[Hiring] External Affairs Manager @Propelus

Role Description

As External Affairs Manager, you’ll help Propelus stay ahead of changes in healthcare regulations. You’ll track legislative and regulatory developments, manage relationships with key healthcare stakeholders, and keep the External Affairs function organized and running smoothly.

What You’ll Do

• Policy & Regulatory Intelligence
  • Track legislation, rulemaking, board actions, licensure compacts, and CE requirements across priority states and national bodies.
  • Spot developments that affect Propelus, its customers, or its market, and share them with the right teams.
  • Turn complex policy into clear summaries, briefings, and talking points.
  • Keep legislative calendars, deadlines, and implementation dates current.
  • Coordinate with contract lobbyists and manage their agreements, deliverables, and lobbying compliance filings.
• State Association Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Build relationships with state healthcare associations, workforce centers, educational institutions, and professional organizations.
  • Coordinate Propelus’s participation in coalitions, task forces, conferences, and other forums.
  • Keep relationship records up to date (contacts, notes, commitments) and ensure follow-ups happen.
  • Prepare the VP for external meetings with research, briefing materials, and logistics.
• Operations
  • Run the day-to-day rhythm of External Affairs: priorities, timelines, meetings, events, and deliverables.
  • Build repeatable processes, templates, and systems (HubSpot, Quorum) that help the function grow.
  • Bring gaps, risks, and decisions that need attention to the VP early.
  • Support special projects, including RFPs, events, partner needs, and internal communications.

Expected Travel: roughly 20%

Qualifications

• 5+ years in government relations, regulatory affairs, public policy, or association management, ideally in healthcare, professional licensure, or another highly regulated industry.
• A strong grasp of state legislative processes, agency rulemaking, and licensing boards.
• A record of building productive relationships with associations, regulators, educators, and workforce organizations.
• Clear, concise writing and speaking for both internal and external audiences.
• Familiarity with lobbying registration and disclosure requirements, and experience working with contract lobbyists.
• Ability to manage many bills, jurisdictions, and relationships at once without losing the big picture.
• Comfort working independently and knowing when to escalate.
• Enjoy creating structure in a growing function.

Requirements

• Experience with healthcare licensure, continuing education, nursing workforce policy, or professional regulation.
• Familiarity with FSMB, NCSBN, CLEAR, and interstate licensure compacts.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Up to 100% of the premium for employee medical insurance.
• Generous PTO:
  • 0–4 yrs: 20 days
  • 5–9 yrs: 25 days
  • 10+ yrs: 30 days (accrues quarterly)
• 14 paid holidays each year.
• One floating holiday of your choice.
• 1 paid day off during your birth month.
• 16 hours of Volunteer Time Off.
• 401K with company matching.
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) for personal well-being.
• Employee Assistance Programs for 24/7 support.
• Carrot Fertility & Hormonal Support benefits.
• Spot Pet Insurance for emergencies and care.