Director, Government Relations — National Security and Economic Security Policy

## Director, Government Relations — National Security and Economic Security Policy Postuler:
Remote-US:
Full time:
Publié aujourd'hui:
R031949

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena builds the critical infrastructure powering the AI era. We’re a technology company shaping the future of networking, guided by innovation, integrity, and collaboration. Through development opportunities, meaningful work, and flexibility, Ciena supports growth and well-being—on and off the job. Connect with a career that matters.  The Director, Government Relations — National Security and Economic Security Policy will lead the company’s engagement on government initiatives that affect the development, manufacture, movement, sale, and trusted use of networking equipment worldwide.

Reporting to the Vice President, Government Relations, the Director will anticipate and help shape national-security, economic-security, supply-chain, cybersecurity, trade, and technology policies that may create risk or opportunity for the company. The Director will translate evolving government requirements into clear business implications and coordinate the company’s policy response across Government Relations, Legal, Trade Compliance, Product Security, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Sales, and other functions.

The role requires a global perspective. The company is headquartered in the United States, sells to customers worldwide, manufactures primarily in Mexico and Thailand, maintains major research and development operations in India and Canada, and relies on global logistics, distribution, and component-sourcing networks. The Director must understand how national policies interact across jurisdictions and how measures directed at one country, supplier, technology, or sector can affect the company’s broader operations and market access.

We are looking for a candidate in the DC area.
** Core Responsibilities
**** Policy Monitoring and Risk Assessment
*** Working with the Vice President and other company stakeholders, develop public policy priorities for the company, weighing risk, impact, and the company’s ability to influence policy positions.
* Monitor and assess national-security and economic-security initiatives affecting telecommunications and networking equipment, critical infrastructure, advanced technologies, global supply chains, and international trade.
* In collaboration with company stakeholders, evaluate the direct and indirect effects of proposed policies on product design, component sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, research and development, market access, customer eligibility, and government procurement.
* Develop practical risk assessments, scenarios, and executive recommendations that distinguish immediate compliance requirements from longer-term strategic exposure.
* Maintain a global view of potentially conflicting or overlapping requirements across the United States and other priority markets.
** Government Engagement and Advocacy
*** Working with the Vice President and other company stakeholders, develop and execute advocacy strategies for national-security policies affecting the company, including identifying priority messages, audiences, and channels for engagement.
* Represent the company and build credible relationships with Congress, U.S. departments and agencies, foreign governments, regulators, embassies, and international institutions responsible for national security, telecommunications, cybersecurity, trade, export controls, industrial policy, procurement, and supply-chain security.
* Develop company positions and supporting materials, including regulatory comments, consultation responses, legislative proposals, briefings, testimony, and executive talking points.
* Advance company…