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Lead - US Government Affairs & Public Policy

Who are we?Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.We’re training and deploying frontier models f

Company

Cohere

Location

Washington, DC

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-03T17:26:05.105+00:00

Cohere is hiring a lead for US government affairs and public policy, based in Washington, DC, hybrid. The person sets the company's federal and state advocacy strategy, tracks AI regulation, briefs lawmakers, regulators and agencies, manages lobbyists and trade associations, and keeps lobbying activity compliant. The posting wants 10 to 15-plus years split between corporate government affairs in tech and political or government roles, plus a bachelor's degree. Distinctive: scope to extend advocacy into Latin America, and a preference for defense, national security, procurement or regional experience.