Director, Government Affairs - California

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 550 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together? 

PrizePicks is looking for a Director of Government Affairs to help lead advocacy efforts with legislators and key stakeholders around issues related to daily fantasy sports, gaming, and sports and entertainment. This is a high-impact role for a thoughtful, driven professional who is passionate about great consumer products and public policies that support consumer choice. This position reports into the VP, State Government Affairs.

What you’ll do:

• Public Representative: As the face of PrizePicks, you’ll make sure state legislators, regulators, governors, and attorneys general in your jurisdictions understand and are champions for our customers and business. 
• Coalition & Relationship Building: You will convert allies into champions, undecideds into friends, and find ways to work with those who don’t see eye to eye while you engage with 3rd party stakeholders, peers, and competitors across the broader gaming ecosystem, including but not limited to casino operators, tribal gaming communities, and others. 
• Legislative and Regulatory Strategy: You will lead our legislative and regulatory strategy development and engagement in your jurisdictions and keep internal company stakeholders informed on progress toward company goals. 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with comms, legal, product, and marketing teams to tell the PrizePicks story and support our user community.
• Management & Execution: Manage a roster of external firms and lobbyists, ensuring every resource is used for maximum impact and efficiency.
• Travel: Attend frequent stakeholder meetings, political organization conferences, and industry and relationship building events.

What you have:

• Experience & Expertise: 5-7 years of experience in policy, government, and/or campaign roles with a strong grasp of politics, media and comms, the legislative process and familiarity with tech, consumer apps, and gaming issues.
• Strong Communication: The ability to distill complex competitive and policy dynamics into short, high impact, politically attuned messaging for both internal and external audiences.
• Exceptional Interpersonal Skills: The ability to quickly forge connections and build relationships, both internal and external. 
• Strategic Thinking at Pace and Scale: An aptitude for finding creative ways to secure wins in rapidly changing environments across multiple jurisdictions.
• Growth Mindset: A conviction that there’s always a way through and the persistence to keep adapting until you find the right solution. Each new challenge is an opportunity not just for professional acceleration but also a chance to grow our internal culture of excellence.
• Integrity: Ability to pass key personnel submissions and background checks as part of gaming licenses.
• Mission-Driven: A competitive mindset and a passion for making sure consumers have access to innovative new options.

Where you’ll live:

• While we prefer candidates based in California, we are open to qualified applicants from anywhere in the U.S. and are willing to consider remote candidates. #LI-Remote 

Working at PrizePicks:

The typical salary range for this position is $170,000 to $200,000. At PrizePicks, we consider your role, level, and where you'll be working when determining our salary ranges. The compensation info you see on our job postings gives you an idea of the starting pay range for the position. Your actual pay within that range will depend on your specific work location, as well as your skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter will be happy to chat more about the specific pay range for your location and how we arrived at it during the hiring process. 

This application period will remain open for 30 days. We’re committed to finding the best candidate, so this date may be adjusted, and any changes will be reflected in this posting.

Date Posted:  11/10/26

Benefits you’ll receive:

In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks: 

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans 
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Annual bonus
• Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
• Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
• Company-wide in-person events and team outings
• Lifestyle enhancement program
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. 

PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.