Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Google Cloud

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.
  
• Proven track record of policy advocacy, engaging with government officials, industry leaders, and think tanks, and navigating the complexities of the Indian regulatory landscape.
• Understanding of Cloud, Security, Cybersecurity, and AI, particularly as they relate to economic policy and regulation in India.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to build consensus and foster effective partnerships.
• Exceptional ability in analyzing and interpreting legislative and regulatory proposals and communicating their implications effectively to a varied audience.

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 develop and execute strategic policy campaigns that advance Google Cloud's priorities while ensuring alignment with local needs and cultural contexts in India. You will also provide support to Google Cloud stakeholders on a wide range of Government Affairs and Public Policy efforts.

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.

• Research key policy areas where Google Cloud's expertise aligns with government priorities and curate compelling resources that showcase Google Cloud's value proposition in the public sector, emphasizing in driving digital transformation and innovation.
• Work closely and collaboratively with GAPP, Legal and Cloud product and business teams on emerging regulatory and policy initiatives to ensure responsible product development and promoting Google Cloud adoption in key jurisdictions.
• Represent Google Cloud and the wider Google organization demonstrating an understanding of public sector issues and our genuine commitment to partnering for the benefit of India's citizens.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with relevant stakeholders such as officials, policy experts, think tanks, and industry associations to  foster dialogue and collaboration on Cloud issues and agreements.