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Policy Strategist
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
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We re-read the employer's own applicant tracking system and the posting was still there. That is the company answering directly.
How old is it?
Posted 9d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-09-23). Last seen at its source 2h ago.
We have tracked this listing since 23 Sep 2026 (9 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 2 hours ago.
Is it remote?
Remote
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Who may apply?
Not stated
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Pay
$109.8k–121.5k/yr
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Carried by 1 source
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greenhouse employer's own board first seen 9d ago · last seen 2h ago
The listing
About Nava
Please note: the level of the role will be determined by Nava leadership based on experience and skillset.
Position Summary
Nava is at the forefront of reimagining how our government serves its people, and we’re looking for a Policy Strategist to help us increase our impact within government. Policy Strategists at Nava help teams navigate complex policy environments by turning policy into decisions, tradeoffs, and actionable direction. We work across disciplines—including product, design, and engineering—to ensure systems are compliant, effective, and grounded in real-world policy and program operations.
You are a strategic and outcomes-oriented thinker, adept at identifying patterns across complex information and making thoughtful decisions that impact various teams, both internal and external. You possess excellent communication skills and balance rigorous analysis with a practical mindset to drive clear, high-quality decisions and forward progress. You have the ability to develop research plans, and synthesize analyses into concrete recommendations that positively impact service experience outcomes. You stay up to date about technology, legislation, and policy trends, and care deeply about improving the way government programs operate.
What we're looking for:
- Skilled at turning research and policy signals into recommendations for technical solutions and opportunities for advocacy and external engagement
- An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset
- Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented
- Comfortable with ambiguous, rapidly-evolving environments with many parallel threads
What You’ll Do
Policy Translation & Implementation
- Partner with cross-functional teams to translate policy into system behavior, workflows, and user experiences
- Identify regulatory constraints, risks, and ambiguities — including edge cases, eligibility requirements, and business rules — and propose solutions that balance compliance, user experience, and delivery needs
- Create artifacts (e.g., policy briefs, decision frameworks, process flows) to support decision-making and prioritization
- Support testing and validation of policy implementation (e.g., scenario and edge case testing)
Research, Strategy & Advocacy
- Conduct landscape and cross-jurisdictional research to monitor evolving policies and translate them into implications for implementation, technology, and engagement opportunities
- Synthesize research into clear written and verbal communication for a range of different internal and external audiences
- Identify partnership opportunities and maintain relationships with external stakeholders to support partnership, advocacy, and thought leadership efforts
- Contribute to advocacy strategy development and execution
Required Skills
- At least 5 years of experience in policy analysis, or a combination of relevant graduate-level education and experience
- Hands-on experience analyzing, interpreting, or implementing Medicaid policies and programs
- Strong ability to build and nurture relationships with both internal teams and external partners
- Self-directed and comfortable working independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including technical and policy contexts
- Understanding of public programs, ideally at multiple levels of government
- Ability to document research processes, findings, and recommendations clearly, concisely, and in an organized manner
Desired Skills
- Experience working within agile delivery and human-centered design processes (sprint ceremonies, design reviews, user research)
- Experience working on government technology modernization, civic tech, or large-scale systems change
- Graduate degree in public policy, public administration, or related field
- Available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time
This position is represented by Nava United