Overview
European Government Affairs – Political Affairs Director
Overview
Microsoft’s European Government Affairs EGA team serves as the company’s primary interface with the European institutions, national governments, and key stakeholders across the region. Operating at the intersection of technology, policy, geopolitics, and business, EGA advances Microsoft’s public policy objectives by fostering trusted relationships and promoting policies that strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, innovation, resilience, and digital transformation. The team engages on a broad range of issues including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, competition, trade, digital infrastructure, and technology sovereignty.
As Europe navigates an increasingly complex political and regulatory environment, effective engagement with the European Commission, European Parliament, and Council of the European Union is critical to Microsoft’s success. Policymaking is increasingly shaped through cross-institutional dynamics, requiring sophisticated stakeholder engagement, political intelligence, and the ability to build trusted relationships across party lines, institutions, and Member States.
The EGA team in Brussels is seeking a Political Affairs Director to strengthen Microsoft’s engagement with the European institutions, especially the European Commission and Council of the European Union, by providing strategic political counsel, facilitating senior-level access, and advancing relationships with key decision-makers and influencers.
Responsibilities
Strategic Political Engagement
- Act as a key member of the Strategic Relations team to identify and address political developments, institutional dynamics, and stakeholder engagement strategies across the European institutions, especially Commission and Council.
- Provide political intelligence and strategic recommendations regarding key legislative, regulatory, and geopolitical developments.
- Support the design and execution of engagement plans targeting priority policymakers and influencers.
Institutional Strategy and Political Counsel
- Advise on key stakeholders, coalition-building strategies, and approaches to influence across the legislative process.
- Help anticipate emerging political trends, institutional priorities, and stakeholder concerns that could impact Microsoft’s business and policy objectives.
- Support the implementation of strategies focused on digital resilience, to alleviate concerns about tech sovereignty and strengthen Microsoft’s role as a partner.
Executive Engagement
- Advise on messaging to prepare and support senior Microsoft executives for meetings with European policymakers and political leaders.
- Contribute to the development of strategic messaging, briefing materials, stakeholder profiles, and engagement plans.
- Provide insights on protocol, institutional expectations, and political considerations for high-level engagements.
- Support executive partici
