Director of State Affairs
Company: Antora Energy
Location: San Jose
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
Position Summary
As Director of State Affairs, you will build and lead a team of
state policy advisors and advocates to transform state and regional
electric markets in a way that supports the rapid deployment of
thermal batteries and accelerates industrial decarbonization. The
team you lead will shape electricity markets, help identify and
secure state and local grants and incentives, win state support for
our projects, and drive efforts to integrate thermal energy storage
into all aspects of state electric resource planning and
decarbonization goals. This role reports to the VP of
Communications and Public Policy and will work closely with
Antora's project development and commercial teams. This is an
opportunity to harness your knowledge, skills, and experience in
government, advocacy, thought leadership, and coalition-building to
help usher in a zero-carbon future. This is also a unique
opportunity to join a world-class team at a fast-growing startup
poised to rapidly scale our breakthrough industrial decarbonization
technology.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Define and execute state electric sector policy advocacy and
government affairs strategies across the United States in
collaboration with Antora's policy, project development, and
commercial teams
- Collaborate with policy team members and electric market design
experts to ensure that electricity markets permit equal
participation of thermal batteries
- Build and lead a team of external government affairs advisors
in key states and regions to support Antora's commercial and
decarbonization goals
- Represent Antora at external forums, conferences, hearings, and
on external working groups to advance Antora's positions
- Build coalitions and strategic partnerships with electric
utilities, NGOs, trade organizations, peer companies, and other
stakeholders to advance Antora's policy priorities
- Collaborate with Antora's leadership to define team resource
needs and strategies to respond to a constantly changing
environment
- Continuously monitor state and regional policy and regulatory
developments, including state and local incentives and grants, and
define and execute strategies to engage and advocate with relevant
stakeholders, as needed
Key Qualifications
- Demonstrated track record securing notable policy changes
related to clean electricity in state regulation and
legislation
- Deep knowledge of electric power markets and utility regulatory
policy
- Expert communicator capable of engaging with a range of
audiences from technical analysts to senior policymakers and
shaping persuasive and analytically rigorous documents for
different audiences
- Strong understanding of how to engage senior state government
officials, utilities, clean energy industry representatives, and
environmental NGOs
- Strong organizational skills, including the capacity to lead
multiple cross-functional workstreams simultaneously
- Ability to work well under pressure and show flexibility and
resourcefulness in problem-solving
- An experienced mentor and team builder, and a generous team
player who collaborates well and is excited to act as a senior
individual contributor, with the potential to build out a
best-in-class team
- 8+ years of experience in public policy and/or
advocacy
- Advanced degree in law, business, policy, or public
administration and bachelor's degree in materials science or a
related STEM field preferred but not required
- Ability and willingness to travel, as needed
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