GovCon Community Manager - Southeast Corridor

Job description

GovDash helps businesses win and deliver government contracts that advance American interests. Our AI platform is a single, secure, workflow-driven system for the full contracting lifecycle, from opportunity discovery and capture through proposal execution, award, and post-award operations. In 2025 alone, GovDash customers won more than $5B in government contracts. We’ve raised $42M to move faster on product and scale GovDash nationwide. ABOUT GOVDASH GovDash is the AI platform to find, win, and manage government contracts. ABOUT THE ROLE We're hiring a field marketer to be GovDash's presence in the Southeast. THE BASICS - GovDash is a single, secure platform for the full contracting lifecycle: discovery, capture, pricing, proposals, and post-award. - Our customers won more than $10B in government contracts in 2025. We've raised $42M to scale nationwide. - You'll own GovDash's brand on the ground in the Southeast, working shoulder-to-shoulder with sales to drive pipeline and build community presence. - The role is intentionally broad. You'll flex across events, content, logistics, partner engagement, and cross-functional work with Sales, Marketing, and Product Marketing. - Regular travel within the Southeast corridor is expected, along with select national tradeshows. WHY JOIN? - Government contracting is a massive, underserved market, and the community is won in person. You'll be the face of GovDash in your region. - You own outcomes end-to-end, not just tasks. You run your market. - Your work drives real pipeline every month, and you'll see it convert. - We're AI-first. You'll use AI tools daily to plan, create, and move faster. - Direct line to GTM leadership. What you learn in the field shapes our broader strategy. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own the Southeast pod's event calendar: plan and execute meetups, community events, tradeshows, and partner activations across the corridor. - Represent GovDash at GovCon associations, networking groups, and ecosystem events across key Southeast markets. - Build and maintain relationships with organizers, partners, and industry leaders. - Own event logistics end-to-end: venues, vendors, budgets, shipping, timelines. - Capture and edit short-form video content for LinkedIn and field campaigns. - Partner tightly with AEs and SDRs on account targeting, event outreach, and post-event follow-up to drive conversion. - Surface Southeast market insights, competitive signals, and community feedback to inform GTM strategy. - Support cross-functional marketing needs: webinars, campaigns, research, content. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 3 to 6 years in events, community, partnerships, demand gen, or another cross-functional GTM or operations role. - Experience in or strong understanding of the GovCon ecosystem, ideally with existing relationships in the Southeast corridor. - Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to run multiple events at the same time without letting anything slip. - Comfort with AI tools for planning, content creation, and operational efficiency. - Experience capturing and editing short-form video. - Track record running both small events and large tradeshows. - Strong collaboration with Sales and SDR teams. - Willingness to travel regularly within the Southeast and thrive in dynamic, in-person environments. THE IDEAL TEAMMATE - A Swiss Army knife operator who likes wearing multiple hats. - Moves fast, stays calm under pressure, and solves problems independently. - Enjoys capturing moments and turning them into compelling short-form content. - Brings energy to rooms, builds relationships naturally, and elevates the brand. - Embraces AI to move faster and amplify output. - Thrives on collaboration and being part of a high-velocity team. - Driven by mission. Cares about America and her interests. ABOUT THE PROCESS - First call with the Head of Growth - Deeper call with a current team member - Case study and panel interview to go over it - Call with Sean (CEO) - Reference checks and offer Based in the Southeast corridor with regular regional travel.