Legislative Tech Policy Manager

March 19

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $100k - $145k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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Kapor Center

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Kapor Center is a family of interrelated justice-seeking organizations that work independently and collectively to create a more inclusive and equitable technology sector. It includes Kapor Foundation, which enhances racial justice in tech through research, programs, and policy; SMASH, which provides transformative STEM experiences for students of color; and Kapor Capital, which invests in early-stage startups that close gaps of access for all. The organization focuses on diversifying tech by removing barriers and believes that tech should be a force for good that represents the world. Their initiatives address issues such as pre K-12 and post-secondary education access, tech workforce diversity, and entrepreneurship and venture capital for underrepresented groups.

Diversity in tech • Hidden/Implicit Bias • Entrepreneurship • Tech Investing

51 - 200 employees

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• The Kapor Center is hiring a Legislative Tech Policy Manager to enact legislative policies and serve as an expert primarily on artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithmic bias, data privacy, and on other key tech sector issues as needed • Ensure that the Kapor Center has a consistent public voice on relevant issues • Contribute to advancing equitable tech policy by adding to the public record and co-leading efforts with partners and officials • Lead efforts to enact equitable tech policy legislation primarily related to key tech sector issues as needed • Consistently draft and submit written testimony, public comments, and letters of support or opposition, on policies of interest • Testify at hearings • Develop reports, briefs and summary materials and conduct education briefings with policymakers and their staff, as well as internal Kapor Center staff • Research and analyze policy documents, and draft policy recommendations • Facilitate conversations with key stakeholders to vet and refine recommendations • Identify, build, and maintain external partnerships • Provide expert input as the Kapor Center representative in important policy and partner-related meetings and convenings • Review incoming coalition letters and other partnership opportunities for potential Kapor Center collaboration • Monitor and report on relevant tech policy developments • Develop policy tracking approach to keep senior leadership updated regularly • Be responsive to requests for support from policymakers and partners if they're actively working on advancing policy • Work with VP of Tech Policy to develop and execute strategies to get policies enacted • Provide additional support to VP of Tech Policy and Kapor organizations as needed

🎯 Requirements

• Experience working directly on trying to get legislation enacted is required • Subject matter expertise in least one of the following policy areas: artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithmic bias, or data privacy • A deep and demonstrated commitment to advancing racial and social justice through policy change • At least 7 years of relevant work experience with tech companies, non-governmental organizations, think-tanks, advocacy groups, and/or government • Familiarity with tech policy issues • Strong written communication skills • Expertise reading research and policy documents and analyzing complex information • Strong verbal communication and persuasion skills • Ability to hit the ground running and immediately begin drafting high-quality written testimony, public comments, and memos on relevant topics • Comfort with meeting facilitation and public speaking • Track record of building partnerships and successful collaboration with a range of internal and external constituencies • Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to work in a collegial and collaborative environment • Self-motivated and entrepreneurial mindset • Strong internal motivation to quickly identify opportunities, outline a way forward, execute strategies, adapt to external factors, and keep senior leadership informed of successes and challenges

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience • Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life/disability insurance • Paid time off • 401k • Volunteer time • Flexible spending accounts (i.e. parking, transit, medical and dependent care)