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Do something that means something at Williams. This isn't just a job - it's an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours!

The State Government & Regulatory Affairs Rep Sr. is responsible for leading, developing and maintaining state government and regulatory agency and non-governmental organization relationships in all areas where we operate, not only for project specific advocacy but for overall business growth, operations and project execution support. This position will lead company engagement to influence the development of state legislation, regulation and policies that could affect our company. The ability to collaborate across all business functions and partner with internal business partners to develop and implement a state and local issue management process that nurtures relationships across government are keys to success.

Your work will challenge and with our Core Values to guide you, you'll quickly learn and grow with us.

Day in the Life:

As a State Government & Regulatory Affairs Rep Sr/Staff supporting the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region, you'll spend your days building trusted relationships with policymakers, tracking legislation, and shaping regulatory outcomes that support natural gas pipelines. Whether you're briefing senior leaders, collaborating with internal teams, or representing Williams in statehouses and industry groups, your work will directly influence our ability to operate and grow responsibly. It's a dynamic role where strategy meets advocacy-and where your voice helps power the future.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Serves as on-the-ground lobbyist and company representative within the region of operations

• Cultivates relationships with government leaders, policymakers, and regulatory agencies to advocate on behalf of our position on issues, enhance our reputation and influence policies and regulations

• Leads meaningful engagement in technical partner groups on issues and appropriately influence policy development and regulatory comments and advocacy

• Drafts company position papers and presentations; accompanies senior leaders on visits and prepares them for these meetings by creating relevant briefing materials focused on political advocacy guidance developed on-the-ground in relevant states

• Drives the agenda for business impact; tracks our participation in these groups and actively participates in trade associations, coalitions and other industry groups to drive business objectives

• Leads engagement on proposed state-level regulations and leads us through the public comment process, collaborating with Environment & Permitting and Legal on technical insights

• Develops implementation plans and tools for when new regulations or rules take effect; risk ranks each proposed regulation and provides a monthly report while also providing a strategy for our highest risk issues

• Leads collateral creation by drafting presentations, creating talking points, developing fact sheets, elevating the political perspective for content across the company, and undertaking research and expansion projects

• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Business, Political Science, Communications; a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in government affairs, patron relations or related field

• Preferred: Master's degrees in Law, Business, Political Science, Communications; a minimum of eight (8) years of experience as staff in a State House, Governor's office, or federal congressional office within the specific geographic region to which the individual is assigned; public relations background

Shift/Work Hours/Travel Requirements:

• Willingness to travel throughout the region regularly (up to 50% of time)

Other Requirements:

• Must be registered as a lobbyist in states where our organization operates; in either the mid-Atlantic or Northeast region

• Ability to be proactive in legislative and regulatory engagements

• Strong understanding of the energy industry and experience in oil and natural gas policy issues

• Thorough understanding of the legislative process and rules

• Demonstrates excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority

• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications and PC skills

• Experience using and implementing communications tools with internal and external audiences

• Highly developed strategic skills in government and regulatory affairs and outreach

• Ability to work under high pressure in a dynamic environment and collaborate across a matrixed organization

• Preferred: Former legislative or regulatory staffer

• Preferred: Experience in issues campaigns

Why Choose Williams?

We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire . With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!

• Competitive compensation

• Annual incentive program

• Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles

• Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles

• 401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits

• A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid time off, including floating and company holidays

• Wellness Program with annual rewards

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Robust employee learning and development

• High internal mobility (we promote from within)

• Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)

• Fertility coverage and adoption benefits

• Domestic partner benefits

• Educational reimbursement

• Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer

• Employee resource groups

• Employee assistance programs

• Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative

• Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes

Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.

Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.

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Why Williams?

Looking to apply your passion and skills to the innovative and vital work that helps fuel the clean energy economy?

As the world demands reliable, low-cost, low-carbon energy, Williams will be there.

We currently handle one third of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat homes, cook food and generate electricity.

