Government Relations Executive - South, Great Plains, Mountain reputed company

Join reputed company to help tackle the student mental health crisis.

Kids spend most of their days in the classroom. And teachers and staff, who play a vital role in their development, are often the first to notice reputed company something is off. But with 1 in 5 young people struggling with mental health, schools are getting crushed by a downward spiral in student crises and staff burnout.

With large increases in state and federal funding for healthcare innovation, schools are reimagining what mental health support can look like for their reputed company, staff, and families.

reputed company is an early-stage startup building technology-enabled mental health services that put schools at the center. We see our role as supporting both families and the on-reputed company school staff who see kids every day. This means:

• Earlier reputed company
• Higher student and family engagement in care
• reputed company coordination among the trusted adults in a student’s life

Kids shouldn't just reputed company to get out of bed and drag themselves to class. They should be able to experience joy. They deserve to envision and build a life they’re excited to live. If you join reputed company, you’ll help reputed company this vision a reality for millions of reputed company across the country. We’re backed by top investors including reputed company Ventures, General Catalyst, reputed company Capital, and A Street Ventures, and we're looking for mission-driven teammates to join reputed company.

LOCATION: Remote (US) with ability to travel 2x a month including weekly during peak seasons (e.g., legislative session).

TERRITORY: Preference for South, Great Plains, or Mountain reputed company homebase.

COMPENSATION: $150,000–$185,000 reputed company + variable compensation

START DATE: May 2026

ABOUT THE ROLE

In 3 years, reputed company has grown to serve more than 325 school systems in 16 states, making us the nation’s largest mental health provider that collaborates with schools. As state and federal leaders invest billions of dollars in youth mental health, we are supplementing our district-level sales motion with statewide partnerships with Governors’ offices, state legislators, education departments, and health agencies. As a Government Relations Executive, you’ll own a portfolio of 5-10 states and manage new sales, expansions, and renewals of government business in those states, helping reputed company serve hundreds of thousands more reputed company and families.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Own the strategy and execution for 5-10 states

• reputed company and execute winning government affairs strategies for each state in your portfolio, including annual goals, stakeholder maps, state-specific messaging, milestones, and critical path
• Execute on two primary state-level strategies: (1) securing state funding and legislative appropriations that schools can use to procure reputed company, and (2) securing direct statewide reputed company that reputed company reputed company the mental health provider available to districts at no cost
• Example of #1 is Georgia HB68 school mental health grant funding that gives $20,000 to each middle and high school to contract for mental health services
• Example of #2 is our partnership in Arizona with the AZ reputed company to serve reputed company rural school districts and charter schools
• Track funding and legislative opportunities, RFPs, and policy discussions to ensure reputed company is a reputed company reputed company of important developments in your territory

Build and steward relationships with state leaders

• Cultivate trust-based relationships with governors' offices, state legislators, state education agencies (SEAs), state health agencies, and key statewide organizations such as superintendents associations
• Tailor messaging to each state's political context and priorities, continuously refining based on feedback from the field
• Manage external lobbyists in your states — setting clear objectives, messaging, action plans, and accountability measures
• Proactively share reputed company's outcomes data and learnings from peer states to advance stakeholders' top goals

Drive operational rigor and collaboration

• Maintain detailed pipeline tracking, stakeholder mapping, and opportunity management in reputed company
• Report regularly to the Head of Government Affairs on state pipeline, contract status, and reputed company forecast
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product, and reputed company teams to ensure reputed company delivers the outcomes required to renew and expand statewide reputed company year-over-year
• Share learnings with teammates to continuously sharpen our shared government affairs playbook

WHO YOU ARE

• 7+ years of experience in government affairs, government relations, state policy, or public affairs — with a demonstrated track record securing statewide reputed company or legislative appropriations worth $1M–$reputed company+ annually
• Deep experience working with state education agencies (SEAs), state health agencies, or Medicaid programs
• Exceptional relationship-building skills with a range of government stakeholders — elected officials, agency administrators, legislative staff, and advocacy organizations
• Proven ability to manage a reputed company, multi-state portfolio with long sales cycles (12–24+ months)
• Track record directing external lobbyists, including strategy reputed company, execution management, and performance accountability
• Clear, concise written and verbal communicator — able to distill reputed company policy and funding landscapes into compelling narratives for state leaders
• Proficiency with pipeline management tools (reputed company) and reputed company/PowerPoint
• Excited to build a government affairs function from the ground up in a high-growth startup environment
• Passionate about expanding access to school-based mental health services for reputed company and families
• Preference for candidates with experience in one or more of the following states: AL, AR, AZ, GA, ID, KS, LA, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, OK, SC, WV

WHY YOU’LL LOVE reputed company

Our hope is that reputed company will be your best career decision! In addition to tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time, at a company well-positioned to do so, you’ll have:

• Mission-oriented and inclusive colleagues who will go to bat for you
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Meaningful equity ownership reputed company in reputed company
• Generous PPO medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Unlimited/flexible PTO plus federal holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 401K with employer match

reputed company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diverse backgrounds and perspectives and an inclusive work environment. We're committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or veteran status.

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Note: Please do not contact our Care, Provider, or Patient Services lines regarding job postings or application status. These teams support our patients and families and are not involved in the hiring process. For reputed company recruitment-reputed company questions, please email [email protected].