Steyer For Governor
Political Director – Steyer For Governor
Tom Steyer is running for Governor of California in 2026 to tackle the state's biggest challenge: making California affordable, expanding access to housing, reducing energy bills, and strengthening public education.
We are building a statewide movement focused on lowering costs, expanding access to housing, reducing energy bills, and strengthening public education. If you’re driven by economic justice, motivated by big fights that matter, and eager to help build a campaign that puts people—‑not corporations—at the center of California’s future, join us.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement political engagement goals, programs, and metrics of success.
Lead outreach and relationship management with local party leaders, elected officials, advocacy groups, and key stakeholders.
Participate in trip planning and assist with front‑end strategic coordination for the candidate.
Work closely with the scheduling and advance teams to identify and deploy appropriate surrogates and representatives at regional events.
Serve as the campaign’s primary point of contact for stakeholder engagement across California, maintaining an updated database of key relationships.
Communicate political insights, trends, and opportunities back to campaign leadership and candidates to inform strategy and decision‑making.
Pursue outreach to nontraditional stakeholders and potential supporters to expand the campaign’s coalition.
Coordinate cross‑departmentally with communications, digital, and policy teams to ensure integrated political operations.
Represent the campaign at political gatherings, coalition meetings, and public events as needed.
May supervise political staff, consultants, and/or regional political leads as campaign staffing expands.
Qualifications
Minimum of 8 years of experience or 3 election cycles in political and/or advocacy campaigns, organizing, or communications roles.
Deep understanding of the California political landscape.
Proven track record of success managing relationships with California elected officials, labor and community leaders, and diverse coalition partners.
Experience managing and developing teams across multi‑layered organizational structures.
Experience working with statewide or congressional‑level campaigns preferred.
Ability to navigate complex political environments and competing priorities with diplomacy and discretion.
Collaborative approach to problem‑solving and team coordination.
Strong sense of initiative and ability to adapt quickly to evolving campaign needs.
Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain discretion, and manage sensitive information.
Comfortable with flexible hours and frequent in‑state travel.
Compensation $190,000 - $230,000 a year. Annualized salary depends on experience and final scope of responsibilities.
Benefits
Benefits, structure, and additional details to be discussed further with finalists.
Hiring Process We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Seniority level Director
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Other
Industries Political Organizations
Location San Francisco, CA
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We are building a statewide movement focused on lowering costs, expanding access to housing, reducing energy bills, and strengthening public education. If you’re driven by economic justice, motivated by big fights that matter, and eager to help build a campaign that puts people—‑not corporations—at the center of California’s future, join us.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement political engagement goals, programs, and metrics of success.
Lead outreach and relationship management with local party leaders, elected officials, advocacy groups, and key stakeholders.
Participate in trip planning and assist with front‑end strategic coordination for the candidate.
Work closely with the scheduling and advance teams to identify and deploy appropriate surrogates and representatives at regional events.
Serve as the campaign’s primary point of contact for stakeholder engagement across California, maintaining an updated database of key relationships.
Communicate political insights, trends, and opportunities back to campaign leadership and candidates to inform strategy and decision‑making.
Pursue outreach to nontraditional stakeholders and potential supporters to expand the campaign’s coalition.
Coordinate cross‑departmentally with communications, digital, and policy teams to ensure integrated political operations.
Represent the campaign at political gatherings, coalition meetings, and public events as needed.
May supervise political staff, consultants, and/or regional political leads as campaign staffing expands.
Qualifications
Minimum of 8 years of experience or 3 election cycles in political and/or advocacy campaigns, organizing, or communications roles.
Deep understanding of the California political landscape.
Proven track record of success managing relationships with California elected officials, labor and community leaders, and diverse coalition partners.
Experience managing and developing teams across multi‑layered organizational structures.
Experience working with statewide or congressional‑level campaigns preferred.
Ability to navigate complex political environments and competing priorities with diplomacy and discretion.
Collaborative approach to problem‑solving and team coordination.
Strong sense of initiative and ability to adapt quickly to evolving campaign needs.
Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain discretion, and manage sensitive information.
Comfortable with flexible hours and frequent in‑state travel.
Compensation $190,000 - $230,000 a year. Annualized salary depends on experience and final scope of responsibilities.
Benefits
Benefits, structure, and additional details to be discussed further with finalists.
Hiring Process We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Seniority level Director
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Other
Industries Political Organizations
Location San Francisco, CA
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