Role: Deputy Policy Director
Role Purpose: The Deputy Policy Director supports Climate Cabinet’s state-level climate policy work by helping the Policy & Legislative team operate with clarity, confidence, and impact. This role focuses on building the systems, structure, and support that allow state and policy leads to take initiative, manage complexity, and translate strong individual efforts into coordinated results that advance Climate Cabinet’s mission.
Location and Travel Expectations: Remote within the U.S. This role involves 25%+ expected travel in-person meetings, site visits, and events.
Salary Range: $130,221-$150,782, commensurate with skills and experience.
Timeframe: Priority deadline for applications is January 30th, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis until position is filled. Target start date is Q1 2026.
About Climate Cabinet
Climate Cabinet helps state and local champions win on climate. We support high-impact, under-the-radar offices who have “outsized impact” on our ability to solve the climate crisis - from clean energy buildout to zero-carbon transportation. These leaders drive progress regardless of who is in the White House.
We are a dynamic, passionate team of experienced climate experts with staff on-the-ground across the country and a remote-first workplace. We create a clear, kind culture of agency and growth—sharing expectations openly, giving space for initiative, and supporting one another as full people to build their climate movement leadership in service of our climate mission.
Role Summary
We’re looking for a Deputy Policy Director to help state and policy leads do their best work by building clarity, structure, and support around them. As Climate Cabinet scales its state-level climate policy impact, this role expands the leadership capacity needed for a distributed team to take initiative, manage complexity, and deliver durable policy wins.
Reporting to the Senior Policy Director, the Deputy Policy Director is a senior manager, strategic thought partner, and systems builder for the Legislative & Policy team. The role focuses on designing the conditions that allow staff working across states and issue areas to operate with confidence, agency, and alignment — particularly when the work is fast-moving or high-stakes.
This position strengthens Climate Cabinet’s ability to show up where it matters most: supporting staff who work independently in their states, expanding in-person engagement with lawmakers and partners, filling key gaps in geography and expertise, and turning strong individual efforts into coordinated, organization-wide impact. It’s an exciting opportunity for an experienced climate policy leader who is motivated by being at the intersection of policy expertise and team leadership, who finds satisfaction in creating the structures and support that allow others to lead boldly and effectively.