Roblox Corporation

Manager, Public Policy and US State Strategy

Roblox Corporation · Washington, DC
Washington, DC $182K–$226K Posted 2026-09-02
Salary
$182K–$226K
Type
Full-time
Experience
3+ yr

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

As a Manager, Public Policy and US State Strategy, you will report to the Senior Director of U.S. Public Policy and State Strategy developing an engagement strategy for the U.S. States. You will help build relationships and promote an environment that best positions Roblox for the future across the U.S. and with our partners globally. You will work internally and externally with a mastery of Roblox's policies and philosophies to advocate firstly on behalf of the Roblox community, and also on behalf of our product and engineering teams and its business.

Role is based in our San Mateo, CA headquarters or Washington, DC office

You Will

  • Develop relationships with state policymakers and political figures
  • Identify, monitor, and analyze policy issues affecting Roblox in the U.S. States
  • Develop strategies for engaging with state policymakers around issues important to Roblox
  • Assist the wider public policy team on ongoing projects
  • Advise Roblox team members on public policy matters as inputs to the development of our products and business operations
  • Articulate our public policy positions in briefing papers and consultation responses
  • Communicate with external stakeholders on behalf of Roblox on public policy topics
  • Be supported in your efforts to maintain both a work and personal life, to build your career, and encouraged to take on responsibilities and risks that help you grow in a way you feel good about
  • Be able to travel frequently domestically

You Have

  • Bachelor's degree in Policy, Law, Media, Science, Engineering, Technology, or related field of study or equivalent
  • 3+ years of experience at an Internet, e-commerce, social, or gaming company
  • 5+ years of experience working with policymakers on both sides of the aisle
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the State legislative process
  • Experience working with State policymakers and child safety groups
  • Experience working with teams consisting of business operations, financial and legal team members
  • Experience with program management and able to keep multiple concurrent deliverables moving forward
  • Fluency in Spanish is a plus

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page .

Annual Salary Range
$182,530 — $226,770 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.

$60K — 10th pctl $230K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $204K vs. market median $125K for Operations roles
+65%
above median
Based on 19,000+ Operations roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
Roblox Corporation

Roblox Corporation

Gaming · Public · San Mateo, USA

Stage & Valuation
Public · $31.0B
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock, First Round Capital
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