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Salary Range:

$120,800.00 - $201,400.00

This pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation that the position offers, and final compensation can vary within the range depending on work location, job experience, skills, and relevant educational attainment and/or training.

Job Title: AVEVA Government Relations Advisor, Americas

**Job Location:** Washington DC

**The position will** be responsible for developing and implementing AVEVA’s public policy strategy in the United States, and across the Americas region.

**Reporting** : The role will report directly to the Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy who is based in London, UK, and will also work closely with AVEVA’s commercial teams including the SVP, Americas, and the Senior Director, Business Affairs & Strategic Initiatives in San Leandro.

The role will work closely with Schneider Electric’s North American Government Relations team, and with Schneider Electric’s Digital Policy team, to ensure AVEVA’s public policy objectives and strategy are coherent with and integrated into Schneider Electric’s agenda, and to ensure close alignment on execution of the strategy.

**Role objective** **_:_** The objective is to develop our policy positioning and thought leadership in the future of energy and industrial digitization, to advance a strategy that grows the company’s visibility and relationships, thought leadership, policy influence, and involvement in collaborative projects at the leading edge of industrial innovation.

**Focus areas:** Focus areas include the following key industrial sectors: power and water infrastructure; smart manufacturing, the marine sector and metals and mining. The role will also focus on digital policy and the role of digitization, data and AI in industrial modernization.

Job Responsibilities:

+ Policy and advocacy: engaging with policymakers, industry organizations, research organisations, trade and business groups, and customers to drive a clear and compelling policy agenda for AVEVA, which projects our role at the intersection of the digital, industrial and energy policy arenas.

+ Demonstration projects: engaging with customers and other partners in the development of demonstration projects that showcase AVEVA’s software as a driver of industrial innovation.

+ Research collaborations: develop strategic partnerships with research institutes to deploy AVEVA’s software in research projects targeted at solving relevant industrial challenges around productivity, efficiency and decarbonization.

Qualifications:

+ Have 5-7 years’ experience in the areas of energy, technology, or industrial policy, in any of the following settings: federal or state government, industry association, state/local NGO, or in a government affairs role in a corporate.

+ Experience in the realm of AI and energy infrastructure and AI adoption within industry would be an advantage.

+ Have project management experience or experience coordinating programs of work involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.

+ Are eager to gain private sector experience and sharpen skills in business and corporate strategy.

+ Are organized and good at helping others get organized; a self-starter who enjoys working autonomously and working across multiple projects in cross functional teams.

+ Enjoy building networks and facilitating connections, building coalitions of partners.

+ Have excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills.

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world’s resources. The company’s secure industrial cloud platform and applications enable businesses to harness the power of their information and improve collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners. Over 20,000 enterprises in over 100 countries rely on AVEVA to help them deliver life’s essentials: safe and reliable energy, food, medicines, infrastructure and more. By connecting people with trusted information and AI-enriched insights, AVEVA enables teams to engineer efficiently and optimize operations, driving growth and sustainability. Named as one of the world’s most innovative companies, AVEVA supports customers with open solutions and the expertise of more than 6,400 employees, and 5,000 partners. With operations around the globe, AVEVA is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric

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USA Benefits include:

Flex work hours, 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service, three paid volunteering days, primary and secondary parental leave, well-being support, medical, dental, vision, and 401K.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals and minerals – safely, efficiently and more sustainably.

We’re the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we’ve been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ve also recently been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies.

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