Government Affairs & Policy Leader

Government Affairs & Policy Leader

Requirements

• Advanced degree in economics, policy or law preferred
• At least 12 years work experience with the state legislature with strong preference toward California energy policy
• Proven experience working for/with the state legislature, governor’s office, the CPUC or other state regulatory commissions
• Experience with California agencies, utilities, and entities (e.g., California Energy Commission, California ISO, muni utilities, CCAs, investor owned utilities)
• Excellent verbal, written and personal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complicated and technical policy points effectively
• Demonstrated analytical ability, particularly relating to financial impacts of regulation and policy
• Ability to rapidly digest, synthesize and summarize technical information
• Commitment to ensuring inclusive and equitable outcomes in all that we do, both internally and externally
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently, to manage time and multiple deadlines
• Ability to thrive in an evolving and dynamic environment
• Passion for driving clean energy policy

Responsibilities

• Lead the Bloom Energy California policy team both internally and externally
• Advocate for policy frameworks that advance the energy transition by addressing climate change and air pollution
• Work with the Company’s regulatory and marketing teams to develop and manage legislative strategy, regulatory policy and advocacy strategy in California
• Stay on top of relevant state agency developments and support Bloom’s legislative and regulatory advocacy activities in California
• Lead Bloom’s advocacy for CA, including work before the CPUC, CARB, CEC, Governor’s office and legislature
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the policy and regulatory landscape
• Monitor, analyze possible impacts and respond to California state regulatory and policies and proceedings, particularly related to energy, grid services, interconnection, planning and rate design
• Develop and lead proactive legislative and regulatory strategies to build new market opportunities
• Partner with internal departments to see opportunities, determine business impacts of legislative and regulatory proposals and build and drive positive policy outcomes
• Identify and respond to legislative and executive branch policy changes that represent opportunities or risks to Bloom
• Master existing regulations that impact Bloom, and represent Bloom as a legislative and regulatory expert in meetings with regulators, agency officials, legislators, utilities, other companies, trade associations and NGOs
• Build and maintain a robust network of contacts, supporters, and industry colleagues to advance policy

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.