California Government Affairs & Policy Leader

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead Bloom’s advocacy for CA, including work before the CPUC, CARB, CEC, Governor’s office and legislature. This will include direct engagement with commissioners and staff, collaborating with our trade associations, and leading our outside counsel/consultants on policy matters.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the policy and regulatory landscape.
• Monitor, analyze possible impacts and respond to California state regulatory and policies and proceedings, particularly related to energy, grid services, interconnection, planning and rate design.
• Develop and lead proactive legislative and regulatory strategies to build new market opportunities.
• Partner with internal departments to see opportunities, determine business impacts of legislative and regulatory proposals and build and drive positive policy outcomes.
• Identify and respond to legislative and executive branch policy changes that represent opportunities or risks to Bloom.
• Master existing regulations that impact Bloom, and represent Bloom as a legislative and regulatory expert in meetings with regulators, agency officials, legislators, utilities, other companies, trade associations and NGOs.
• Build and maintain a robust network of contacts, supporters, and industry colleagues to advance policy.

Skills and Experience:

• Advanced degree in economics, policy or law preferred
• At least 12 years work experience with the state legislature with strong preference toward California energy policy.
• Proven experience working for/with the state legislature, governor’s office, the CPUC or other state regulatory commissions
• Experience with California agencies, utilities, and entities (e.g., California Energy Commission, California ISO, muni utilities, CCAs, investor owned utilities)
• The ability to work within and cultivate a seamless multi-disciplinary team environment
• Excellent verbal, written and personal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complicated and technical policy points effectively
• Demonstrated analytical ability, particularly relating to financial impacts of regulation and policy
• Ability to rapidly digest, synthesize and summarize technical information
• Commitment to ensuring inclusive and equitable outcomes in all that we do, both internally and externally
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently, to manage time and multiple deadlines
• Successfully work with a broad range of partners and the ability to collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
• Ability to thrive in an evolving and dynamic environment
• Passion for driving clean energy policy

Salary Ranges:

$228,000.00 – $328,000.00