Remote State Policy Analyst – Government Relations

Pearson; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist in Government Relations to support the US Government Relations function by tracking and interpreting state-level legislative developments that impact the business. You will deliver concise policy materials and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with USGR positioning.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, collaboration, and timely policy reporting across multiple states, with a remote role based in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Law, Economics, Education Policy, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in government relations, public policy, legislative affairs, or policy analysis (or closely related environments).
• Hands-on experience with legislative tracking, bill analysis, and policy research within a government relations or public affairs function.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and well-structured policy materials for internal stakeholders.
• Good understanding of state legislative processes and how policy decisions are shaped and influenced.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track state legislative and regulatory activity across assigned policy areas, identifying and escalating relevant developments to senior Government Relations colleagues.
• Support assigned business units by developing and maintaining policy scorecards and tracking progress against key business and Government Relations objectives.
• Review introduced legislation and regulatory proposals, summarising key provisions, status, and potential business implications.
• Produce and maintain recurring updates including legislative trackers, policy digests, alerts, and concise summaries to support internal planning and responsiveness.
• Support the development of internal briefings by organising research, synthesising inputs, and preparing clear written materials for use by the USGR team.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to validate business context, gather relevant data, and ensure policy materials accurately reflect operational considerations.
• Provide timely and accurate support to state Government Relations leads by responding to requests for background research, bill comparisons, and impact analysis (including financial, operational, compliance, and customer considerations).
• Draft and support the development of policy-facing materials such as: One-pagers, Talking points, Issue summaries, Q&A documents, Comment letters, Testimony support materials, Background memosEnsuring alignment with established USGR positioning.

Skills

Policy analysis

Legislative tracking

Written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

FiscalNote

Quorum

State Net

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist in Government Relations to support the US Government Relations function by tracking and interpreting state-level legislative developments that impact the business. You will deliver concise policy materials and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with USGR positioning.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, collaboration, and timely policy reporting across multiple states, with a remote role based in the United States.