Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy

Role Summary BusPatrol is seeking an agile Policy Leader with distinct expertise in both Public Policy and Government Relations (GR) to serve as our Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations. This role requires a senior leader who has previously worked as the Head of Policy and GR function with a proven track record of successfully lobbying multi-state legislation on controversial political issues, and who is highly effective at managing at scale (people, process, and systems). You will navigate a unique and highly complex political environment and will be responsible for designing and executing complex political strategies. This position heavily emphasizes the Government Relations and Policy work necessary to manage and build political strategies, and lead pioneering legislative enablement. As the accountable process owner, you must be comfortable enabling and driving enterprise decision-making. This person will be responsible for continuing our success in defending and authorizing automated enforcement laws by balancing direct advocacy, building complex strategies, and coordinating subject matter experts to be on the frontline. Responsibilities Legislative Leadership, Defense, & Enablement: Lead BusPatrol's public policy development, GR strategies, and pioneering legislative enablement efforts. Focus heavily on managing both offensive legislation and critical glitch bills/defense bills to protect and expand automated school bus stop-arm enforcement, Speed Zone Safety (SZS), and other related legislative efforts at the state and municipal levels. Enterprise Policy & GR Management: Manage policy and GR at scale on behalf of the enterprise. Direct and execute complex political and advocacy strategies in highly complex political environments while heavily coordinating internal SMEs to serve on the frontline, ensuring the entirety of the function's delivery requirements are met. Team, Lobbyist, & Outside Counsel Management: Supervise a high-functioning i