Senior Manager, Federal Policy and Public Affairs

Waabi Waabi · Robotics · Washington, DC · Policy and Public Affairs

This role is for a Senior Manager, Federal Policy and Public Affairs at Waabi, a company focused on Physical AI for autonomous transportation. The position involves cultivating relationships with Congressional offices, federal agencies (USDOT, NHTSA, FMCSA), and trade associations. Key responsibilities include executing legislative and regulatory goals, monitoring federal rulemakings, drafting regulatory submissions, and representing Waabi in policy-related events. The role requires deep federal legislative and regulatory know-how, a proven track record working with relevant government bodies, and familiarity with Autonomous Vehicle (AV) policy and the trucking industry. The salary range is $200,000 - $250,000 USD.

What you'd actually do

  1. Cultivate and maintain relationships across Congressional offices and committees, and federal Agencies (with a focus on USDOT, NHTSA and FMCSA).
  2. Execute on Waabi’s key legislative and regulatory goals and build awareness and understanding of Waabi’s technology and business.
  3. Monitor and lead engagement with Congress on all major legislative initiatives impacting Waabi. Ensure Waabi's priorities are integrated into any relevant federal legislation including via direct lobbying.
  4. Monitor key federal rulemakings, and lead the internal drafting of all relevant regulatory submissions.
  5. Represent Waabi in-person at all major DC-based events (including industry events, Congressional hearings and markups, regulator forums, etc).

Skills

Required

  • Federal legislative and regulatory expertise
  • Government relations
  • Public policy
  • Lobbying
  • Regulatory affairs
  • Autonomous Vehicle policy
  • Trucking industry knowledge

Nice to have

  • Relationship building with Congressional offices and federal agencies
  • Drafting regulatory submissions
  • Representing company at industry events

What the JD emphasized

  • Deep federal legislative and regulatory know-how.
  • Proven track record working with Congress, NHTSA, FMCSA, and various trade associations.
  • 10+ years of experience in federal government relations or public policy.
  • Familiarity with Autonomous Vehicle (AV) policy and the trucking industry.