Overview
Government Affairs Germany – Head of Regulatory Affairs
Overview
Microsoft’s Government Affairs team in Germany serves as the company’s primary interface with government institutions and political key stakeholders. Operating at the intersection of technology, policy, geopolitics, and business, the team advances Microsoft’s public policy objectives by fostering trusted relationships and promoting policies that strengthen Germany’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 technological sovereignty.
As companies navigate an increasingly complex political and regulatory environment, effective engagement with the regulatory institutions is critical to Microsoft’s success. Policy-making is increasingly shaped through cross-institutional dynamics, requiring sophisticated stakeholder engagement, political intelligence, and the ability to build trusted relationships across party lines and institutions.
The team is seeking a Head of Regulatory Affairs to strengthen Microsoft’s engagement with the government, by providing strategic political counsel, facilitating senior-level access, and advancing relationships with key decision-makers and influencers.
Please note: This role is an individual contributor
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Strategic Political Engagement
Identify and address political developments, institutional dynamics, and stakeholder engagement strategies across regulatory institutions
Provide political intelligence and strategic recommendations regarding key legislative, regulatory, and geopolitical developments.
Support the design and execution of engagement plans targeting priority policy-makers 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 policy-makers 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 participation in major political, policy, and geopolitical events
Internal Collaboration & Coordination
Lead the team on policy and regulatory strategy, working closely with the Head of Government Affairs Germany / Austria
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