About Ascendion
Ascendion is an AI-native software engineering disruptor helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with enterprise clients across North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth.
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Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life
We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:
- Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands
- Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
- Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
- Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience
Experience a community of change makers!
Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.
About The Role:
- As an Innovation Policy Manager, you will work with internal and external collaborators to design, create, develop and execute on various experiences and events that demonstrate the value of Artificial Intelligence [AI], wearables, virtual reality, and other cutting-edge technologies to a policy audience.
- You will also develop policy partnerships with various innovation stakeholders, like AI developers, and design initiatives to build community and outreach capability.
- You will do this in close collaboration with various cross-functional [XFN] colleagues internally, including other policy, product, marketing, partnerships and legal teams.
- The role requires knowledge and experience with AI solutions, and the various policy considerations associated with new technologies.
- In this role, you will also manage strategic outreach and policy campaigns to advance the values and interests of the company.
- You will advocate for client on the value of AI innovation, and the positive economic and social impact it is having in the world today and into the future.
- You’ll be right in the thick of the most advanced technological advancements, helping to evangelize the future of AI innovation.
- This role requires frequent domestic travel.
Job Title: Innovation Policy Manager II
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead demos giving policy audiences hands-on experiences with AI solutions, wearables, VR, and other cutting-edge technologies.
- Develop, create, and execute on various innovation policy experiences and events to educate and inform policy stakeholders.
- Develop strategic outreach programs and policy campaigns to advocate for the economic and social value of AI innovation.
- Support engagement with policymakers, trade associations, industry partners, key opinion formers, non-profit groups and others to contribute to the public discussion on the economic and social value of innovative technologies, like AI.
- Work cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Legal, Communications, and Partnerships teams, as well as global policy teams to build and drive programs and campaigns that demonstrate the value of AI innovation.
- Build coalitions with other organizations to advance our company’s policy goals
- Develop and project manage innovative policy programs and campaigns, including for new AI products
- Independently manage smaller advocacy campaigns or collaborate on the management of larger campaigns, serving as a primary client lead in some cases
- Lead cross-functional initiatives with both internal and external stakeholders to champion AI innovation.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in public policy, law, political science, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in policy, legal, with a focus onAItechnology or other related technologies
- Policy stakeholder engagement experience
- Policy Programs and Campaigns experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in public policy
- 8+ years of experience in Public Policy
- Experience in any of the following areas: AI technologies, wearables, Virtual Reality [VR], programs and campaigns, security, privacy, integrity, competition, and the surrounding policy environments
- Knowledge and experience on AI, open-source innovation, wearables, and VR
- Prior FAANG or Big Tech a plus
Location: Onsite in any one of these locations [Washington, DC / Miami, FL / Austin, TX / New York, NY / Orlando, FL]
Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $93,600 - $140,400 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]
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