Zipline
Head of Public Affairs
$230K–$270K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in public affairs, community engagement, grassroots advocacy, coalition building, campaigns, or a closely related field; significant leadership responsibility.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build and lead Zipline’s Public Affairs function to strengthen community trust, support market launches and growth, and manage public opposition through engagement, advocacy, and cross-functional work.
What you'll do
- Establish the function’s strategy, team, operating model, tools, budget, and scalable playbooks.
- Build community relationships and advocacy networks, manage concerns, and prepare public campaigns and rapid responses.
- Partner with Government Affairs, Communications, and technical and commercial teams to inform decisions and advance launch and permitting goals.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of relevant experience, including significant leadership responsibility.
- Experience building a public affairs or community-engagement capability from the ground up.
- Track record supporting launch or scale of a consumer-facing technology, service, or business model amid opposition.
Nice to have
- Experience in autonomy, robotics, aviation, transportation, logistics, infrastructure, mobility, or another highly regulated or operationally complex industry.
Pay
$230,000-$270,000 USD target starting cash range
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