Director, State and Local Government Relations

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and Allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

We are looking for a Maryland based
Director, State and Local Government Relations to join our rapidly growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and implementing GR strategy at the state and local level in partnership with Anduril government relations and key functional and business lines. This position is based in Maryland with a focus on Baltimore County as well as Annapolis.

In this role, you will set and lead engagement strategy at the state and local level in coordination with Anduril’s state and local and federal team, including designing, planning, and executing state and local strategies in support of Anduril priorities in partnership with state and local government officials, the federal government relations team and key stakeholders. You will also represent the company before a range of audiences to include elected and appointed state and local government officials and their staff, relevant business and industry groups, state and local stakeholders, and other audiences.

In this role, you must have extensive knowledge and experience with the legislative, economic development, and policy making processes as well as an understanding of permitting and building process at the Maryland state legislative and executive branch as well as the Baltimore county and local levels, and an understanding of how these processes impact Anduril and an ability to proactively shape Anduril’s state and local priorities in Maryland.

While this position is based in Maryland with a focus on Maryland state and local, it will also require engaging with additional state and local governments in support of Anduril locations across the United States to include opportunities to expand into new locations and new states in partnership with Anduril’s federal, state, and local government relations team.

You should be a strategic self-starter with strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and work well as part of a team. If you are someone who takes initiative and finds innovative solutions to drive forward priorities as part of a dynamic, fast paced team-oriented environment, this job might be for you.

• Be a proactive strategic agent on behalf of the company priorities and help to define the strategic goals and priorities and to develop and execute a strategic engagement plan, with a focus on informing state and local policy makers and stakeholders with the objective of best advancing the near and long-term interests of the company
• Support the creation and execution of specific government relations strategies to enhance the strategic positioning in the industry and increase the understanding of the company and its business objectives at the state and local level
• Lead company-wide effort to enact strategic priorities at the state and local level
• Work with executives, communications, legal, corporate development, divisions, events, external consultants, and other teams to identify…