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Posted 2 weeks agoGovernment Relations Lead
at Middesk
New York, United StatesRemote
Requirements
- Middesk came out of Y Combinator, is backed by Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners, and was recently named to Forbes Fintech 50 List.
- You’re a player-coach who operates with a high degree of independence: credible enough to get in the room with the right people, action-oriented enough to own the work, and strategic enough to build playbooks that scale.
- WHAT YOU’LL DO: Protect and enable the business - Build relationships with government stakeholders, ensuring that every relevant state agency understands who Middesk is, what we do, and why it’s legal and valuable - Become the go-to internal expert when our team needs to engage with the government - moving quickly and independently to resolve time-sensitive issues with state Departments of Labor and Revenue - Serve as an internal legislative alert service: always scanning for policy changes—at the state or
- experience in government relations, public policy, or public affairs, with meaningful time spent at the state or local level -
- You’ve worked in startups or similarly fast-moving environments, and you know how to build processes while still executing - A player-coach mindset: you’re not here to set strategy from a distance, you’re here to do the work and bring your partners along - Creative problem-solving and natural relationship-building.
Additional details
- ABOUT MIDDESK: Middesk makes it easier for businesses to work together.
- Since 2018, we’ve been transforming business identity verification, replacing slow, manual processes with seamless access to complete, up-to-date data.
- Our platform helps companies across industries confidently verify business identities, onboard customers faster, and reduce risk at every stage of the customer lifecycle.
- ABOUT THE ROLE: At Middesk, we view government agencies as partners in our mission to accelerate trust between businesses.
- As our first Government Relations Lead, you’ll shape the strategy and build the relationships that allow us to operate, scale, and accelerate our growth across every state in the country.
- This role sits at the intersection of policy, operations, and growth.
- You’ll partner closely with our Legal and Product Operations teams to remove blockers in real time, while simultaneously cultivating relationships with agency stakeholders so that Middesk’s work is understood, welcomed, and protected before friction ever arises.