Manager Political & State 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 one clear purpose: to deliver a smoke-free future. 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.

Join Our Growing External Affairs Team

External Affairs is a growing team, full of fresh opportunities. Our smoke-free transformation is completely changing the way we engage. We have collaborators to talk to and brave 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, state-level government, 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 and political savvy for good to deliver a smoke-free future.

About the Role

PMI is growing its state government affairs team and is looking for motivated self-starters. We are currently seeking a Manager of Political and External Affairs to join our team and play an active role in the biggest transformation in the history of our company. We are looking for a candidate that takes initiative, is entrepreneurial, self-sufficient, creative, and strategic in their approach to partner engagement and political affairs on both sides of the aisle. The candidate will report to the Mid-Atlantic/Midwest Regional Director and be a key player in developing and implementing PMI’s political, collaborator, and public policy objectives across the U.S. market.

This role will work cross-functionally throughout the company to manage a portfolio of key political and policy strategies at the state level. This role will work collaboratively with relevant internal business, public relations, political affairs, and legal teams to ensure alignment between business priorities and public policy goals.

Your ‘Day to Day’

• Support each of the Regional Directors, External Affairs, with their political, partner engagement, and corporate giving plans that span the 2-year election cycle and beyond.
• Build and maintain relationships on behalf of PMI with state political parties, 527s, PACs, trade associations, nonprofits, and other membership organizations that can influence the company’s business priorities. This includes identifying and developing both conventional and new allies.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of tax and regulatory legislation, emerging issues, industry trends, and the politics of these dynamics to ensure alignment between key company initiatives and external partners in the political and policy arena.
• Support key legislative initiatives in the Mid-Atlantic/Midwest, including direct lobbying, issue engagement, and general education on PMI’s portfolio and long-term mission in the U.S.
• Draft and present internal strategy plans and communications regarding partner activities tied to PMI’s support of membership organizations and political entities.
• Advise the External Affairs team on budget decisions tied to making an important impact in the 2-year election cycle in key states of importance to PMI’s commercial plans and initiatives.
• Conduct regular internal briefings to the External Affairs team and senior management on political trends, polling, and election information that will inform PMI’s state affairs campaigns.
• Travel to and represent PMI at key partner events, political fundraisers, and functions that advance the interests of the External Affairs team across the U.S.
• Other administrative tasks to support the department as needed.

Who We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of political campaign, public policy, state legislative, or trade association experience in the U.S.
• Strong working understanding of emerging political trends and election dynamics, the state policymaking process, and standard methodologies for engagement and investment in election activities and issue education campaigns.
• Experience with direct political giving by companies, PACs, and various partners engaged in the election process.
• Proven track record of relationship building.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, creative and critical thinking, superior communication ability.
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Self-starter and project leader.

Annual Base Salary Range: $148,000–$203,500

What We Offer

Our success depends on our dedicated employees who come to work here 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 deliver a smoke-free future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PMI Global Services Inc. is a subsidiary of Philip Morris International Inc. Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, society, the company, its shareholders, and its other stakeholders.

For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.

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