Remote Policy & Government Relations Lead

Ryder System, Inc.; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Ryder System, Inc. in the United States seeks a Manager of Government Relations to support state, local, and select federal policy initiatives.

This role reports to the Senior Director of Corporate Affairs and collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive policy-related strategies aligned with Ryder’s business priorities. The position requires strong policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project management, with travel as needed and a focus on delivering measurable advocacy outcomes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in political science, economics, public policy/public administration or related field.
• 5+ years of professional work experience in government relations and/or a related field.
• 3+ years navigating state/federal legislative, regulatory, and executive processes.
• 3+ years managing cross-functional projects or teams for corporations, governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or relevant area.
• 3+ years engagement with external affairs, public policy, sales, investor relations, and/or stakeholder management (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage internal government relations programs with project management support.
• Monitor and analyze federal, state, and local regulations and legislation relevant to Ryder and define measurable advocacy outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather qualitative and quantitative content for government relations strategies.
• Develop analyses, talking points, and materials to support Ryder’s government relations objectives and manage contributors.
• Liaise with and manage relationships with internal/external stakeholders including government officials, trade associations, customers, consultants and other stakeholders.

Skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Written communication

Oral communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree Political Science, Economics, Public Policy/Public Administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Adobe

Job description

Ryder System, Inc. in the United States seeks a Manager of Government Relations to support state, local, and select federal policy initiatives.

This role reports to the Senior Director of Corporate Affairs and collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive policy-related strategies aligned with Ryder’s business priorities. The position requires strong policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project management, with travel as needed and a focus on delivering measurable advocacy outcomes