Government Relations Director

Primary Purpose

The Director Government Relations Operations drives the execution of Allison Transmissions global government relations strategy by providing operational leadership advanced analytics and program management across international federal and state advocacy efforts. This role partners closely with the Managing Director Government Relations to advance legislative regulatory and politicalobjectivesthrough robust policy analysis stakeholder engagement process implementation financial oversight and internal alignment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Support and execute the enterprise-wide government relations strategy under the direction of the Managing Director.

• Lead the development implementation and continuous improvement of GR processes workflows and performance metrics.

• Provide program and project management leadership across key GR initiatives cross-functional efforts and leadership engagements.

Policy Monitoring & Analytics

• Monitor international federal and state legislative and regulatory developmentsimpactingtransportation industrial defense energy and manufacturing sectors.

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative policy analysis including scenario modeling and impact assessments.

• Prepare executive-level briefings dashboards and analytical reports to inform business decisions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Advocacy Support

• Coordinate outreach and engagement with policymakers legislative staff regulatory agencies and external stakeholders.

• Support strategic engagement with trade associations coalitions and global industry forums.

• Strengthen internal stakeholder alignment across business units legal finance and strategy teams.

Operations Compliance & Financial Management

• Manage government relations operations including issue tracking stakeholder mapping meeting preparation and documentation.

• Oversee the GR budget financial modeling for advocacy initiatives forecasting and variance reporting.

• Administer Political Action Committee (PAC) compliance reporting and governance requirements.

Global Coordination

• Support internationally focused policy monitoring and advocacy coordinating with global partners and overseas stakeholders.

• Ensure consistency and alignment across global advocacy activities messaging and strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree; JD preferred.

• Experience working on congressional staff in a lobbying environment or in a public policy role preferred.

• 7 years of industry experience preferred.

• Strong knowledge of federal state and local lobbying regulations preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex policy issues into clear executive summaries.

• Financial acumen including modeling forecasting and budget oversight.

Experience

• Experience or interest developing supporting or executing a legislative or public policy agenda.

• Exposure to transportation manufacturing defense energy industrial or trade policy issues.

• Ability to synthesize complex policy information into actionable insights and executive-ready materials.

• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement coalition management and advocacy coordination.

• Proventrack recordof building or improving processes project management and operational execution.

• Strong analytical organizational and compliance skills.

• High levelofproficiencyin Microsoft office applications including PowerPoint Excel WordOutlookand Teams.

Travel

• Travelto Washington DC andadditionaldomestic and internationaljurisdictionswhere Allison Transmission engages in lobbying coalition activity or stakeholder outreach.