National Political Director

Position Overview: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) seeks an experienced Political Director to drive the organization's national political operations, stakeholder engagements, and electoral operations. This senior role will implement political programs and strengthen relationships with key constituencies to drive electoral success across all states and territories and across the ballot. The ideal candidate will have experience working on coordinated campaigns and a demonstrated ability to bring together diverse opinions and coalitions to achieve common goals.

Key Responsibilities (Leadership):

• Implement comprehensive political strategies to support Democratic victories at all levels
• Support daily activities in conjunction with DNC Leadership, the DNC War Room and Political and Organizing Efforts
• Direct the DNC's political department and engage in program development
• Coordinate with the Association of State Democratic Committees and state parties to strengthen local infrastructure and capacity within the Coordinated Campaign framework
• Develop and maintain relationships with key constituency groups, elected leaders and progressive organizations
• Inform resource allocation decisions for political programs and state investments
  
  
  

Key Responsibilities: Electoral Operations Related Programs

• Oversee execution of coordinated campaigns in the states and collaborate with leadership and cross-departmentally to develop or support the development of a national coordinated campaign including communication and table with coalition groups and allied partners.
• Work with the DNC Voter Protection team on voter protection and civic engagement efforts
• Work cross-departmentally with DNC Leadership, Tech, Organizing and Office of Strategic Innovation teams to to inform political data analysis and targeting efforts
• Build, maintain and expand relationships with diverse constituencies, allied partners, elected officials and sister committee organizations in service of the DNC’s priorities and shared goals.
• Work across committee with our sister committee partners up and down the ballot.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in political organizing and Democratic electoral campaigns
• Proven track record managing successful statewide or national political programs
• Deep understanding of state party operations and electoral systems
• Strong relationships with diverse political stakeholders and constituency groups
• Excellence in coalition building and stakeholder management
• Experience managing a large and diverse team and developing complex budgets
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coordinated campaign leadership experience
• Deep understanding of electoral strategies, voter outreach, and coalition-building
• Experience working on coordinated campaigns and uniting diverse coalitions to drive electoral success
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and public speaking skills
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced campaign environment
• Experience managing diverse teams and coordinating large-scale political efforts
• Experience working with state parties is preferred
• Proficiency in data analysis and voter targeting tools (e.g., VAN, NGP, or similar platforms) is a plus
• Must be a self starter and thrive on drafting and operationalizing a plan
• Willingness to travel frequently and work non-traditional hours as needed
  
  
  

The starting salary for the National Political Director position is $160,000 on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on weekends, and has an end date of November 13, 2026.

The National Political Director position will require travel, which could be up to 50% of the time.

Due to federal campaign finance rules, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible for this role. See 52 U.S.C. 30121; 11 C.F.R. 110.20(i). This means that they are doing campaign and finance work, they cannot be a foreign national/visa holder, only U.S. citizens and Green card holders.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

Benefits:

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave

Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents; 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee

Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase

Up to a 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan

Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents