Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Washington D.C., DC, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience working on technology policy issues within government, think tanks, public interest groups or relevant industry associations.
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Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in online content issues and regulation, including in the US States.
• Experience in executing cross-functional projects.
• Experience working with international teams and a variety of stakeholders, and in executing strategies to deliver exceptional solutions.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in a rapidly changing and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to identify opportunities and areas for improvement. Ability to lead and evaluate issues independently.
• Excellent political, problem-solving, and communication skills with high attention to detail.
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About The Job

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 focus on intermediary liability and content regulation issues, primarily focused on the US and Canada. You will coordinate with the global Policy team, business and product organizations, and cross-functional partners in Marketing, Legal, and PR to execute our policy strategy, develop our external narrative around policy challenges, and advise Product teams through the public policy lens. You will develop, organize, manage, and communicate critical plans, initiatives, and strategy, while tracking various regulatory proposals and analyzing their potential impact on Google’s business. Google takes its responsibilities seriously, including engaging with government and other stakeholders on important public policy challenges.

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.

Additional Information:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $134,000-$196,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and research current and relevant emerging public policy issues.
• Support outreach with policymakers, industry players and key opinion formers in thoughtful dialogue.
• Develop position papers and programs to anticipate and shape the public debate regarding access to information, online content, and content regulation.
• Work closely with Trust and Safety, Product, Engineering, and other teams across Google to advise on responsible research and product development.
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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .