Government Relations Regional Director

Overview

Ygrene Energy Fund is a leading provider of clean energy financing for residential and commercial properties throughout the United States. Ygrene’s award winning, privately funded YgreneWorksTM program provides immediately accessible financing for a variety of projects including energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, and, in certain areas, hurricane protection, electric vehicle charging stations and seismic upgrades. Ygrene is committed to making it easy for anyone to invest in their future and a healthier environment.

The Regional Director of Government Affairs is responsible for identifying, advocating for and executing on Ygrene’s governmental initiatives for all departments and other Ygrene operations in their respective Region. This position owns the relationships with state elected officials, government association executives and regulatory agencies in this region and is responsible for creating and sustaining client, business and government strategic alliances that benefit mutual interests to enable appropriate access to governments and government officials with a focus on Ygrene’s products.

The Regional Director will lead and participate in cross-functional and project teams, both internal and external, while providing strategic direction for Ygrene’s state and local government affairs efforts.

Responsibilities

Lead government affairs and government relations efforts within the region
Develop and maintain relationships with key state legislators, governors, state executive branch officials, government association executives and local government leaders on behalf of Ygrene
Execute and coordinate state and local government affairs positions and strategies on legislative, policy and political regulatory issues impacting Ygrene
Develop and executive comprehensive advocacy strategies to shape state-wide legislative and policy activity including direct lobbying and engagement of third party groups and coalitions
Represent Ygrene in matters of state and local legislation, regulations, or rules that have an impact on the company, and drive favorable resolutions to those matters
Proactively evaluate legislation, regulations, and rules, as well as the political environment
Assess both opportunities and threats to Ygrene’s interests and create comprehensive government affairs strategies to address them that include lobbying, 3rd party advocacy, policy development, and media engagement on legislative or policy goals
Assess state and local political and public policy environment, determine where legislative and regulatory action is advisable and make recommendations on Ygrene action
Manage expectations of the business regarding the legislative and regulatory environment and the potential impact on Ygrene
Develop close working relationships with key business stakeholders in Channel Sales – including District leadership – within position’s assigned region to leverage state and local advocacy strategies
Engage with key business stakeholders and develop keen understanding of Channel Sales strategies in the region to ensure government affairs strategies support Ygrene’s Channel Sales objectives
Partner with Advocacy & Policy team to understand Channel Sales objectives in order to develop creative legislative, regulatory, policy, and political solutions tailored to the position’s region to drive business objectives
Lead key trade association task forces and coalitions representing state and local governments, and drive trade association action on key issues of importance to Ygrene
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with state legislators and staff, state executive branch officials, and local officials in order to anticipate action and execute Ygrene Government Affairs strategies
Develop relationships with key 3rd party advocates and engage them in support of issues, policies, and legislative and regulatory action as needed to support the initiatives and efforts of Government Affairs, Government Relations and Channel Sales
Manage outside consultants and legal counsel within region, including setting objectives, defining missions and ensuring execution in support of state legislative and local policy strategies.
Ensure rigorous compliance to all legally required registrations for the corporation, staff and outside counsel within the position’s region.
Advocate on behalf of Ygrene before state legislators, members of state and local executive and regulatory bodies, as well as with senior Ygrene executives, in designing and implementing legislative strategies on key issues impacting Ygrene
The incumbent must be able to act independently and demonstrate sound business judgment within the scope of broad guidelines.
Manage personnel within the region to meet housing unit, corporate and geographic expansion goals.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 5 years as an employee, influencer, lobbyist or senior staff to an elected official working in local and or state government
Minimum of 3 years of experience in a leadership role of a trade association, chamber of commerce at or sub- level
Minimum of 5 years interacting with, supporting or working for a state or local government body
Valid CA Driver’s License