Director, US Government Engagement

Company Overview
 Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across domains. Metrea Management consists of three core capability groups (Air & Space, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic) and five support capability groups (Operations, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions), that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea’s files (product, projects, programs etc) leverage to achieve their targets.

Capability Unit 

Metrea Management is our global shared service providing support for the Capability Units (CU) in areas such as People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Information Technology. 

Position Summary 

The Director, U.S. Government Engagement (USGE) is responsible for leading Metrea’s engagement with U.S. Congress and relevant U.S. executive branch agencies that interact with Congress.  U.S. Government Engagement includes the market layers of legislative, policy, regulatory, and requirements where Metrea does business. U.S. Government Engagement includes mapping, networking, collecting, and shaping U.S. federal, state, U.S. territory and local political and policy environments to identify or create new business opportunities and mitigate risk to existing business.

The Director, USGE will be a senior member of the Strategy team and is expected to contribute across Metrea wherever relevant to the enterprise. 

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of key influencers, stakeholders, and decision-makers within the U.S. legislative and executive branches, focusing on those impacting Department of Defense policies, authorizations, and appropriations throughout the budgeting and legislative processes.
• Lead Metrea's engagement with federal government communities, especially U.S. Congress, and build relationships with key stakeholders and elected officials at federal, state, and local levels to enhance access and understanding of the government.
• Collect, analyze, and share market intelligence and business opportunities from U.S. Congress, DoD, and federal stakeholders to identify new opportunities and mitigate risks to existing Metrea programs.
• Develop and implement strategies to engage stakeholders, increase awareness of Metrea, and coordinate engagement plans with Metrea’s fiscal and development schedules, involving team members as needed.
• Collaborate with Strategy and Solution Development teams to enhance business tools, processes, and capabilities, focusing on insights into U.S. government fiscal year cycles for more proactive and effective engagement.
• Participate in, and potentially lead when appropriate, evaluations of problems and potential solutions, using Metrea’s Solution Framework. 
• Contribute to the development of investment briefs and memos and participate in the decision-making process used to assess organic and strategic opportunities, with a particular focus on whether the opportunity properly accounts for policy and political trends and dynamics and how to approach engagement with U.S. Congress, DoD, and other U.S. government stakeholders. 
• Continually scan for wicked problems and potentially elegant solutions.

Skills and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Minimum of five years of experience focused on the authorization and appropriation of the Department of Defense
• Master’s degree in government affairs or national security (preferred) 

Our Culture 

Metrea’s single core value “rooted in humility” is supported by four key attributes; entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning & over-deliver which combined; form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. These attributes are explored during the hiring process, when we grow our teams and to continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, and how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for

Benefits

Health and welfare

Retirement plan eligibility

Work Authorization / Security Clearance
 Must be willing and able to register as a lobbyist

AAP/EEO Statement
 Metrea Special Management LLC (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
 This is a full-time position with typical working hours from Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager. 

Travel

As needed

Work Location

Hybrid- Washington DC Office

Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting

Physical Demands 

This is a largely sedentary role; however, some physical abilities may be required  

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to perform the responsibilities outlined in this job description to a satisfactory standard. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with additional needs to perform the essential functions.
 
 Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. The role, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.