Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy

The posting, as BusPatrol wrote it

Role Summary

BusPatrol is seeking an agile Policy Leader with distinct expertise in both Public Policy and Government Relations (GR) to serve as our Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations. This role requires a senior leader who has previously worked as the Head of Policy and GR function with a proven track record of successfully lobbying multi-state legislation on controversial political issues, and who is highly effective at managing at scale (people, process, and systems). You will navigate a unique and highly complex political environment and will be responsible for designing and executing complex political strategies.

This position heavily emphasizes the Government Relations and Policy work necessary to manage and build political strategies, and lead pioneering legislative enablement. As the accountable process owner, you must be comfortable enabling and driving enterprise decision-making. This person will be responsible for continuing our success in defending and authorizing automated enforcement laws by balancing direct advocacy, building complex strategies, and coordinating subject matter experts to be on the frontline.

Responsibilities

• Legislative Leadership, Defense, & Enablement: Lead BusPatrol's public policy development, GR strategies, and pioneering legislative enablement efforts. Focus heavily on managing both offensive legislation and critical glitch bills/defense bills to protect and expand automated school bus stop-arm enforcement, Speed Zone Safety (SZS), and other related legislative efforts at the state and municipal levels.
• Enterprise Policy & GR Management: Manage policy and GR at scale on behalf of the enterprise. Direct and execute complex political and advocacy strategies in highly complex political environments while heavily coordinating internal SMEs to serve on the frontline, ensuring the entirety of the function's delivery requirements are met.
• Team, Lobbyist, & Outside Counsel Management: Supervise a high-functioning internal government relations team and manage a diverse network of external contract lobbyists and outside counsel. Explicitly identify and coordinate Business Development (BD) consultants, ensuring this GR/BD work effectively aligns with the company's complex political strategies.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Develop tactics and strategy for a number of distinct state-by-state policy initiatives, working closely with BusPatrol’s Growth, Legal, and Communications teams to ensure compliance and market readiness.
• Technology Policy Integration: Work with our partner municipalities and school districts across the U.S. to help them prepare policies for emerging technological innovations in traffic safety, automated enforcement, and smart city data platforms.
• Partner Empowerment: Build the capacity of our local champions and partners to effectively engage with state and local leaders on our shared child safety and traffic enforcement policy agenda.
• Market Ex

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team dedicated to making a real impact. We offer:

✔ Competitive salary and benefits package

✔ Unlimited PTO

✔ A purpose-driven career, working to protect children and improve public safety

✔ The occasion to participate in BusPatrol’s culture of safety, learning, and teamwork

✔ A team of innovators, committed to leveraging AI and smart technology for social good

Be Part of Something Bigger

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated team member to help us make roads safer. This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven company that is using technology to create real change. At BusPatrol, we foster an inclusive and diverse environment built on integrity, collaboration, and innovation. If you are ready to be part of a team that is deeply committed to safety and community impact, we would love to hear from you.

Together, we can protect students, hold drivers accountable, and build a safer future for all.

We are looking for a valued member of the BusPatrol team to assist us in our quest to improve children’s safety. This is an important role for us and a great opportunity for the right candidate. Our environment is inclusive, diverse, ignited, built on integrity, and deeply committed.

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