Manager, Political & State Government Affairs

Be a part of a revolutionary change At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business - and building our future on one clear purpose - to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. External Affairs is a growing team, full of fresh opportunities. Our smoke-free transformation is completely changing the way we engage. We have collaborators to talk to and brave new messages to share. We need talented people who are also excited by our sense of purpose to help expand our influence – on the media, legislators, health professionals, state level government and public policymakers. As our work evolves, there’s space to define your role and satisfy your professional curiosity. You’ll be working across functions surrounded and supported by experts in everything from fiscal affairs and illicit trade to sustainability and public health legislation. Join us and use your relationship-building skills and political savvy for good to deliver a smoke-free future. PMI is growing its state government affairs team and is looking for motived self-starters. We are currently seeking a Manager of Political and External Affairs to join our team and play an active role in the biggest transformation in the history of our company. We are looking for a candidate that takes initiative, is entrepreneurial, self-sufficient, creative, and strategic in their approach to partner engagement and political affairs on both sides of the aisle. The candidate will report to the Mid-Atlantic/Midwest Regional Director and be a key player in developing and implementing PMI's political, collaborator, and public policy objectives across the U.S. market. This role will work cross-functionally throughout the company to manage a portfolio of key political and policy strategies at the state level. This role will work collaboratively with relevant internal business, public relations, political affairs, and legal teams to ensure alignment between business priorities and public policy goals. Your ‘day to day’: • Support each of the Regional Directors, External Affairs with their political, partner engagement, and corporate giving plans that span the 2-year election cycle and beyond. • Build and maintain relationships on behalf of PMI with state political parties, 527s, PACs, trade associations, nonprofits, and other membership organizations that can influence the company’s business priorities. This includes identifying and developing both conventional and new allies. • Develop a comprehensive understanding of tax and regulatory legislation, emerging issues, industry trends, and the politics of these dynamics to ensure alignment between key company initiatives and external partners in the political and policy arena. • Support key legislative initiatives in the Mid-Atlantic/Midwest, including direct lobbying, issue engagement, and general education on PMI’s portfolio and long-term mission in the U.S. • Draft and present internal strategy plans and communications regarding partner activities tied to PMI’s support of membership organizations and political entities. • Advise External Affairs team on budget decisions tied to making an important impact in the 2-year election cycle in key states of importance to PMI’s commercial plans and initiatives. • Conduct regular internal briefings to External Affairs team and senior management on political trends, polling, and election information that will inform PMI’s state affairs campaigns. • Travel to and represent PMI at key partner events, political fundraisers, and functions that advance the interests of the External Affairs team across the U.S. • Other administrative tasks to support department as needed. Who we’re looking for: • 7+ years of political campaign, public policy, state legislative, or trade association experience in the U.S. • Strong working understanding of emerging political trends and election dynamics, the state policymaking process, and standard methodologies for engagement and investment in election activities and issue education campaigns. • Experience with direct political giving by companies, PACs, and various partners engaged in the election process. • Proven track record of relationship building. • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, creative and critical thinking, superior communications ability. • Willing to travel up to 50% of the time. • Self-starter and project leader. Annual Base Salary Range: $148,000-$203,500 What we offer Our success depends on our dedicated employees who come to work here every single day with a sense purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can • Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore. • Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong. • Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. • Take pride in delivering our promise to society to deliver a smoke-free future. PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer PMI Global Services Inc. is a subsidiary of Philip Morris International Inc. Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, society, the company, its shareholders and its other stakeholders. PMI is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, as well as smoke-free products, associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the U.S. In addition, PMI’s IQOS Platform 1 device has received marketing authorizations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) pathway; the FDA has also authorized the marketing of a version of IQOS and its consumables as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP), finding that an exposure modification order for these products is appropriate to promote the public health. PMI is building a future on a new category of smoke-free products that, while not risk-free, are a much better choice than continuing to smoke. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in product development, state-of-the-art facilities and scientific substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements. PMI's smoke-free product portfolio includes heat-not-burn and nicotine-containing vapor products. As of December 31, 2023, PMI’s smoke-free products are available for sale in 84 markets in key cities or nationwide, and PMI estimates that approximately 21 million adults around the world have already switched to IQOS and stopped smoking. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.