Government Affairs Lead

ResponsibilitiesIdentify political, regulatory/legislative, and other public policy trends and issues in the region that help establish One UL global positions, related advocacy campaigns, and otherwise, and inform UL business strategy for market leadership. Proactively monitor region public policy issues and government initiatives of consequence to ULs priority public policy matters for integration into automated issues tracking and reporting tools. Maintain (in concert with Issues Operations Management principal) automated and manual tracking and reporting framework for issues and policy management, environmental scans for government pressure points, and contacts database. Contribute to the development and maintenance of ULs overall engagement and relationship management strategy for regional government stakeholders. Manage day-to-day UL engagement with regional government and related stakeholders, including coalition building. Participate in critical external fora meetings, coalitions, associations, and committees as designated by Director, Government Affairs. Inform and execute regional components of One UL global public policy advocacy campaign plans. Develop and implement strategies to influence legislation and/or regulation to an optimal outcome for UL and within ULs public policy framework. Project manage cross-enterprise teams to develop UL responses to the government in line with ULs public policy framework and policy issue leads. Manages identification, activation, training and deployment of Advocacy Ambassadors in defined advocacy campaigns in support of strategic priorities within the broader Advocacy Ambassador framework. Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices. Performs other duties as directed. QualificationsUniversity Degree (Preferably an advances degree degree) in Business Administration, Political Science, Government Relations plus generally 10 years experience in a government agency or as a consultant to a government agency is preferred. Experience leading enterprise-wide projects and experience in development and deployment of regional advocacy campaign; global mindset. Organizational and Program Management Skills. Interpersonal Skills and People Management Abilities, exceptional written communication skills and strong presentation abilities, including storytelling for presentation and influence. Analytical and problem-solving faculty. Strong planning and execution capabilities. About UsA global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.