Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Payments

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 10 years of experience working on technology policy issues within government, think tanks, public interest groups, law, or relevant industry associations.
  
• 10 years of experience working in public affairs, political communications, or political campaigns, or within government.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience leading complex, cross-functional policy campaigns and providing strategic counsel to business teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience with policy advocacy, engaging with government officials, industry leaders, and think tanks, and navigating the complexities of the Indian regulatory landscape.
• Understanding of India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI), financial regulatory environment, and payments infrastructure.
• Ability in analyzing and interpreting legislative and regulatory proposals and communicating their implications effectively to a varied audience.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to build consensus and foster effective partnerships.

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 shape Google's policy strategy for fintech and payments in India, lead policy advocacy for Google Pay, and communicate complex technology policy issues to external stakeholders. You will also support Google's public policy professionals globally and contribute to initiatives important to Google's mission in the payments domain.

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.

• Develop, organize, manage, and communicate Google's policy strategy relating to fintech, payments, and India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Analyze regulatory proposals and their potential impact on Google's payment products and services. Help shape Google's policy efforts relating to the responsible development and deployment of new payment products and features.
• Lead policy advocacy efforts in relation to Google Pay, collaborating with global counterparts and business stakeholders.
• Identify, gather insights, and effectively communicate complex technology policy issues related to fintech, payments, and UPI to relevant stakeholders, including government officials, regulators, and industry experts. 
• Develop and shape Google's external narrative on key policy challenges in the payments space.