Senior Manager, Local Government Relations

Responsibilities: The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed. Market Ownership and Cross\u2011Functional Partnership

• Represent Ziply Fiber with local governments in the Midwestern United States, specifically meeting with state and federal officials and local community leaders.
• Monitor and analyze state and local legislation, regulatory proceedings, and policy developments affecting Ziply Fiber\u2019s operations and expansion in the Midwest; provide timely briefings and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Manage portfolio of markets to: o Continuously engage with and understand the objectives of local leadership (Construction, Field Operations, Marketing) ensuring issues are attended to timely and professionally. o Support construction teams and vendors in the resolution of right\u2011of\u2011way, permitting, pole attachment/joint use and similar issues with states, counties, and cities and third parties. o Act as principal contact for Ziply Fiber\u2019s Network Operations team on local government issues. o Work with city/county and community staff and leadership, ensuring we are attending to all issues as they arise.
• Support negotiations, in coordination with the Legal/Regulatory team, of franchises, right-of-way use agreements, and licenses. Government, Community, and Stakeholder Engagement
• Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with key community members, public and government officials, agency staff, and community-based organizations.
• Work with residents and businesses to resolve construction related issues and to create a win-win solution for the resident, business, and Ziply Fiber.
• Meet regularly with mayors, city council members, county commissioners, administrators, and staff…