Public Affairs Manager

About the job

As a member of Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team, you'll be part of a 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 a core member of the APAC GAPP Public Affairs team, working to build and maintain a reputation with policymakers and influencers, find common ground with stakeholders through events and convening, and demonstrate Google’s value in new and creative ways in India. You will work with the Government Affairs and Public Policy team, and key cross-functional stakeholders in Marketing, Communications and Google, to shape Google’s efforts to demonstrate our positive economic and cultural impact on individuals and society in India. You'll develop, organize, manage, and communicate critical plans, initiatives, and strategy for public affairs in India.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead critical components of India's strategic public affairs direction for policy and geopolitical issues impacting Google, ensuring alignment with global and regional GAPP objectives.
• Plan and execute prioritized public affairs programs and initiatives, selecting appropriate methods to achieve program objectives. This includes developing and implementing strategies for external campaigns to shape specific policy outcomes.
• Engage with government agencies, regional institutions, associations, think tanks, experts, and key stakeholders in India to support policies fostering a user-focused online environment and open internet.
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional stakeholders in Marketing, Communications and Google, to ensure Google’s policy equities are effectively incorporated into product development and launch.
• Nurture relationships within and outside Google by engaging in critical issues and project deliverables, enhancing its reputation and its demonstrating value to policymakers in India.