P6P6 — Principal Professional
Principal Advisory
Shapes cross-functional policy strategy at the company level; mentors Government Affairs team.
What this level means
Top individual contributor; recognized authority with strategic impact, equivalent to a low executive level
- Scope
- Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems
- Autonomy
- Defines direction; minimal oversight
- Complexity
- Strategic, open-ended problems shaping the technical future
- Impact
- Organization-wide
- Decision rights
- Sets technical strategy for a major area
- Leadership
- Recognized authority; multiplies many teams
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Leads major coalitions or joint public-private initiatives.
- Shape cross-functional policy strategy.
- Mentor Government Affairs team.
- Lead public-private initiatives.
- Mentor team members.
- Align strategy with business innovation.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Coalition leadership
- Mentoring
- Strategic alignment
- Regulatory strategy
- Cross-functional strategy
- Mentorship
- Regulatory alignment
- Public-private initiatives
- Thought leadership on public policy
- Capacity to mentor others
- Vision for regulatory strategy aligning with business innovation
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Law or related field
- Advanced degrees (MPP, JD, or MBA) preferred
Common titles
Governmental Affairs VIGovernmental Affairs 6Principal Governmental AffairsPrincipal Advisory
What it pays
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