Kaizenlabs

Kaizenlabs

Head of Government Affairs

Washington, D.C

No sponsorship$20k-$30kDetected 12 days ago
ProcurementLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • Government technology has failed the public for decades, and Americans have been conditioned to expect websites from the 90s for essential public services.
  • You'll define how Kaizen shows up in Washington: with Congress, civilian and defense agencies alike, the press, and the broader federal technology ecosystem.
  • You'll set the strategy, work the appropriations calendar, coordinate our outside firms, and be the person in the room when it matters.

Responsibilities

  • Own Kaizen's government affairs strategy end-to-end. Build and run the plan for how Kaizen engages Congress, the executive branch, and the federal technology ecosystem
  • Build relationships across the Hill.
  • Develop relationships at OMB, GSA, DoD, and the agencies we serve; track executive orders, IT modernization policy, AI procurement guidance, and FAR/FedRAMP developments that affect our business, and brief leadership with clear recommendations
  • Manage our outside firms. Direct Kaizen's lobbying and consulting relationships, set their priorities, measure their output, and own lobbying disclosure compliance
  • Partner with federal sales as a force multiplier. Open doors, deconflict strategy, and support capture on key pursuits; you own the air war, sales owns the ground game
  • Shape Kaizen's public presence from a government affairs lens. Represent Kaizen at think tanks, trade associations, coalitions, and conferences; partner with leadership on media and PR moments that build credibility in Washington
  • Be the early-warning system. Monitor, analyze, and brief leadership on legislative, regulatory, and political developments that create risk or opportunity for Kaizen
  • Own Kaizen's government affairs strategy end-to-end.
  • Build and run the plan for how Kaizen engages Congress, the executive branch, and the federal technology ecosystem
  • Fertility and family-building support through Carrot.

Requirements

  • You've spent years working in or with the federal government, whether on Capitol Hill, inside an agency, or in government affairs for a company or firm, and you know how Washington actually works
  • You have bipartisan instincts and real relationships on both sides of the aisle
  • 15 years of experience across Capitol Hill, the executive branch, and/or federal government affairs for a technology company or firm

Nice to have

  • Direct Hill experience is a plus (especially appropriations or committees overseeing federal technology), but deep federal government affairs experience matters more than where you built it
  • Working knowledge of federal IT procurement and modernization policy (GSA MAS, IDIQs, FedRAMP
  • agency working capital funds a plus)

Compensation

  • Drive appropriations and legislative strategy. Identify and pursue funding language, report language, and policy provisions that support agency modernization programs Kaizen serves, working the annual appropriations and authorization cycles

Benefits

  • 100% coverage across the board: medical through Oxford/United (Gold and Platinum PPO plans), dental through Guardian PPO, and vision through Beam - all fully covered for employees, with 100% coverage for dependents.
  • $100,000 in fully paid life insurance.
  • FSA and Dependent Care FSA.
  • One Medical membership, on us - same-day primary care, 24/7 virtual visits, and offices all over the city.
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents.
  • Unlimited PTO, with a two-week minimum (we mean it when we say take time off!)
  • $50/month commuter benefit (company contribution).
  • Fully covered gym membership at Grindhouse https://grindhousemhttn.com/ - right across the street from our office at 47 W 17th St (and in Williamsburg).
  • $100/month utility stipend.
  • Up to $750 one-time home office or desk setup stipend for NYC-based employees. $500 for remote employees.

Company info

  • You thrive with high autonomy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, and you self-generate the agenda rather than waiting for one
  • You're AI-pilled and default to these tools in your daily workflows
  • You're emotionally intelligent, thoughtful, and empathetic toward public sector missions
  • handling press and media, shaping the narrative, and speaking on Kaizen's behalf at events, on panels, and on the record
  • Drive appropriations and legislative strategy. Identify and pursue funding language, report language, and policy provisions that support agency modernization programs Kaizen serves, working the annual appropriations and authorization cycles
  • Build relationships across the Hill. Members, personal office staff, and committee staff relevant to Kaizen's markets (Appropriations, Oversight, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Armed Services, Commerce), and coordinate visits, briefings, and testimony prep for Kaizen leadership
  • Engage the executive branch, civilian and defense alike. Develop relationships at OMB, GSA, DoD, and the agencies we serve; track executive orders, IT modernization policy, AI procurement guidance, and FAR/FedRAMP developments that affect our business, and brief leadership with clear recommendations
  • 7 - 15 years of experience across Capitol Hill, the executive branch, and/or federal government affairs for a technology company or firm
  • Working knowledge of federal IT procurement and modernization policy (GSA MAS, IDIQs, FedRAMP; agency working capital funds a plus)
  • Demonstrated ability to convert policy engagement into concrete outcomes: funding, positioning, or market access
  • Experience managing external lobbyists and ensuring compliance with lobbying disclosure requirements
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable drafting white papers, briefing memos, and testimony, and representing a company publicly
  • An existing network across federal agencies and the Hill is a significant advantage
  • Health & Insurance
  • $100,000 in fully paid life insurance. FSA and Dependent Care FSA.
  • 401(k) through Guideline, with a 2% company match.
  • Family & Time Off
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents. 10 weeks fully paid for non-birthing parents.
  • Closed for all federal holidays.

Visa & Work Authorization

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