Government Relations Manager

Corporate Tools LLC; Post Falls (ID); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) Fidelity 6% match

Full medical, dental and vision

Equipment stipend

Job summary

Corporate Tools is seeking a Government Relations Director to hire and direct lobbyists, shape policy, and build a scalable government relations program. If you can connect with agencies across the country and orchestrate complex advocacy, this is your chance to define the playbook others follow.

You’ll lead internal teams, coordinate lobbying efforts, and develop strategies that move policy forward while representing our interests with legislators, regulators, and key stakeholders across

Qualifications

• Lead internal government relations function and develop a scalable approach.
• Experience building relationships with legislators, regulators, and staff.
• Navigate committees, amendments, rulemaking, coalitions, and timing in policymaking.
• Develop long-term policy strategy and multi-step advocacy plans.

Responsibilities

• Talk to hundreds of government agencies for us across the country.
• Direct and coordinate the work of our lobbying teams.
• Develop strategies for working with governments, not against them.
• Represent our interests with legislators, regulators, and other movers and shakers.

Skills

Assemble teams

Build relationships

Navigate policymaking

Shape policy strategy

Earn credibility

Work across jurisdictions

Job description

You want to do more than just manage lobbyists and forward updates. We want a builder who drives policy across 300+ agencies and every jurisdiction that matters. Let’s join forces.

Most government relations jobs are bureaucratic babysitting: managing outside firms, forwarding status emails, and staying out of the way.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Here, you’ll hire and direct lobbyists, shape policy, and build a government relations program that scales. This is a chance to create the playbook everyone else follows.

01 / OVERVIEW

Ready to work somewhere that doesn’t treat “Government Relations” like it’s a dirty word?

Corporate Tools is looking for a Government Relations Director, liaison, coordinator, strategist… whatever title best describes someone who can help us work with government agencies as efficiently as possible. If having “Director” on your business card helps you get into rooms where titles matter, great. Use it. Otherwise, take your pick.

What matters to us is your ability to build relationships, create strategy, and get sh*t done.

We do a LOT of work with a LOT of different government agencies, and we already have lobbyists and relationships in place. We need someone who can help us make those interactions run smoothly and tie it all together. We’re looking for someone who can build the machine.

02 / BENEFITS

Benefits That Matter

Everyone starts accruing 22 days of paid time off plus four paid holidays on day one. A fter year three with the company, you gain seven more days off per year, and after year five, you get flexible PTO with no cap.

We provide an optional Safe Harbor 401(k) plan managed by Fidelity and make matching contributions of up to 6% of an employee’s annual compensation. Employees can enroll after 60 days of employment.

Corporate Tools is proud to provide 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees. We now have in-house therapists, wellness coaches, and chiropractors, and we’re always thinking about we can make our employees’ lives better.

When you start at Corporate Tools, we set you up with all the equipment you need to be successful in your role. We’ll also include a quarterly allowance that you can use however you want: a gym membership, a better coffee machine, a massage, whatever.

03 / RESPONSIBILITIES

What You’ll Actually Do

• Talk to hundreds of government agencies for us across the country
• Direct and coordinate the work of our lobbying teams
• Develop strategies for working with governments, not against them
• Represent our interests with legislators, regulators, and other movers and shakers

04 / REQUIREMENTS

Who We’re Looking For

We need a driven, experienced leader with the proven ability to:

• Assemble teams. You’ve hired, led, and developed an internal government relations function. Not just managed outside lobbying firms.
• Build relationships. You’ve advanced policy goals while maintaining strong relationships with legislators, regulators, and legislative staff.
• Navigate the policymaking process. You’ve seen the real mechanics: committees, amendments, rulemaking, coalitions, and legislative timing. Experience with model law ecosystems like the Uniform Law Commission is a plus.
• Shape policy strategy. You’ve developed long-term strategy, anticipated legislative developments, and executed multi-step advocacy plans.
• Earn credibility with policymakers. You’ve represented organizations effectively in meetings with legislators, regulators, and key stakeholders.
• Work across jurisdictions. You’ve led or coordinated multi-state legislative and regulatory efforts and understand that every jurisdiction has its own rules, pace, and personality.

Why Work Here

Why You’ll Love This Job

You like people. You like solving problems. You’d rather make things work than make things worse. Some might call a job like this “greasing the wheels”… we call it making sure the wheels don’t come off.

We help over 5 million businesses in the US start and stay in business. A lot of what we do depends on making complicated systems a little less painful, and a lot more workable. If that sounds satisfying to you, we think you’ll really like working here.