Policy Communications Lead
Core
Lead policy and regulatory communications strategy for a drone delivery company, engaging federal regulators, state/local officials, community groups, and media to shape permitting, legislation, and public perception.
Role type
Senior individual-contributor policy communications lead
Builds
Community-facing evidence base on noise, flight volume, and privacy; pre-launch outreach toolkits; risk assessments for leadership
Domain
Logistics + Drone technology + Public policy
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Policy communications strategy, regulatory/legislative issue management, executive advisory, cross-functional influence without authority, media relations, technical topic explanation, rapid-response crisis comms, stakeholder network building
Preferred skills
Experience scaling/commercializing at a previous company, experience with reporters on contested stories, ability to make high-stakes calls under pressure
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Own policy/regulatory communications strategy across federal/state/local audiences; advise senior leaders on public positioning impact on permitting/legislation; partner with Government Affairs/Legal on rulemakings and litigation; build community evidence base; prepare executives for hearings and media interviews; lead rapid-response communications; develop outreach toolkits; monitor policy/media sentiment; manage agency/consultant relationships; build network of third-party voices
