Public Policy Manager V

About Ascendion

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 11,000 Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

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• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
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About the Role:

• As a Project Manager within Legal & Compliance Operations (LCO) team, you will lead initiatives to integrate AI-driven solutions, strengthen automation adoption, and enhance governance structures to align with legal and regulatory programs.
• This role requires a proactive, product-oriented mindset, coupled with robust cross-functional leadership and project governance skills.
• The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of operations, technology, and compliance, and can communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Job Title : Public Policy Manager V

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and implement automation opportunities across LCO workflows, applying a product-centric mindset to operational challenges.
• Manage automation and AI projects end-to-end, including roadmap development, milestone tracking, risk mitigation, and communication with leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of automation and AI across LCO by partnering with Product, Engineering, and LCO lines of business to build and deploy low-code/no-code automation tools.
• Set and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), track ROI, and drive continuous improvement based on operational data and strategic goals.
• Use data visualization and analysis to tell compelling stories that influence decision-making.
• Proactively identify and address risks, roadblocks, and dependencies across cross-functional teams, escalating issues as needed to prevent blockers.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, including project plans, opportunity trackers, and repositories of action items, to ensure transparency and program success.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of relevant experience working in consulting, strategy, operations or equivalent program management experience.
• Experience with the Legal, Public Policy, or Regulatory domains, including audit, control/safeguard management, and a baseline understanding of legal and regulatory risks in the tech industry.
• Proven experience implementing automation and AI-driven initiatives in operational workflows and/or compliance.
• Strong understanding of AI capabilities and their practical application within Operations.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with experience building productive relationships across multiple teams.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills with the ability to leverage data to anticipate challenges, unblock issues, and inform decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with experience creating effective executive-level presentations.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as SQL, Tableau, or similar.
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced understanding of AI/ML and Generative AI applications.
• Basic coding and scripting skills (e.g.: Python or JavaScript) to support prototyping, workflow automation, and effective collaboration with technical teams.
• Six Sigma or other process automation certification.
• FAANG or big tech background.

Location: New York, NY or Washington, DC [Onsite]

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $166,400 – $215,904 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits : The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]

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