Manager, Government Affairs

Infleqtion

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 145,000 - 156,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid medical, dental, and

Vision coverage

Short/Long-term disability

Employer-funded Health Savings Account

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Student Loan Repayment

Equity Program

Job summary

Infleqtion in Washington, DC is seeking a Manager of Government Affairs to advance the U.S. federal government affairs strategy at the intersection of quantum technology, national security, space, energy, research, and critical infrastructure.

Reporting to the VP of Government Affairs, this role will coordinate congressional engagement, appropriations and authorization activity, agency outreach, policy analysis, stakeholder mapping, and executive briefing preparation.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering, science, public policy, international relations, or a related field.
5+ years of relevant experience in government affairs, congressional affairs, public policy, federal advocacy, federal agency affairs, national security, defense, aerospace, emerging technology, or a related field.
Working knowledge of the federal budget, appropriations, authorization, and legislative processes, including the role of congressional committees, personal offices, executive agencies, and stakeholder coalitions.
Experience analyzing legislation, agency budgets, policy proposals, regulations, hearings, or federal funding opportunities and translating them into concise business-relevant recommendations.
Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and briefing skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusted relationships with internal teams, external partners, government stakeholders, and consultants.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and workstreams in a fast-moving environment with limited supervision.
High attention to detail, strong judgment, discretion, and commitment to ethical conduct.
Ability to travel domestically as needed.
U.S. citizenship required due to anticipated engagement with U.S. government customers and potential access to controlled or classified information; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance is required.
Willingness to register as a federal lobbyist if required by role responsibilities and applicable law.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain tracking systems for congressional, agency, appropriations, authorization, regulatory, and policy activity.
Monitor and analyze federal legislation, agency budgets, NDAA activity, committee hearings, administration policy, regulatory developments, and emerging technology priorities; summarize implications and next steps.
Support execution of congressional engagement plans, including outreach to Member offices, committee staff, delegation staff, agency officials, industry organizations, and other stakeholders.
Prepare briefing materials, one-pagers, leave-behinds, talking points, hearing summaries, policy memos, and engagement plans for internal and external audiences.
Coordinate with Business Development, Capture, Proposals, Contracts, and technical teams to connect policy opportunities with customer needs and funding pathways.
Support appropriations and authorization efforts, including draft requests, report language concepts, letters of support, stakeholder maps, and delegation materials.
Plan and coordinate congressional and agency meetings, Hill days, executive visits, facility tours, industry events, and stakeholder briefings.
Maintain an operating rhythm for government affairs priorities, including notes, action items, contact records, and deadlines.
Support Infleqtion’s participation in industry associations, coalitions, working groups, and policy forums focused on quantum, defense, space, energy, science, technology, and innovation.
Help manage outside consultants, advisors, and lobbyists to ensure consistent messaging and timely execution.
Partner with Legal and Compliance to support ethics, travel, and procurement requirements.
Create high-impact written and visual materials, including executive briefings, policy memos, board updates, Hill decks, and strategic engagement plans.
Represent Infleqtion in external meetings and prepare executives for engagements with government stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent writing

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Travel readiness

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, public policy, international relations, or a related field

Job description

Infleqtion is seeking a Manager of Government Affairs to help advance the company’s U.S. federal government affairs strategy at the intersection of quantum technology, national security, space, energy, research, and critical infrastructure. Reporting to the Vice President of Government Affairs, this role will support congressional engagement, appropriations and authorization activity, agency outreach, policy analysis, stakeholder mapping, and executive briefing preparation.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented, and collaborative government affairs professional who understands the federal policymaking and budget process and can translate complex technical priorities into clear, credible, and actionable policy narratives. This person will work closely with Business Development, Contracts, Proposals, Product, Engineering, Communications, Legal, external advisors, and industry partners to ensure Infleqtion’s government affairs activities are aligned with business priorities and executed with urgency, integrity, and precision.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain tracking systems for congressional, agency, appropriations, authorization, regulatory, and policy activity relevant to Infleqtion’s business priorities.

Monitor and analyze federal legislation, appropriations bills, NDAA activity, agency budgets, committee hearings, administration policy, regulatory developments, and emerging technology priorities; summarize implications and recommend next steps.

Support execution of congressional engagement plans, including outreach to Member offices, committee staff, delegation staff, agency officials, industry organizations, and other stakeholders.

Prepare high-quality briefing materials, one-pagers, leave-behinds, talking points, hearing summaries, policy memos, engagement plans, and follow-up materials for internal and external audiences.

Coordinate closely with Business Development, Capture, Proposals, Contracts, and technical teams to connect policy opportunities with customer needs, program objectives, funding pathways, and Infleqtion’s technology roadmap.

Support appropriations and authorization efforts, including draft requests, report language concepts, letters of support, stakeholder maps, delegation materials, and related engagement timelines.

Plan and coordinate congressional and agency meetings, Hill days, executive visits, facility tours, industry events, and stakeholder briefings.

Maintain a clear operating rhythm for government affairs priorities, including meeting notes, action items, contact records, engagement history, deadlines, and deliverables.

Support Infleqtion’s participation in industry associations, coalitions, working groups, and policy forums focused on quantum, defense, space, energy, science, technology, and innovation.

Help manage and coordinate outside consultants, advisors, and lobbyists to ensure consistent messaging, timely execution, and measurable progress.

Partner with Legal and Compliance to support adherence to applicable lobbying, ethics, gift, travel, campaign finance, procurement integrity, export control, and internal approval requirements.

Create high-impact written and visual materials, including executive briefings, policy memos, board updates, Hill decks, leave-behinds, testimony support, talking points, and strategic engagement plans.

Represent Infleqtion in external meetings as appropriate and help prepare executives and technical leaders for engagements with government stakeholders.

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering, science, public policy, international relations, or a related field.
5+ years of relevant experience in government affairs, congressional affairs, public policy, federal advocacy, federal agency affairs, national security, defense, aerospace, emerging technology, or a related field.
Working knowledge of the federal budget, appropriations, authorization, and legislative processes, including the role of congressional committees, personal offices, executive agencies, and stakeholder coalitions.
Experience analyzing legislation, agency budgets, policy proposals, regulations, hearings, or federal funding opportunities and translating them into concise business-relevant recommendations.
Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and briefing skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusted relationships with internal teams, external partners, government stakeholders, and consultants.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and workstreams in a fast-moving environment with limited supervision.
High attention to detail, strong judgment, discretion, and commitment to ethical conduct.
Ability to travel domestically as needed.
U.S. citizenship required due to anticipated engagement with U.S. government customers and potential access to controlled or classified information; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance is required.
Willingness to register as a federal lobbyist if required by role responsibilities and applicable law.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience on Capitol Hill, in a federal agency, on a congressional committee, in a trade association, at a government affairs consulting firm, or in a corporate government affairs function.
Experience with appropriations, authorization, report language, programmatic funding, federal R&D funding, or technology transition programs.
Familiarity with quantum technology, defense technology, space systems, energy technology, AI/ML, cybersecurity, sensing, timing, RF systems, resilient PNT, or other critical and emerging technologies.
Existing relationships with congressional offices, relevant committees, federal agencies, national security stakeholders, industry coalitions, or state delegations.
Familiarity with FAR/DFARS, OTAs, SBIR/STTR, BAAs, CRADAs, APFIT, federal grants, or other government contracting and funding mechanisms.
Experience supporting executive-level briefings, board materials, congressional visits, facility tours, press events, or thought leadership activities.