Congressional Government Relations Role

Location: Washington, DC; on-site. U.S. Government export regulations require U.S. citizenship or nationality, lawful permanent residence, protected-individual status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.

Salary: $224,000–$260,000 annually, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global builds autonomous factories combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing to produce mission-critical aerospace and defense systems.

What you will do

• Build and manage relationships with congressional leadership, defense committees, appropriations committees, oversight committees, members, and staff.
• Set legislative strategy and translate company and program priorities into legislative language and policy asks.
• Lead congressional outreach, hearings, briefings, member meetings, and political-risk management.
• Manage external lobbying consultants and firms to expand congressional reach.
• Develop the Legislative Branch team, starting with one direct report.
• Coordinate with Government Relations, Public Policy, defense budget, Executive Branch, and Strategic Engagement functions.

Requirements

• Career experience spanning congressional staff work and corporate government affairs leadership.
• Track record of securing provisions in enacted defense authorization and appropriations bills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across the political spectrum in a nonpartisan capacity.
• Experience designing stakeholder engagement or political giving strategies for a changing Congress.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including speechwriting, public statements, or testimony preparation.
• Currently registered as a federal lobbyist or immediately eligible to register; holds or can obtain a national security clearance.

Nice to have

• Prior military service.
• Experience managing and developing a small, growing team.

Culture & Benefits

• Explicitly nonpartisan work focused on rebuilding American industrial capacity and the workforce behind it.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k), flexible vacation policy, and equity.
• Relocation support may be provided in certain situations based on business need.
• AI-assisted recruiting tools support hiring operations, while evaluations and decisions remain human-led.