policy developments
• Perform research as needed, develop policy and collateral materials
• Partner with the the company Communications team toidentifyand support outreach and messaging opportunities
• Support the director of Government Affairs with statewide government relations priorities as needed

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience and existing relationships with community leaders in Louisiana. Proven ability to develop andmaintainstrong relationships across a variety of stakeholder groups and issue areas
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Demonstrated history of achieving definitive, measurable outcomes through political or community engagement
• Experience working on issuesdirectly relatedto corporate community relations
• Knowledge of local government affairs practices
• Passion for the company's mission and goals

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Mustresidein or near Vermilion Parish, LA
• Must be willing to travel statewide to support company priorities
• Flexibility required including long hours and weekend work when necessary to support operations and critical project timelines
• Must be willing to attend political and industry events on behalf of the company and SpaceXAI

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

the company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with the company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.