Executive Director, Government Relations Communications & Campaigns

Kaiser Permanente

Hospitals, Clinics, Non-Medical Staff

Oakland, CA - USA

Vice President

Experteer Overview

In this role you lead enterprise-wide advocacy campaigns and government relations communications, aligning coalition work, stakeholder outreach, and digital engagement with Kaiser Permanente’s priorities. You partner across public affairs, policy, community outreach, and external communications to influence policy, regulatory, and reputational outcomes. You develop scalable campaign frameworks and provide tools for market execution, driving measurable impact and enterprise credibility. This position offers strategic influence at the intersection of policy, healthcare, and public affairs, with a focus on mobilizing diverse stakeholders to shape external environments.

Responsibilities

Lead integrated advocacy campaigns aligning legislative, regulatory, business, and reputational priorities
Design and execute campaigns combining coalition activation, digital engagement, events, grassroots/grasstops outreach, and earned media
Collaborate with Government Relations leadership to identify strategic opportunities for advocacy and engagement
Create campaign frameworks, activation plans, messaging architectures, and stakeholder strategies
Coordinate enterprise campaigns across national and market teams
Develop communications plans, materials, and toolkits for legislative priorities and regulatory initiatives
Manage messaging, briefing materials, talking points, presentations, fact sheets, and executive materials
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholder organizations and coalitions
Monitor stakeholder, political, regulatory, and industry trends to inform strategy
Develop and implement digital advocacy and stakeholder activation strategies
Coordinate campaign execution across markets and ensure strategic consistency
Establish measurement frameworks and dashboards to assess campaign impact
Provide strategic counsel to Government Relations leadership on opportunities and engagement approaches
Lead and develop a high-performing advocacy and campaign team
Foster governance, playbooks, and scalable practices for enterprise-wide effectiveness

Key requirements

Minimum ten years of relevant experience in advocacy, public affairs, government relations, political campaigns, or related fields
Experience developing and executing advocacy and stakeholder engagement campaigns
Proven success influencing legislative, regulatory, reputational, or policy outcomes
Experience building coalitions and engaging elected officials, trade associations, and industry partners
Ability to translate complex policy or business objectives into compelling campaigns
Experience leading teams, agencies, and cross-functional initiatives

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Description

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