Government Affairs Director

at  DroneShield Limited

Work with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world’s most challenging technical problems in the Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others, in over 70 countries around the world.
Be part of a well-funded and agile organisation, as a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team. We have a flat organisational structure, and the best candidates will be both creative lateral thinkers and doers. Our technical pursuits require us to take advantage of the absolute latest in technology and best practices to remain competitive.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 5-20 years Government Affairs experience
• Defence or security sector experience preferred
• Experience at small to mid-market is preferable over solely defence primes
• Proven track record of success
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a geographically distributed team
• Excellent written/verbal communication
• Motivated self-starter
• Technology sector experience is well regarded, but not required
• High degree of attention to detail
• Creative lateral thinker
  Note for recruitment agencies: we do not accept floated candidates from external recruiters unless they were instructed to do so

ABOUT THE ROLE

DroneShield is seeking a Government Affairs Director to join its team, based in Canberra (preferably) or Sydney.
The position will report the CEO. It represents an exceptional opportunity for a result-driven individual in a new niche but exploding global market for counterdrone security.
The role will form an integral part of a small global team headquartered in Sydney, with the primary focus on highlighting DroneShield capabilities to all levels of Australian Government, supported by external consultancies as appropriate, including a media advisor.
As a role with a scale-up business in a nascent industry, while the position involves a substantial amount of planning and strategy work along with execution, the best candidate will be both a thinker and a doer - the job will involve a substantial amount of DroneShield positioning within federal and state agencies, and the interplay between the Government agencies and DroneShield customers, such as Defence, intelligence community, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, public venue security, transport and others. There will also be elements of non-Australian work emerging over time, including AUKUS related work. Further, there would likely be lobbying work related to various parts of legislation which affect DroneShield.
Competitive compensation package will be offered for the role, including competitive base salary, discretionary cash bonus, and stock options.

RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Grow and execute Government Relations strategy for Australia and AUKUS across Defence, intelligence community, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, public venue security, transport and others
• Interface with external Government Relations and media consultants to drive the GR strategy
• Promote awareness of DroneShield capabilities at all levels of Australian Government
• Engage with Australian and other Government for military aid programs
• Represent DroneShield at industry events