Public Affairs Manager – Global Business Solutions Group (GBSG) and Corporate Responsibility

Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, is looking for an innovative and strategic public affairs professional to join our Global Corporate Affairs and Public Policy (GCAPP) team with a specific focus on our Global Small Business Group (GBSG) and Corporate Responsibility  policy priorities and advocacy. 

Candidates should have experience in building and executing end-to-end public affairs campaigns, managing partnerships with aligned external policy and advocacy organizations, and collaborating closely with internal stakeholders to drive policy outcomes on behalf of Intuit’s customers.

This position will serve as part of the GCAPP team, reporting to the Director of Global Public Affairs and working directly with colleagues on our Legal, Compliance, and Policy, Global Business Solutions Group (GBSG), and Corporate Responsibility teams.

This is a hybrid role with on-site expectations of 3 days per week in our Washington, DC office. We prioritize being together to promote connection and belonging, creativity and innovation, as well as speed, agility, and productivity to accelerate getting work done.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end federal/state/local public affairs activities related to the GBSG and CR portfolio, including strategic alliances, third-party outreach, and amplification of the company’s messaging to help shape  specific legislative, legal, and regulatory debates that advance policy priorities for small and mid-market business customers (including QuickBooks, Mailchimp, and Intuit Enterprise Suite).

• Work closely with Public Affairs Creative and Digital Strategist to manage public affairs consultants and creative agencies to produce written and creative content driving towards positive policy outcomes that benefit small and mid-market business customers.

• Serve as a strategic content partner to C-suite and senior executives for policy-facing moments, including contributing to remarks, preparing briefing materials, developing executive social media content, and advising on discussion strategy

• Manage grasstops advocacy programs end-to-end, including member recruitment, legislative fly-in planning, collateral development, and activation of business owner advocates in policymaker meetings and coalition efforts.

• Amplify proprietary research and economic data in the public affairs context through policymaker distribution, paid and earned media, event programming, and coalition materials.

• Work with government relations partners to build and manage relationships with trade associations, industry coalitions, and third-party advocacy organizations to create a policy environment that helps Intuit customers thrive.

• Partner with our Corporate Responsibility (CR) team and our Senior Manager for Local Impact & Strategic Alliances to amplify CR programs and initiatives with policymakers, specifically Intuit for Education (I4E), Community Tax Day, the More with AI Tour, and more.

• Plan and execute virtual and in-person events to showcase Intuit’s public affairs platform with senior policymakers and policy experts, including the company’s public policy positions around payments modernization, financial technology, and its commitment to powering prosperity around the world.

• Monitor the political and media landscape for emerging risks and opportunities, supporting issues management and rapid-response strategies as needed

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a minimum of 5-10 combined years of experience on political campaigns, in government work, or in public affairs and/or public relations with a major corporation, an agency and/or trade association.

• Experience working on political campaigns or in capitals – in the US or international – is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Project and program management skills with a focus on organization and attention to detail preferred.

• Third party relationship building and campaign management experience are highly preferred.

• Event management experience, including creativity in building experiential learning.

• Track record of success leading multiple assignments in their craft.

• Strong writer, with the ability to distill key messages and present them in a compelling and visually interesting way. Proficiency with design, digital content production and digital ad buying preferred.

• Operates & makes an impact across organizational boundaries and at the industry & policy level.

• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, effectively analyzing and assessing opportunities and threats, prioritization of focus, analyzing developments.

• Capacity and drive to understand fully the business and operational elements of Intuit; including parsing what is mission critical from the trivial.

• Ability to connect policy outcomes to business value by tying policymaker engagement and outcomes to the company's growth priorities. 

• Experience operating across multiple geographies and policy contexts. 

• Executive acumen, with experience advising and preparing senior executives for high-stakes policy engagements. Reputation for having the highest ethical standards and integrity.

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is: 

Washington, DC: 157,500 - 212,500