Job Details: Manager, Government Affairs

Job Title Manager, Government Affairs
Company OPOWER (Previously Positive Energy)
Location Arlington VA (US)
Date Posted 05/04/10
From our founding in 2007 to today, OPOWER™ has established itself as the leading utility partner for energy-efficiency and smart-grid software services. Our software helps utilities meet their efficiency goals through effective customer engagement. Using cutting edge behavioral science and patent-pending data analytics, the OPOWER platform enables utilities to connect with their customers in a highly targeted fashion, motivating reductions in energy use, increased program participation and overall customer satisfaction. We are engaging over 1 million homes each month, and we are on our way to engage millions more.


About the Job
As the Manager, Government Affairs at OPOWER you will work with the Senior Director of Government Affairs to strategically analyze the regulatory landscape as it affects energy efficiency, reach out to utility commissioners and other stakeholders, and use the regulatory process to expand OPOWER’s market.
Our clients are Fortune 1000 companies with complex businesses, who partner with us because of our cutting-edge technology, world-class team, and, increasingly, the desire to get regulatory recognition for our efficiency results.
This is an ideal job for an experienced government relations or political professional who is able to tackle energy efficiency regulation both in person and through regulatory comments and filings. Great writing, research, and people skills are a must.
Responsibilities

* Set up and present at meetings with public utility commissioners (and wow them).
* Analyze and provide insight on the regulatory and legislative landscape in which our clients operate.
* Author comprehensive, accurate and professional filings and comments that will enable regulators and staff to understand and accept our business model.
* Lead our sales team past political and regulatory hurdles.
* Work with other stakeholders, including our utility clients, non-profits, and public advocates to promote understanding of and regulatory acceptance for our model.


About You

* You have BA/BS from a top university. And at least six years of work experience in either government/ regulatory affairs or politics. Graduate level education a plus.
* You have the smarts and persistence to navigate through complex regulatory approval processes
* You already are or are ready to become a world class expert on state energy policy
* You are detail-oriented, hard working, and organized.
* You function well in a fast-paced, informal, team-focused environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high

WE DO SPONSOR VISAS/TRANSFERS WHEN APPLICABLE.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. THE FASTEST WAY TO GET A RESPONSE IS BY SENDING YOUR RESUME TO THE LINK BELOW.

NO EXTERNAL RECRUITERS.

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