Director, Trade and Tax, Federal Government Relations

Which company will you join?

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of outstanding character, and in 250 years, nothing has changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company! Our brands are industry icons including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy and why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the very best people!

At Diageo, our purpose is to celebrate life everywhere, every day. To do that, you will join an organization that is passionate about customers and consumers, and proud of what they do. Diageo teams constantly set high goals and then try hard to exceed them. We are also an incredibly diverse organization, and we value each and every one’s talent and personality.

Role:

Diageo North America seeks a Federal Government Relations Trade and Tax lead to develop and deliver policy and advocacy strategy for the federal government and US-based international institutions that support Diageo’s business. This role will involve a keen understanding of the Congressional committees, federal government and international agencies that set trade policy and require high-level relationships across all. It will also require the ability to bring to bear Diageo’s corporate relations assets including corporate communications and corporate social responsibility as well as the ability to coordinate across other Diageo business organizations. The Director will establish relationships with external partner groups to support advocacy with government officials.

The position reports to the Vice President of Government Relations.

Responsibilities:

Strategy, planning, and implementation – Develop and evolve policy positions and advocacy strategy in support of Diageo’s trade and tax government relations efforts. Regularly collaborate with internal partners including the corporate relations team, business units, and key global functions to align on positions and advocacy plans. Drive engagement and communicate policy priorities and positions to key internal and external constituencies. Implement, supervise, and adapt the plan as needed including clear goals and other metrics.

Policy, Legislative, and Regulatory analysis – Keep abreast of current trends to anticipate opportunities and risks that emerge. Evaluate pending trade and tax legislation, policy, and regulations to understand impact to Diageo and help develop response. Build documents to brief company executives on legislative/regulatory matters, provide recommendations and communicate positions externally. Strong writing skills and PowerPoint proficiency are must haves.

Relationship Building - Cultivate and build positive relationships with strategically important government officials, opinion leaders, third-party agencies, and other external partners to advance the company’s objectives. Engage trade associations and build industry coalitions to promote lobbying and policy positions.

Management – Lead outside consultants and other resources that support the legislative and regulatory agenda to drive strategy, and help with messaging, external outreach, and the development of relevant communications tools.

What you'll bring to the team:

• College degree required, JD or LLM preferred.
• 10 years of dynamic experience with federal trade and tax legislation and advocacy.
• People and issue management experience with validated skills in risk assessment, setting priorities and negotiating among opposing priorities.
• Validated leadership/management, strategy planning, negotiation, and influence leadership skills.
• Established network of contacts on relevant congressional committees and federal agencies.
• Demonstrated understanding of the trade negotiation and congressional policymaking processes.
• Successful multi-tasker experienced working with tight deadlines and contending demands.
• Ability to translate business priorities into public policy strategy.
• Validated business liaison capabilities including effective oral, written, and interpersonal skills; outstanding listening skills; ability to interact efficiently with all levels of the organization from senior executives to staff level; strong presentation skills to communicate and influence a wide range of audiences.
• Experience working with multilateral international policy organizations on trade and tax a plus.

Diversity statement:

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for Diageo to succeed and realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the outstanding contribution each person brings.

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At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others.  (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.)  The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.

Salary : $149,325 - $248,875