Lead - US Government Affairs & Public Policy

Cohere Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Washington, DC

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead US Government Affairs & Public Policy: Partner closely with Cohere’s senior leadership, legal, public policy, and responsible AI teams to develop, coordinate, and implement a government affairs strategy across both US federal and state levels.
• Dig Deep on AI Policy: Serve as the internal and external expert on US AI policy while monitoring key regulatory shifts in neighboring markets.
• Cultivate Key Relationships: Guide and coordinate Cohere’s political engagement by cultivating deep relationships and representing the company with key lawmakers, regulators, federal agencies, state leaders, and regional trade bodies.
• Bridge the Corporate and Political: Leverage your dual experience in both the political and corporate spheres to translate complex technical and business objectives into effective policy advocacy.
• Support Strategic Growth: Work closely with public sector sales teams in shaping technology and procurement policies in regulated sectors, ensuring Cohere is a trusted resource and partner for government stakeholders.
• Manage External Partners: Direct government relations consultants, lobbyists, and trade associations in the US, with the scope to manage regional external partners as geographic needs evolve.
• Ensure Compliance: Oversee compliance of all lobbying and political activities with federal, state, and relevant international laws.

🎯 Requirements

• Deep AI Policy Expertise: Exceptional ability to dig deep on artificial intelligence policy, its applications, and its risks, with a proven track record of shaping relevant tech policies and regulations.
• Political & Corporate Experience: 10 to 15+ years of proven leadership experience blending corporate government affairs roles within the technology sector and direct political or government experience.
• Federal & State Mastery: Extensive experience navigating intricate and fluid political debates across both US federal and state jurisdictions, with an adaptability to new regulatory environments.
• Bias for Action: A growth mindset and a self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently, prioritize issues, and push projects over the finish line.
• Exceptional Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex AI policy into compelling documents, thought leadership, and briefings for a variety of audiences.
• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Law, Public Policy, Political Science, or a related field.

🏖️ Benefits

• A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
• Annual enrichment benefits: Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
• Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
• 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!).
• Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.

🏙️ Location

• Washington, DC
• Remote-friendly, with offices in Toronto, San Francisco, New York City, London, Paris, Montreal, and more coming soon.
• Daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events for those in the office.
• Co-working benefit for those not near an office.
• $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly.

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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About Cohere Inc.

Cohere provides large language models and retrieval-augmented generation APIs for enterprise developers to embed conversational AI, search, summarization, and content generation into applications. Founded in 2021 by former Google Brain researchers, the company offers cloud and on-premise deployment, fine-tuning tools, and multilingual support to help organizations automate workflows, improve customer support, and analyze unstructured data while maintaining data privacy and security controls.

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