Government Relations Director

## 01 / OVERVIEW
Ready to work somewhere that doesn’t treat **Government Relations** like it’s a dirty word?

Corporate Tools is looking for a Government Relations Director, liaison, coordinator, strategist… whatever title best describes someone who can help us work with government agencies as efficiently as possible. If having “Director” on your business card helps you get into rooms where titles matter, great. Use it. Otherwise, take your pick.

What matters to us is your ability to build relationships, create strategy, and get sh*t done.

We do a LOT of work with a LOT of different government agencies, and we already have lobbyists and relationships in place. We need someone who can help us make those interactions run smoothly and tie it all together. We’re looking for someone who can build the machine.

### What You’ll Actually Do
– Talk to hundreds of government agencies for us across the country
– Direct and coordinate the work of our lobbying teams
– Develop strategies for working with governments, not against them
– Represent our interests with legislators, regulators, and other movers and shakers

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## 04 / REQUIREMENTS

### Who We’re Looking For
We need a driven, experienced leader with the proven ability to:

– **Assemble teams.** You’ve hired, led, and developed an internal government relations function — not just managed outside lobbying firms.
– **Build relationships.** You’ve advanced policy goals while maintaining strong relationships with legislators, regulators, and legislative staff.
– **Navigate the policymaking process.** You’ve seen the real mechanics: committees, amendments, rulemaking, coalitions, and legislative timing. Experience with model law ecosystems like the Uniform Law Commission is a plus.
– **Shape policy strategy.** You’ve developed long‑term strategy, anticipated legislative developments, and executed multi‑step advocacy plans.
– **Earn credibility with policymakers.** You’ve represented organizations effectively in meetings with legislators, regulators, and key stakeholders.
– **Work across jurisdictions.** You’ve led or coordinated multi‑state legislative and regulatory efforts and understand that every jurisdiction has its own rules, pace, and personality.

### How To Get This Job
There are a lot of people working in Government Relations. If you want to stand out, show us how you’ve actually done the things we’re looking for.

Send us a cover letter and tell us what you’ve accomplished. Real examples beat buzzwords every time. We embrace change, learn fast, and grow from failure. Tell us how you do the same.

Our Company Principles shape how we hire people and how we treat our clients and customers. As part of your application, we ask you to tell us which two of our principles resonate with you most and why.

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## Company Principles

### Freedom Not Fear
Alignment and empowerment beat control, every time.

### We Learn From Our Mistakes
No blame game. Make the call, learn, move.

### Pursue High Standards
Low‑quality work doesn’t ship here. Standards stay high.

### Push and Support
Getting outside your comfort zone isn’t a threat; it’s the job.

### We’re Scrappy
The polish to sit in any room; the edge to want to win it.

### This is Our Sport
Show up daily and treat the work like the big game.

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## Why Work Here

### Why You’ll Love This Job
You like people. You like solving problems. You’d rather make things work than make things worse. Some might call a job like this “greasing the wheels”… we call it making sure the wheels don’t come off.

We help over 5 million businesses in the US start and stay in business. A lot of what we do depends on making complicated systems a little less painful, and a lot more workable. If that sounds satisfying to you, we think you’ll really like working here.

Apply here