Associate Manager, State and Local Government Affairs

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About the Job :

The Associate Manager, State and Local Government Affairs will play a key role in advancing the organization’s state and local advocacy strategy on policies impacting the quick-serve restaurant (QSR) industry. This position will primarily focus on labor / workforce, environment, food safety, franchising, and tax / trade issues. A successful candidate will bring strong policy experience, deep understanding of the legislative process, and familiarity with the unique challenges and opportunities facing quick serve restaurants.

Salary Range :

annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors .

Responsibilities :

• Support the development and execution of the organization’s state and local legislative and regulatory agenda, with a focus on QSR-relevant issues.
• Monitor and analyze legislative and regulatory developments affecting the quick serve restaurant industry.
• Build and maintain relationships both externally and internally with key stakeholders, including state and local lawmakers, state government agencies, industry coalitions, company subject matter experts, outside consultants, and franchisees.
• Create and routinely update meeting collateral, including franchisee and restaurant locations database.
• Support franchisee engagement in advocacy efforts, including grassroots activation emails and routine updates on legislation with franchisees and their associations.
• Collaborate with internal teams (, legal, sustainability, finance) to evaluate how policy changes impact business operations.
• Represent the company at industry trade groups and develop extensive relationships with industry peers and other stakeholder groups.
• Ensure compliance with state and local lobbying regulations and maintain accurate activity reports.

Qualifications

Benefits :

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage : medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA / HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our (k) plan. Yum! provides weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, a floating day off and paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! -