# Senior Manager, External Affairs at Rowan

- Company: Rowan
- What the company does: Rowan is a cloud-based computational chemistry platform for molecular property prediction, simulation, and protein–ligand complex modeling at the boundary of physics and machine learning. Backed by AI Grant.
- Company website: https://rowansci.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Austin, TX
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $150K to $175K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-17
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rowan/c71c4407-8c0a-4a5b-ac21-4fa09abed58e
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/rowan-senior-manager-external-affairs/

## About the role

Engage with government representatives, community organizations, residents, and other local stakeholders about Rowan's projects Track state/local legislation, regulatory proceedings, and project entitlements and advocate on these items as necessary

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5+ years of public policy experience within government and/or relevant nonprofits, economic development organizations, public interest groups, business, campaigns or industry associations
- Skilled at persuasively and diplomatically advocating policy positions publicly before key stakeholders
- Demonstrated track record of success in developing strong partnerships with AHJs, economic development organizations, state and local government, and other key stakeholder
- Public policy/government affairs experience
- Experience communicating with senior leaders and executives
- Experience drafting strategic communications and supporting public relations

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