# DC Government Affairs Strategist at WindBorne

- Company: WindBorne
- What the company does: WindBorne designs, builds, and operates a constellation of long-duration smart weather balloons targeting the most critical data in the atmosphere. Backed by Khosla and Pear VC.
- Company website: https://windbornesystems.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/windborne-systems/196f225b-0a70-4cfc-8dad-98d53cde0938
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/windborne-dc-government-affairs-strategist/

## About the role

Build and maintain a network across defense, intelligence, and civil agencies (NOAA, NASA, DOE, DHS), Capitol Hill, think tanks, and industry Gather early signals on policy shifts, procurement changes, budget dynamics, and personnel moves relevant to WindBorne’s government customers and prospects

## What they're looking for

- Deep, active DC network spanning at least two of: defense/intelligence, civil agencies, Capitol Hill, think tanks, industry
- Former government experience. This could be NSC, DoD, a combatant command, NOAA, DHS, intelligence community, Hill staff, or similar. The specific agency matters less than the quality of your network and your understanding of how government actually works
- Intellectual curiosity and strong judgement over narrow domain expertise. You’ll need to learn WindBorne’s technology and figure out where it fits across very different use cases
- Ability to synthesize complex, ambiguous information into clear insights quickly
- Comfortable operating independently with minimal direction—we’ll give you context on WindBorne’s priorities, but you’re the one who knows DC
- Nice to have: familiarity with weather, remote sensing, or environmental intelligence, experience bridging startups and government, existing relationships at NOAA, NGA, or combatant commands

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