Stakeholder Engagement Manager - Policy & Govt Affairs

Starbucks; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan with employer match (K

Tuition assistance

Stock program and Bean Stock equity

Paid parental leave and vacation

8 holidays + 2 personal days

Job summary

Starbucks is seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to guide government affairs initiatives across federal, state, and local levels, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to track policy priorities and prepare leadership materials.

The role emphasizes translating complex policy into clear summaries, planning events, and establishing repeatable processes, with a focus on integrity and independent work.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in government affairs or related roles.
• Experience coordinating across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience planning events, sponsorships, and external engagement opportunities.
• Strong writing and editing skills for external-facing materials.
• Ability to work independently and with others.

Responsibilities

• Manage coordination for priority stakeholder engagement initiatives across federal, state, and local levels, ensuring workstreams are organized, visible, and moving against key milestones.
• Drive coordination across internal government affairs partners, cross-functional teams, and external partners.
• Manage legislative reporting for priority issues by monitoring activity, maintaining updates, and translating developments into clear summaries for various audiences.
• Draft and coordinate briefings, background materials, talking points, and meeting preparation materials.
• Translate complex policy and stakeholder engagement activity into clear, concise, decision-ready summaries.
• Plan and execute events, sponsorships, and external engagement opportunities, including logistics, timelines, vendors, materials, participation tracking, follow-up, and outcome reporting.
• Establish repeatable processes, templates, and tools; identify risks, gaps, and dependencies; and proactively escalate issues or recommendations to keep workstreams on track.

Skills

Public policy

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Writing & editing

Education

Bachelor's degree in political science, public policy, communications, business, or related field

Job description

Starbucks is seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to guide government affairs initiatives across federal, state, and local levels, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to track policy priorities and prepare leadership materials.

The role emphasizes translating complex policy into clear summaries, planning events, and establishing repeatable processes, with a focus on integrity and independent work.