Government Affairs Manager (North East)

Manager Of Government Affairs

This role is based in Purchase, NY and will require a good amount of travel in the Northeastern United States (NY, NH, CT, MA, RI, ME, VT).

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). Pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

The Public Policy and Government Affairs (PPGA) team helps PepsiCo navigate the increasingly volatile and complex policy and regulatory landscape in which our company operates. By anticipating opportunities and risks, we facilitate positive legislative environments and work to avoid discriminatory regulation. Further, our proactive engagement with a range of external stakeholders ensures PepsiCo has a seat at the negotiating table and allows us to help shape fair policies that are science-based and protect consumer choice.

In the role of Manager of Government Affairs, you will work with the Director of Government Affairs in managing key legislative and regulatory issues in the Northeastern United States (NY, NH, CT, MA, RI, ME, VT). Helping to navigate dynamic state and local policy and regulatory environment to protect and support PepsiCo's growth ambition. You will develop, enhance, and execute a strategic vision and multi-year strategy for PPGA in terms of public policy, regulations, government affairs, industry and trade relations. You will focus on state and local government and stakeholder outreach and be a principal advocate in front of policy makers and the administration.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively scan the environment for key policy matters as they "bubble up" or track / trend in the civic / social, business and government spaces to ensure that through this "radar" activity the company stays abreast of any pending legislative / regulatory risks to develop a risk mitigation or risk opportunity leverage plan.
• Monitor and research current and relevant emerging public policy issues concerning how PepsiCo should work with allied organizations and industries.
• Ensure sector and corporate partners are advised of key legislative / regulatory risks due to contagion effect across geographies and align corporate plans with respect to proactive risk mitigation.
• Provide external insight into the company with respect to key policy and regulatory matters that affect the implementation of the commercial and business operational strategy. Decode the external environment into the company.
• Strategic advisory on confidential and sensitive matters including but not limited to due diligence, stakeholder reputation and goodwill insights, new partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions, etc.

WORK WITH AND SHAPE INDUSTRY BODIES, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

LEADING EXTERNAL 'BETTER' PARTNERSHIPS

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