Director Federal Government Affairs

Be a Part of a Revolutionary Change

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to improve the lives of a billion smokers worldwide.

With huge change comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

PMI’s Federal Government Affairs is a growing team, full of fresh opportunities. Our smoke-free transformation is completely changing the way we engage. We have partners to talk to and bold new messages to share. We need talented people who are also excited by our sense of purpose to help expand our influence – on the media, legislators, health professionals, national governments, and public policymakers.

As our work evolves, there’s space to define your role and satisfy your professional curiosity. You’ll be working across functions, surrounded and supported by experts in everything from fiscal affairs and illicit trade to sustainability and public health legislation. Join us and use your relationship-building skills for good: to change the lives of a billion smokers.

Director of Federal Government Affairs – Washington, D.C.

We are currently seeking a Director of Federal Government Affairs to join our team in Washington, D.C., and play an active role in the biggest transformation in the history of our company. We are looking for a candidate who is entrepreneurial, passionate, intellectually curious, possesses a strong work ethic, and demonstrates initiative and creativity. The candidate will report to the Head of Federal Government Affairs and work collaboratively with the broader U.S.-based External Affairs team and colleagues around the world on strategies to advance the company’s policy agenda.

The Impact

As an integral member of PMI’s Federal Affairs team, you will develop, implement, and manage strategies that support our public policy goals and objectives, with an emphasis on the U.S. Senate. You will analyze current political events and the policy landscape and recommend legislative strategies to management to achieve the desired policy outcome. Additionally, you will build relationships with cross-functional teams and leverage all available assets to advance commercial interests.

You should be a superior communicator and have a strong track record in relationship management, with exceptional analytical and organizational abilities. You should be entrepreneurial but work in a team environment and be able to quickly discern complex technical issues to develop and implement creative ideas and strategies that achieve tangible results. Ideally, you will have professional experience on Capitol Hill or in the Executive Branch.

Key Activities

• Develop and maintain relationships with Members of Congress and staff, Executive Branch agencies and officials, and other key domestic and international partners.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external partners to develop and lead advocacy campaigns that support domestic policy objectives.
• Serve as an in-house specialist on the U.S. Senate, advising management on policy risks and opportunities and developing and implementing strategies accordingly.
• Provide legislative analyses and develop written content and advocacy materials, including policy statements, position papers, letters, and legislative summaries.
• Lead legislative efforts in the Senate to build awareness and advance health policy dialogue surrounding harm reduction.

Desired Profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience working within the Federal Government, Capitol Hill (with an emphasis on the U.S. Senate), private sector, business associations, think tanks, or public interest groups.
• Professional experience in health care policy.
• Bipartisan relationships and the ability to work across the political spectrum.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, creative and critical thinking, and superior communications ability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and network with congressional leadership or jurisdictional matters before the committees on House Energy & Commerce, Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, or Appropriations.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and track record of legislative success.
• Experience successfully working within a fast-paced team environment with the ability to work independently.
• You should be legally authorized to work in the U.S. to apply for this role.

Annual Base Salary Range: $188,000 – $258,500

What We Offer

Our success depends on the people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress.

Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment, and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provide endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to improve the lives of a billion smokers.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About PMI

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 2,300 employees.

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022.

Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate, and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives.

In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match, a leader in oral nicotine delivery, creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI’s IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match’s General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products, with renewal applications for these products presently pending before the FDA.

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