Vice President, State & Local Public Affairs

Have you ever had that green-light feeling? When you hit every green light and the day just feels like magic. CLEAR's mission is to create frictionless experiences where every day has that feeling. With more than 30+ million passionate members and hundreds of partners around the world, CLEAR’s identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or right on your phone, CLEAR connects you to the things that make you, you - unlocking easier, more secure, and more seamless experiences - making them all feel like magic. 

We are looking for a Vice President of State & Local Public Affairs, who will be responsible for strengthening CLEAR’s corporate reputation and brand awareness among government and civic stakeholders at the state and local level, while overseeing a team of Public Affairs professionals driving impact across key regions. Based in New York, you will lead a team committed to developing and executing public affairs strategies to effectively tell CLEAR’s story to elected officials, community partners, local opinion leaders, and members in all markets where CLEAR maintains a presence. In addition to providing strategic leadership, you'll maintain high-level relationships within key markets and ensure alignment across the regional public affairs team. This role is expected to travel up to 25% of the time.

What you'll do:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of regional public affairs professionals to execute effective campaigns that align with CLEAR’s business objectives and values
• Develop and oversee the execution of public affairs strategies to strengthen CLEAR’s reputation and advance its goals across multiple markets
• Cultivate and maintain high-level relationships with key stakeholders in government, business, and community organizations, ensuring CLEAR’s mission and growth are well-understood and supported
• Monitor and respond to legislative and regulatory activity at the state and local levels, ensuring CLEAR’s perspectives and interests are effectively represented
• Identify, develop, and manage strategic partnerships with community organizations and advocacy groups to amplify CLEAR’s impact and visibility
• Represent CLEAR at events, legislative hearings, and stakeholder meetings as a senior leader and key voice for the organization
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Public Affairs, Aviation, Marketing and Communications, and CLEAR1 teams to ensure consistent messaging and alignment of efforts
• Manage vendor and consultant relationships to maximize results across priority markets

How you'll measure success:

• Drive the performance and professional growth of the regional public affairs team, as measured by team engagement and achievement of goals
• Evaluate the quality and depth of relationships established and maintained with key government, business, and community leaders across regions
• Assess successes in navigating and influencing public policy, as evidenced by positive legislative and regulatory outcomes
• Measure the development and impact of strategic partnerships aligned with CLEAR’s business objectives and values
• Ensure seamless coordination and execution of public affairs strategies across multiple markets

What you're great at:

• Inspiring and leading a high-performing team to achieve ambitious goals
• Strategic thinking and execution in government relations and public affairs
• Building and leveraging relationships with senior government, civic, non-profit, and business leaders
• Navigating complex legislative and regulatory environments to deliver measurable outcomes
• Communicating effectively and persuasively with diverse stakeholders
• Organizing and prioritizing efforts to manage multiple initiatives across a dynamic landscape
• Maintaining a data-driven approach to evaluate and enhance public affairs strategies

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs. 

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $250,000-$280,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR’s total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

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