We don't offer jobs; we offer career opportunities that include:

• Competitive compensation and inclusive benefits

• Growth and development opportunities

• An inclusive culture where you can be yourself

• Opportunities to get involved in the community where you work and live

• Flexible work arrangements for many positions, including hybrid schedules

We're proud of our innovative people who want to make the world a better place and invite you to explore how you can help us make clean energy happen. Apply now!

Managing Partner, IT Strategy Consulting, Public Safety and Justice

Who we are

Gartner's Consulting business is an extension of Gartner's industry-leading Research. We partner directly with CIOs and business leaders across industry and government, helping organizations make smarter and faster decisions to achieve their mission-critical priorities.

We are a diverse team of strategy thought leaders, specializing in technology innovation and transformation.

The strategic consulting engagements we deliver are unbiased and independent, helping challenge conventional thinking and accomplish ground-breaking results for our clients across all areas of their business.

What you'll do

Our Managing Partners are responsible for Gartner Consulting's relationship with a portfolio of Gartner accounts within Public Saftey and Justice Industry based on the West Coast.

As a Managing Partner, you'll advise clients at the highest strategic level with both big-picture and tactical guidance on how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes. Your main goal is to develop compelling proposals and corresponding business plans that marry Gartner's key insights to clients' critical business objectives and help them: achieve mission critical objectives; develop best of breed Transformation strategies; reach their organizations' strategic goals.

You will articulate to clients (CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, CMOs, CDOs and other business leaders) the breadth and depth of Gartner Consulting Solutions; Drive strategic deals in key accounts with repeatable potential.

Lead pursuit development efforts; Build accounts over time, by shifting from transactional activity toward a business stream driven by growing client relationship and trusted advisor status; Execute account planning

What you'll need:

• A strong passion for the Public Safety and Justice domain
• Experience within a well-regarded management consultancy in a project delivery and sales capacity
• Prior experience in a problem-solving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferred
• Thorough understanding of the full criminal justice process from arrest to charging, disposition and corrections, including the agencies involved, statutory responsibilities and constraints, and policy level priorities such as reduced recidivism, enhanced accountability, use of diversion and improved equity and access to justice
• Ability to persuasively communicate with executive and elected criminal justice agency leadership by aligning IT initiatives with criminal justice strategic and policy priorities
• Subject Matter Expertise in Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) including inter-agency governance alternatives, data sharing architecture alternatives, integration implementation challenges, and practical use of national standards
• Subject matter expertise in three or more designated criminal justice application areas (court CMS; court e-Filing; prosecution CMS; public defense CMS; police RMS, police accountability (EIS, UOFS, complaints); criminal history), inclusive of:
  • Vendor market insights including leading, emerging and declining vendors and associated trends
  • Business capabilities and associated functional requirements
  • Architectural alternatives contextualized to agency needs and vendor offerings such as on premises and SaaS deployments, low-code platforms, etc.
  • Solution implementation strategies and risks inclusive of phasing approaches, governance and data migration

• Conceptual understanding of data structures and data integration approaches
• A consistent track record of growing and leading people and building high-performing teams that leverage technology to drive the mission-critical priorities of commercial or government entities
• An ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and non-technical backgrounds towards a common goal
• An unwavering sense of ownership and commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide constructive/ corrective action when/ if needed
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems. Must adapt Gartner frameworks and methodologies to strike at the heart of a client's most pressing business challenges
• Strong sales acumen, leveraging a keen understanding of client goals with Gartner solutions to meet mission critical priorities aligned with industry leading practices
• High interest in project delivery to oversee and participate in execution of sold engagements through to achieving desired outcomes and high client satisfaction
• An ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred

Who you are:

• Comfortable selling to, influencing and building trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives and elected officials
• Developing solutions and being involved in project delivery / management
• Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• A consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
• Proven track record in achieving / exceeding revenue targets Gartner is committed to diversity, inclusion and engagement across all aspects of our business.

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Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we've grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That's why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive - working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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