Vice President Government Affairs

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Vice President, Government Affairs
Duties: Responsible for managing the state and local government, legislative, regulatory, and franchising affairs for video, broadband, voice, and wireless services across our states. This requires developing and executing complex and multi-dimensional strategies involving legislative, regulatory, and general governmental elements in support of business goals. Ensuring that relationships with local and state officials and staff are developed given the importance of these relationships to achieving the company’s objectives. Reports to the Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, who oversees all federal, state, and local advocacy, and will work collaboratively with the SVP to develop and execute on strategic objectives for the company. Collaborates with the Community Affairs team to strategically use the community affairs programs to build governmental relationships that support and enhance the company’s objectives. Collaborates with the Policy team to analyze state and local legislation, regulations, and policy in order to develop advocacy strategies and materials. Manages a team and directs the work of various government and legal consultants. Responsible for assisting in the development and execution of the department budget across government affairs operating regions. Oversees the development and maintenance relationships with the Governor’s offices, Attorneys General, the state regulatory agencies and other state and local agencies, members of the state legislatures (including leadership and key committee chairs) and legislative staff members, congressional delegations, all local governments, including the New York City Council, the New York City Mayor and other citywide elected officials, county executives and legislators, and their staff and municipal officials in its service area. Managing the government affairs portfolio involves strategic use of public affairs, execution and development of political and community giving and managing the staff that oversees each region. This also includes supervision of the company’s political consulting team in consultation with the SVP. Design an annual political contribution plan targeting key state and local officials. Attend fundraisers to build and deepen relationships with them and their staff. Manages all state and local legislative, regulatory, and compliance advocacy. This includes strategic planning and direct day-to-day engagement in all aspects of legislative and regulatory proceedings in support of (all content) video, broadband, voice, and wireless services. These efforts seek to achieve a better governmental environment for the company’s products and services and protect the company’s interest in all state and local jurisdictions where operates. Setting and implementing the company’s direct advocacy efforts with state regulatory bodies. Collaborating with consultants and internal team to strengthen the company’s regulatory advocacy, develop and execute effective outreach strategy, and develop relationships with third party entities that will be influential in the regulatory process. Responsible for ensuring the renewal and maintenance of franchises and local communities in consultation with the SVP and Senior Counsel for Local Government Affairs. Management of resulting audits from the local franchising work as well as securing approvals for Business Services to expand its businesses outside the footprint. Secures government support for business opportunities, such as tax incentives for facilities investment and approvals for WiFi equipment to support WiFi deployment, as well as zoning permits for facilities projects. Work with multiple departments to develop and manage outreach strategy. This includes coordination of strategic policy initiatives with State and Local teams of other telecommunications and media companies. Responsible for developing the strategic targets for execution of community affairs initiatives to advance the company’s image and relationships with public officials at the state and local level. Collaborates to maximize public affairs opportunities for the company overall.

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