Senior Manager, Government & Industry Affairs Operations

VGW is an interactive entertainment company, harnessing technology and creativity to deliver world-class, free‑to‑play online social games.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Government & Industry Affairs team in the United States and are currently looking for a Senior Manager, Government & Industry Affairs Operations to join the team.

This newly created role will help VGW coordinate and execute its government affairs activity across the US. You will bring structure, discipline, and a clear operating rhythm to a complex, multi‑state lobbying network, ensuring our external partners are well coordinated, accountable, and aligned to business priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the day‑to‑day operations of VGW’s external lobbying contractors, ensuring activity is clearly understood, tracked, and delivered.
• Supporting compliance across VGW’s lobbying activity, including oversight of relevant registrations, disclosures, and state and federal requirements.
• Establishing a single source of truth for legislative tracking, reporting, and key activity across the lobbying network.
• Building dashboards, reporting frameworks, and quarterly operating reviews tied to clear KPIs for lobbying firms.
• Developing detailed execution plans and ensuring strong cross‑functional alignment across Government Affairs, Legal, Marketing, and other relevant teams.
• Driving accountability with external partners, including performance tracking, budget oversight, resource allocation, and renewal decisions.

• 8+ years of experience in government affairs, public policy, lobbying operations, regulatory affairs, or a related field.
• Experience supporting lobbying or government affairs activity in fast‑moving, high‑growth, or highly regulated industries.
• Strong multi‑state coordination skills, with the ability to manage a complex network of external partners, priorities, and deadlines.
• A highly organised and operationally focused approach, with a track record of creating structure where it does not already exist.
• Strong vendor and contract management experience, including the ability to drive accountability and assess performance.
• Ability to read complex regulatory, legislative, or legal materials and translate the practical impact clearly for non‑technical audiences.
• Experience building tracking, documentation, reporting, or operating systems from scratch and ensuring they are adopted successfully.

Salary range: USD $200,000 – $230,000 per year.