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Government Relations Senior Manager Jobs in Toronto, Ontario at Lime
Title: Government Relations Senior Manager
Company: Lime
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Lime is the world’s largest shared electric vehicle company. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered 400+ million rides in 250+ cities on 5 continents, replacing an estimated 100+ million car trips. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company and Fast Company Brand That Matters, we achieved a fully profitable year in 2022, becoming the first in our industry to reach this milestone.
We are hiring a Senior Manager, Government Relations for Eastern Canada, to join Lime’s global policy and communications team. In this role, you will assist the Canada team by helping advance policies that promote micro-mobility; preserve, expand, and develop new micro-mobility programs in cities throughout Eastern Canada; grow our fleet size across multiple vehicle types; and ensure that we are developing meaningful, trusting relationships with key micro-mobility stakeholders across Canada.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in building partnerships with with community and government stakeholders, and communicating the values of our service to regulators, the media and other key constituencies. You will also be comfortable working in an environment with evolving goals and have an aptitude to overcome obstacles as they arise and ambition to get things done.
The successful candidate must be bilingual and speak both English and French and requires you to be located in Quebec or Ontario.
What you’ll do:
Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with government leaders, businesses, non-profits, community organizations, the media and other prospective partners to effectively carry out the government relations strategy
In partnership with regional leadership, evaluate, prioritize, and implement strategic paths toward maintaining and growing the current fleet of Lime vehicles in priority Canadian markets
Collaborate with regional operations, campaigns, and policy leadership teams to develop and put into place a long-term government relations strategy that is aligned with company priorities and delivers on key metrics for regions of Canada
Collaborate with the comms and marketing teams on educational and safety initiatives, advertising and marketing campaigns, and local media activities
Participate in media interviews and speak at government and community forums and public events
Analyze and inform regional leadership and company HQ on local regulatory or legislative matters. Anticipate potential issues that may impact operations within Canadian markets and work with internal teams to quickly problem-solve.
Work with cross-functional colleagues to create models and best practices for: stakeholder engagement, developing work plans and delivering on goals, and overall team operational efficiency
Manage teams of consultants in multiple markets as needed, including establishing metrics for success and accountability.
About you:
Fluency in both French and English and ability to comfortably speak in public are required
At least five (5) years related experience leading or working in government affairs, public policy, campaigns, and/or community development in a government-related environment
A minimum of two (2) years working directly with municipal and/or provincial government, campaigns, or public policy in Eastern Canada.
A multi-tasker comfortable working on multiple priorities at once while exec…
