Senior Director, Federal Policy & National Security

Twenty Technologies; Virginia; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health options

Paid parental leave

Flexible PTO

401(k) with options

Job summary

Twenty Technologies in the United States seeks a government relations leader to shape federal advocacy and policy engagement for national security initiatives. You will translate business priorities into policy positions and manage congressional and executive engagement.

You will develop legislative priorities, maintain key Capitol Hill relationships, and lead compliance for lobbying disclosures while coordinating with Legal and product teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of federal government relations experience in-house, at a govt. relations firm, or senior congressional staff/defense official role.
• Understanding of the federal budget cycle, defense acquisition timelines and tech regulation.
• Established relationships with Capitol Hill and Pentagon stakeholders.
• Experience developing federal advocacy strategies with legislative, appropriations, or agency engagement focus.
• Strong policy analysis and writing skills for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead Twenty’s federal advocacy strategy before Congress, the Executive Branch, the DoD, and the IC, translating priorities into positions and an actionable plan.
• Develop and advance legislative and appropriations priorities, including NDAA and related acts.
• Build and maintain relationships with House/Senate Armed Services, Appropriations and Intelligence committees and Pentagon leaders.
• Collaborate with Washington-based trade associations and defense coalitions to push policy priorities.
• Track AI governance, cybersecurity, federal cloud policy, and defense procurement; explain implications to Product, Legal and Sales.
• Write executive-ready policy briefs, white papers, congressional testimony, and stakeholder materials.
• Direct submission of federal lobbying disclosures (LD-2, LD-203) with Legal/external advisers.
• Partner with Legal on lobbying, export-control and procurement integrity compliance (HITE Act, ITAR, EAR).

Skills

Policy analysis

Written communication

Relationship building

Public speaking

Job description

Twenty Technologies in the United States seeks a government relations leader to shape federal advocacy and policy engagement for national security initiatives. You will translate business priorities into policy positions and manage congressional and executive engagement.

You will develop legislative priorities, maintain key Capitol Hill relationships, and lead compliance for lobbying disclosures while coordinating with Legal and product teams.