Location: Eastern/Mid-Atlantic Region
Job Title: Manager, State and Local Government Affairs - Eastern / Mid Atlantic Region
Job Description: Nikola is looking for an experienced Manager of State and Local Government Affairs to support Nikola’s efforts to develop, track and advance legislation, incentive programs and relationships that support the commercial development and market penetration of zero emission vehicles and infrastructure. The position will report directly to the Sr. Manager of External Affairs and Public Policy and work in cooperation with enterprise-wide teams to advance Nikola’s business objectives in the Eastern/Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for clean transportation and clean energy, cultivating relationships with state and local elected officials and key industry stakeholders, deep knowledge of state and local policymaking, advocating policies and programs that can transform industries and experience providing testimony and written correspondence to state/local elected officials and agencies/organizations. Familiarity with a typical start-up environment complemented by experience working within a state legislative or regulatory agency and/or within larger companies in the clean transportation and/or energy sectors in a government relations, public affairs and/or lobbying capacity is a plus.
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Candidates must have current U.S. work authorization or be TN eligible from Mexico or Canada. This position is not eligible for CPT or OPT.
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Nikola Motor Company™ is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, age, sex, ancestry, marital status, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other classification protected by state or federal law.
To all recruitment agencies: Nikola is not responsible for any fee related to unsolicited resumes from 3rd party staffing and recruiting agencies. No fee will be paid for candidates who apply and claim to be represented by an agency. Any unsolicited resumes, CVs, or other candidate information submitted by an agency will become the property of Nikola, and no fee will be paid in the event such candidate is hired.
Equal Employment Opportunity statement (EEO)
Nikola Motor Company™ is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, age, sex, ancestry, marital status, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other classification protected by state or federal law.
To all recruitment agencies: Nikola is not responsible for any fee related to unsolicited resumes from 3rd party staffing and recruiting agencies. No fee will be paid for candidates who apply and claim to be represented by an agency. Any unsolicited resumes, CVs, or other candidate information submitted by an agency will become the property of Nikola, and no fee will be paid in the event such candidate is hired.