Remote Regional Government Affairs Lead (State Lobbying)

VGW USA; Alabama; Remote; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

VGW USA is seeking a Regional Lead for its Government & Industry Affairs team. The role translates VGW’s lobbying strategy into state-specific campaigns, manages external contract lobbyists, and builds relations with state officials while delivering field intelligence to central leadership.

The position is remote with domestic travel; requires 7–12+ years in state government or lobbying and deep familiarity with gaming policy. Salary ranges from USD 160,000 to 210,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 7-12+ years of experience in state government, state-level lobbying, legislative affairs, or political campaigns.
• Direct exposure to multiple state legislatures or regulatory agencies in B2C organisations.
• Proven experience managing external vendors, consultants or contract lobbyists against defined deliverables.
• Working knowledge of gaming regulation, sweepstakes law, consumer protection, or adjacent policy areas.
• Strong political credibility and established relationships with key government officials.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary accountability manager for all external lobbyists within the assigned regional portfolio: set performance expectations, respond to their queries in a timely manner, review deliverables, conduct weekly check-ins, and provide written performance assessments.
• Translate the company's corporate policy positions and lobbying strategy into state-specific advocacy messaging - tailoring arguments, framing, and messenger selection to local political dynamics.
• Develop and maintain productive, credible relationships with state legislators, committee staff, state attorneys general offices, and state gaming and consumer protection regulators.
• Participate in cross-regional strategy sessions to ensure consistency of messaging, share field intelligence, and coordinate on multi-state legislative campaigns.
• Represent the company at hearings, fundraisers, conferences, and stakeholder engagements within the portfolio.
• Monitor and track all active and emerging legislation across assigned states that affects social gaming, sweepstakes operations, consumer protection, age verification, advertising and related policy areas.

Tools

Legislative tracking tools

Job description

VGW USA is seeking a Regional Lead for its Government & Industry Affairs team. The role translates VGW’s lobbying strategy into state-specific campaigns, manages external contract lobbyists, and builds relations with state officials while delivering field intelligence to central leadership.

The position is remote with domestic travel; requires 7–12+ years in state government or lobbying and deep familiarity with gaming policy. Salary ranges from USD 160,000 to 210,000 per year.