AI Government Affairs Director

About Pepsi Co

Pepsi Co products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Pepsi Co generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi‑Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and Soda Stream. Pepsi Co’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Our mission to be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods is guided by our Pepsi Co Positive (pep+) values. pep+ is our strategic end‑to‑end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit

The Public Policy and Government Affairs (PPGA) team helps Pepsi Co navigate the increasingly volatile and complex policy and regulatory landscape in which our company operates. By anticipating opportunities and risks, we facilitate positive environments and avoid discriminatory regulations. Further, our proactive engagement with a range of external stakeholders ensures Pepsi Co has a seat at the negotiating table and allows us to help shape fair policies that are science‑based and protect consumer choice.

In addition to our position as a leader in food and beverages, Pepsi Co is a major manufacturer and cutting‑edge end‑user of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies. As such, Pepsi Co engages with a wide range of stakeholders relating to AI, upskilling, workforce, and high‑tech manufacturing issues.

You will report to the Senior Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs (PPGA) and play a central role in implementing programs and strategies to strengthen Pepsi Co’s federal and state policy standing. This includes advancing the company’s Public Policy and Government Affairs objectives in artificial intelligence and technology policies. A key focus of the role will be monitoring and informing the PPGA and Pepsi Co senior leadership teams on a wide range of developments—particularly around artificial intelligence regulation at the state, federal, and international levels.

In addition, you will serve as Pepsi Co’s internal subject matter expert on regulatory developments in AI, while working closely with the Strategy and Transformation team and other internal teams to create advocacy collateral, engage senior level executives and ensure consistency with enterprise strategy. Externally, you will represent the company with policymakers, trade associations, and industry stakeholders, articulating Pepsi Co’s positions and maintaining strong, positive working relationships.

You will also work closely with the international, federal, and state PPGA teams, as well as the Global Public Policy team and broader Corporate Affairs function, to ensure strategic alignment across the business.

• Monitor, prioritize, and advise on public policy developments impacting Pepsi Co, ensuring senior leadership is informed and prepared.
• Develop and implement, with the Senior Director, comprehensive advocacy strategies and campaigns on artificial intelligence and technology related policies.
• Lead planning and staffing of senior level executives for AI advocacy and thought leadership initiatives in DC.
• Represent Pepsi Co externally on priority issues before policymakers, trade associations, and key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a strong network of relationships with lawmakers, staff, industry representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with internal teams—including strategy and transformation, legal and communications—to align policy strategies with business objectives.
• Carry out strategies and actions with the highest level of integrity and ethics.

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $125,900 – $249,900.
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