VP of Corporate and Community Affairs opportunity

We have an opening for a newly created position of Vice President of Corporate and Community Affairs. The primary role of this position is to develop, implement and communicate Pinnacol’s corporate and community strategies and policies to protect and promote business interests with respect to policyholders, agents, business associations, and regulatory and government officials. This role also directs and coordinates the policyholder, community and government relations activities of Pinnacol in support of business goals and objectives established by our Board of Directors, CEO and Executive Team and in conjunction with our CEO and General Counsel retains external lobbying services on the company's behalf.

What are we looking for in this position? The successful candidate must be able to build credibility while establishing trust with key corporate stakeholders and within all levels of the company. They must also be able to demonstrate an extensive knowledge of worker’s compensation industry, economic, regulatory, legislative and marketplace issues. The ability to assess, analyze and integrate information from stakeholders, competitors, markets and industry trend data to drive strategic and tactical decisions is critical. They must also have proven experience developing, and successfully advancing, policy initiatives along with extensive knowledge of politics and the legislative process at the state and local level.

In terms of education a Bachelor’s degree in government relations, political science, public relations, or a related field is required with a master’s and/or legal degree preferred. Extensive experience in community, legal and government affairs, interacting with community groups, business associations, legislators and regulators, and experience interacting and working with external lobbyists is also required.

If this position sounds like something you would be interested in we would love to hear from you. As always, we ask candidates to apply on-line via our company website at www.pinnacol.com/careers.