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Google Government affairs and Public Policy Head (English) in Porto Salvo, Portugal
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
7 years of experience in policy analysis and campaigns, working on technology issues or the policy environments that surround them.
Experience in government, public affairs, advocacy, campaigns, or journalism.
Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
Preferred qualifications:
Understanding of Android issues and opportunities.
Understanding of the mobile ecosystem.
Demonstrated excellent attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills.
As a member of Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team, you'll be part of a diverse global government affairs team, working across regions, product areas, and functions. You’ll combine creativity and intellectual excellence with the organizational skills to manage various campaigns, projects and initiatives. In this role, you’ll advocate for Google to bring external perspectives back into the company to inform our perception and direction. You're passionate about the opportunity to shape the future of how we use and build technology for everyone.
In this role, you will be part of a diverse global government affairs team, working across regions, product areas, and functions. You will combine creativity and intellectual excellence with the organizational skills to manage various campaigns, projects and initiatives.
In this role, you will advocate for Google to bring external perspectives back into the company to inform our perception and direction, as well as to represent Google's perspective to external stakeholders.
Google takes its responsibilities seriously, including engaging with government and other stakeholders on important public policy challenges. The Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) team leads the company’s engagement with executive branch officials, legislators, regulators and third-parties in the formation of public policy. Working closely with Google leaders, GAPP seeks to identify key policy issues, listen carefully to others’ views and opinions, and distill and share the company’s perspective on those issues with external stakeholders. While we focus on challenges affecting the internet, our issue areas are increasingly broad and encompass many areas where public policy, business, and technology intersect.
Lead public policy strategy for a set of European regions for Google’s Platforms and Devices Product Areas, including working with cross-functional teams to support our global business objectives and drive favorable policy and regulatory outcomes.
Manage policy projects on a host of issues affecting Google’s Platforms and Devices Product areas, including user privacy, content, competition and cross-industry relations.
Work closely with Product, Business, Engineering teams as well as the regional policy teams to advise on the policy and political implications of product development in Google’s Platforms and Devices Product areas.
Engage directly with policymakers, industry players and key opinion formers to shape policy and political dialogue that impact Google’s business objectives.
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