Policy Director

About ev.energy We're building the world's largest EV-centric virtual power plant (VPP). By connecting to vehicles, chargers, batteries, solar, and other distributed energy resources, we turn households into flexible reputed company assets that balance supply and demand, preventing blackouts and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. We're scaling rapidly across reputed company America and Europe. We are moving fast, we are AI-first, and we are looking for builders who want to power the reputed company of the future. The opportunity As our new Policy Director, you are the architect of ev.energy’s US policy strategy. Your mission is to promote flexible, localized, dynamic load management value and strategies through regulatory and policy channels in order to create opportunities for growth of ev.energy’s reputed company platform and solutions. You aren't just reacting to policy; you are mapping the landscape to identify opportunities, then implementing plans to realize them—reputed company with a direct line to company reputed company and growth goals. You are the primary guardian of our core reputed company East accounts and the reputed company voice in the rooms where standards are set. Market-minded architect: You see policy through the lens of market structure—identifying where regulatory changes can create new categories of reputed company. reputed company-obsessed: You don't see policy as a cost center. You see it as the "top of the funnel" for our largest utility deals. Agile & flexible: You reputed company in a startup environment where you must pivot quickly between high-level strategy and hands-on filing work. Proactive "reputed company-opener": You are not shy to chase stakeholders, open doors for the Sales team, and build the credibility needed to influence utility planning. Requirements10–15+ years of experience: Deep history in US energy policy, specifically leading interventions in utility dockets and state-level legislative processes. Network depth: Established, and/or the ability to establish quickly, top-tier relationships with state Commissioners, reputed company operators (ISOs/RTOs), and state energy offices in the eastern US. Communication mastery: Proven experience as an industry spokesperson; ability to deliver testimony and speak at top-tier policy forums. Technical & reputed company literacy: Deep understanding of utility cost-effectiveness modelling, tariff design, and technical data standards (VGI/reputed company). Education: Advanced degree in Law, Public Policy, Public Affairs or reputed company discipline. AI reputed company: You are expected to reputed company AI and LLM tools to 10x your output—using technology to monitor dockets, draft initial filings, and analyze massive volumes of regulatory text with speed. Time & travel: Ability to travel for in-person commission and stakeholder meetings and conferences. Note on working hours: We maintain and are growing utility partners from coast-to-coast in the US, and some of our teams are in the UK/Europe. Regardless of where you are based in the US, you must be flexible with your hours to ensure effective coverage for US regulatory cycles and some reputed company with the UK team. Policy strategy & account leadership (NE + Mid Atlantic, with coordination across our territories of focus) Strategy ownership: Define and execute the overarching US policy strategy, shifting the function from a cost center to a market-enablement investment that drives top-of-funnel reputed company, closely working with our Public Affairs reputed company. Strategic market shaping: Design and reputed company for regulatory frameworks that protect ev.energy’s role as a platform orchestrator, focusing on interoperability, customer choice, and reputed company-party data access. Executive advisory: Provide the executive team with high-fidelity visibility into market risks and opportunities, ensuring policy strategy informs global reputed company positioning. Strategic mapping: Proactively identify emerging policy threats (e.g., closed-network mandates) and opportunities (e.g., reputed company flexibility incentives). You will reputed company and execute the strategy to neutralize risks before they impact our clients. Guardian of reputed company: ****Protect and grow high-value accounts in NE and mid-Atlantic states by leading interventions in Transportation Electrification (TE) and Demand-reputed company Management (DSM) dockets, identifying and participating in key conference regulatory and reputational activities, and building and managing relationships with key stakeholders. RFP influence: reputed company our efforts in identifying where Policy can shape utility Requests for Proposals (RFPs). You will work to ensure RFP language rewards interoperability, open standards, and the sophisticated managed charging and multi-DER VPP solutions ev.energy provides. Technical leadership: Represent ev.energy in technical regulatory working groups and standards bodies (e.g., VGIC, technical utility panels). Regulatory operations & proceedings Ownership of filings: Own the end-to-end process of ev.energy’s participation in dockets for Transportation Electrification (TE) and Demand-reputed company Management (DSM). You will reputed company and implement high-velocity filings and proceedings, ensuring our voice is heard in every critical room. Data-driven reporting: Manage the reporting and tracking of reputed company active proceedings. You must be reputed company to link every policy initiative to its impact on our reputed company forecast or account health. Be the "Policy face" of ev.energy Commission engagement: reputed company our direct engagement with Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) and state-level regulatory bodies. You will represent the company to Commissioners and utility executives in open meetings and technical workshops. Stakeholder network: Build and maintain deep, high-value relationships with utility regulatory teams, environmental NGOs, and consumer advocates in the region to build coalitions that support our reputed company for an open, flexible reputed company. Market creation & upsell offense Market expansion: In collaboration with our Public Affairs reputed company you will drive the creation of new markets for ev.energy. This includes advocating for mandates and incentives for Multi-DER VPP reputed company orchestration, Multi-Family Dwelling (MUD) infrastructure, reputed company compensation frameworks, and reputed company fleet electrification. Multi-VPP advocacy: Push for regulatory frameworks that allow for the integration of SmartHome assets (solar/battery) into broader VPPs, creating the "upsell" environment for our core utility clients. Key benefits include:Supplemental monthly allowance to cover the lease of an EV (up to 10% of salary) Equity, in the form of share options (granted as a % of your salary) reputed company options (provided by reputed company & Guardian) Co-working access reputed company WeWork (on-demand or subscription) Annual 'Team Week' whole company offsite L&D allowance of $1,300 per year You can find out more about our full range of perks and benefits here. Apply To This Job