Policy & Government Affairs Leader — Energy Infrastructure

Madison Energy Infrastructure; New York (NY); On-site; USD 185,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and company holidays

Medical, dental, vision

Employer-paid disability and life-ins.

401(k) and company match

Professional development stipend

Collaborative culture and growth

Job summary

Madison Energy Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Director, Government Affairs to lead policy strategy and engagement with government and industry leaders. This role reports to the Chief Revenue Officer and collaborates with the senior leadership team to advance distributed energy infrastructure and regulatory priorities.

Responsibilities include building a strategic roadmap, managing relationships with lawmakers and agencies, and coordinating with commercial teams on policy-driven

Qualifications

• Ability to cultivate relationships with key players across business, technology, and government.
• Proven track record of partnering with government leaders to advance high-impact policy and/or legislation.
• 8+ years of experience in government affairs, public policy, or related roles, ideally within energy, infrastructure, or technology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate policy complexity for internal and external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build the company’s policy and political roadmap to advance our mission to modernize energy for industries and communities.
• Create and enable strategic partnerships with government and government-adjacent leaders and organizations.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with legislative and agency staff at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Track and shape legislative and regulatory developments affecting energy infrastructure and data centers.
• Represent Madison in industry coalitions, trade associations, and policy working groups.
• Own policy strategy for hyperscaler, AI research lab, and data center developer engagement on power procurement, siting, and interconnection issues.
• Set the policy playbook for commercial teams pursuing large-load and co-location opportunities.
• Partner with commercial teams to identify and de-risk policy-dependent deal opportunities.
• Brief the Senior Leadership Team and Board on policy risks, opportunities, and legislative outlook.
• Manage political giving and PAC strategy in coordination with Legal.
• Coordinate with Marketing on public narrative and messaging tied to policy positions.

Skills

Relationship building

Policy advocacy

Public policy

Stakeholder engagement

Policy analysis

Education

Advanced degree

Job description

Madison Energy Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Director, Government Affairs to lead policy strategy and engagement with government and industry leaders. This role reports to the Chief Revenue Officer and collaborates with the senior leadership team to advance distributed energy infrastructure and regulatory priorities.

Responsibilities include building a strategic roadmap, managing relationships with lawmakers and agencies, and coordinating with commercial teams on policy-driven