<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 550 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together? </span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">PrizePicks is looking for a <strong>Director of Government Affairs</strong> to help lead advocacy efforts with legislators and key stakeholders around issues related to daily fantasy sports, gaming, and sports and entertainment. This is a high-impact role for a thoughtful, driven professional who is passionate about great consumer products and public policies that support consumer choice. It reports into the VP of Public Affairs.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Public Representative:</strong> As the face of PrizePicks, you’ll make sure state legislators, regulators, governors, and attorneys general in your jurisdictions understand and are champions for our customers and business. </span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Coalition & Relationship Building:</strong> You will convert allies into champions, undecideds into friends, and find ways to work with those who don’t see eye to eye while you engage with 3rd party stakeholders, peers, and competitors across the broader gaming ecosystem, including but not limited to casino operators, tribal gaming communities, and others. </span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Legislative and Regulatory Strategy:</strong> You will lead our legislative and regulatory strategy development and engagement in your jurisdictions and keep internal company stakeholders informed on progress toward company goals. </span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Work closely with comms, legal, product, and marketing teams to tell the PrizePicks story and support our user community.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Management & Execution:</strong> Manage a roster of external firms and lobbyists, ensuring every resource is used for maximum impact and efficiency.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Travel:</strong> Attend frequent stakeholder meetings, political organization conferences, and industry and relationship building events.</span></li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><strong>What you have:</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Experience & Expertise:</strong> 5+ years of experience in policy, government, and/or campaign roles with a strong grasp of politics, media and comms, the legislative process and familiarity with tech, consumer apps, and gaming issues.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Strong Communication:</strong> The ability to distill complex competitive and policy dynamics into short, high impact, politically attuned messaging for both internal and external audiences.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Exceptional Interpersonal Skills: </strong>The ability to quickly forge connections and build relationships, both internal and external. </span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Strategic Thinking at Pace and Scale:</strong> An aptitude for finding creative ways to secure wins in rapidly changing environments across multiple jurisdictions.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Growth Mindset:&