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Deputy Director State and Local Government Affairs

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If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The primary responsibilities of this role, Deputy Director State and Local Government Affairs are to:

• Reporting to the Vice President of State and Local Government Affairs, the Deputy Director of State and Local Government Affairs is responsible for managing Bayer's public policy priorities in six states in the United States, including:
  Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Arizona and New Mexico.
• The core responsibility of this role is to engage with state and local policymakers on behalf of Bayer. The Bayer lobbyist in this region will create and execute legislative strategies to support Bayer's business objectives in consumer health, crop science and pharmaceuticals.
• The Deputy Director of State and Local Government Affairs also works with key trade associations, industry groups and NGOs to advance Bayer's public policy priorities at the state and local levels of government.
• Additionally, this position is expected to maintain strong internal relationships with leadership at Bayer sites located within the region.

* Responsible for managing Bayer's government affairs in front of state and local legislative and executive branches in a multistate region of the US;

* Coordinates and executes Bayer's lobbying, political giving and grassroots engagement strategies in his/her/their respective region;

* Identifies, analyzes and communicates legislative and regulatory issues, as well as trends and emerging issues that could have a potential impact on the Bayer business divisions;

* Executes strategies to improve Bayer's corporate reputation with government stakeholders;

* Responsible for promoting policies that maximize the sales and profitability of Bayer's products and business operations in the states;

* The role, both personally and through the state and local government affairs team, represents Bayer before the highest level of state government by building strong, enduring relationships with state government officials;

* Maximizes the effectiveness of trade associations by participating in state specific work groups and communicating key Bayer priorities, the impact on our business and the imperative to support them proactively;

* Builds state or regional coalitions of associations, NGOs and advocacy groups that broaden our support and effectiveness;

* Manages political consultants in region;

* Drafts legislative and regulatory proposals, written summaries or updates, letters to state government officials and prepared testimony;

* Responsible for ensuring Bayer's compliance with all applicable state laws in his/her/their region;

WHO YOU ARE Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

* The Deputy Director of State and Local Government Affairs will have 10 or more years working in government relations, including state and/or federal government experience at a senior level;

* Collaborative working style that creates buy-in and commitment from colleagues and key external stakeholders;

* Exceptional understanding of state and local public policy development and politics in the region;

* Strong strategic planning skill and the ability to be forward-thinking and proactive on legislative, regulatory and public policy issues;

* The skill to manage often competing business interests and develop plans that reflect the best interest of Bayer;

* Ability to work comfortably in a fast–paced environment where priorities and direction may change frequently;

* Demonstrated record of excellence in execution;

* Success in applying knowledge of facility infrastructure, tax,…