Date Posted:
June 1, 2026
Position Title:
Senior Director, Government Relations
Office/Company:
U.S. Travel Association
Party:
N/A
Office Code:
Job Number:
HC-07562
Reports To:
Location:
Washington, DC
Contact:
Salary:
160–180K with bonus potential
Primary Role
Secondary Role:
Job Type:
Full Time
Description:
U.S. Travel seeks a Senior Director, Government Relations to promote and enhance the association’s profile, presence, and relationships across key audiences, including government officials on Capitol Hill, the administration, federal agencies, and others.Develop and maintain business relationships with key policymakers and federal government officials and their staff. Identify and track legislation and regulations that impact the travel community and recommend necessary levels of support or opposition.Undergraduate degree required; Political Science preferred. Master’s degree is a plus but not required. Minimum of 10–12 years of experience on Capitol Hill, in the political arena, public policy, or government affairs.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain business relationships with key policymakers and federal government officials and their staff.
• Identify and track legislation and regulations that impact the travel community and recommend necessary levels of support or opposition.
• Help conceive and implement U.S. Travel policy positions and advocate the association’s agenda before U.S. Congress and federal agencies.
• Demonstrate an eagerness to spend time highly engaged on Capitol Hill building and enhancing the voice of the travel industry.
• Compose, edit, update, and transmit legislative advocacy documents such as issue papers, talking points, testimonies, speeches, and letters.
• Monitor, attend, and report on relevant hearings, briefings, and meetings.
Qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree required; Political Science preferred. Master’s degree is a plus but not required.
• Minimum of 10–12 years of experience on Capitol Hill, in the political arena, public policy, or government affairs.
• Demonstrated experience working with, and established relationships within, the Senate Republican Conference, particularly with offices on relevant committees of jurisdiction.
• Advocacy experience in the travel and tourism industry is a plus but not required.
Instructions:
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Other:
U.S. Travel Association
