# Public Policy Associate

**Company**: Perplexity
**Location**: Washington D.C.
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: $185K - $200K
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Public Policy Associate to join our team in Washington, D.C. This is a full-time, on-site role that involves working closely with our Communications team and executive leadership to engage with policymakers, trade associations, and civil society leaders.

As a Public Policy Associate, you will be responsible for executing our policy communications strategy, building relationships with stakeholders, advocating for our positions, and representing Perplexity in various settings.

Key responsibilities include:

- Executing our policy communications strategy set by our Comms and executive leadership teams

- Building and maintaining relationships with Hill staff, executive branch staff, trade associations, think tanks, and civil society organizations

- Advocating directly for our positions and following bills and rulemakings that affect Perplexity

- Running our D.C. event footprint, including Hill staff briefings, roundtables, product demos, and receptions

- Representing Perplexity in coalitions and trade association working groups

- Partnering with think tanks and civil society groups on convenings, research launches, and joint programming

- Preparing our leaders for D.C. engagements

To be successful in this role, you should have:

- At least 3 years of professional experience, including time on Capitol Hill or in a related field

- External lobbying experience, either at a government relations or law firm, or in-house at a company

- A strong network in Washington, D.C. and the ability to grow it

- Event execution skills and the ability to run events smoothly

- Strong writing skills and the ability to turn complex information into clear, concise messaging

- Sound judgment and the ability to represent a company in a room without a script

- Genuine curiosity about AI policy and the substance of what Perplexity is building

We offer a comprehensive benefits program, including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more. The compensation range for this role is $185K - $200K.

**Benefits**

- Comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more

## Skills

### Required
- policy communications
- relationship building
- advocacy
- event planning
- writing
- judgment

### Nice to have
- Hill experience
- lobbying experience
- AI policy knowledge
- event execution

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