Manager, Government Affairs - East

CENTEGIX® is the industry leader in wearable safety technology for healthcare, education, government, and commercial workplaces with over 800,000 badges in use. The cloud-based CENTEGIX Safety Platform® initiates the fastest response time for emergencies, from the everyday to the extreme. Leaders in over 18,000 locations nationwide trust CENTEGIX's innovative safety solutions to empower and protect people (every day).

Purpose

The Government Affairs Manager is a critical role responsible for accelerating CENTEGIX's growth by managing legislative strategies, lobbying efforts, and state-level relationships to support school safety, corrections, and municipal security. You will drive the company's mission of protecting people by establishing strategic relationships that extend the reach and capabilities of the CENTEGIX Safety Platform. This role is pivotal in expanding our footprint across healthcare, education, government, and commercial sectors, directly impacting our long-term objectives of market leadership and life-saving innovation.

Position Responsibilities

Lobbying and legislative strategy

• Manage all retained lobbyists and lobbying firms, working across a network of up to a dozen firms and 10 to 12 lobbyists nationally
• Monitor, track, and report on state-by-state legislation, policy, and funding opportunities tied to school safety, state corrections, and municipal security

Procurement and stakeholder engagement

• Own state and local procurement strategy, guiding opportunities through the process from identification to close
• Engage directly with agency leaders and executives across state and university systems to build relationships that open doors for CENTEGIX
• Manage relationships with school board members and advocacy groups, building the credibility and access that support long-term deals

Sales partnership

• Meet weekly with sales reps to align legislative and procurement activity with active deals, creating fertile ground for the sales team
• Support regional sales executives with local municipality opportunities, procurement services, and strategic relationship building
• Represent the company at state-level industry events and meetings with key stakeholders