Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 14 years of experience in public policy, government affairs, or executive engagement.
- Experience advising and partnering with C-suite executives or government leaders on external engagements.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in the emerging technologies landscape, with a track record of analyzing, drafting, or influencing policies related to Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, data governance, or frontier technology systems.
- Excellent program management capability, with an ability to drive policy initiatives from conception to delivery, maintaining meticulous accuracy and alignment in changing political or regulatory environments.
- Excellent writing skills, with an ability to distill technical information into actionable intelligence for a C-suite audience.
- Excellent relationship-building skills, with a track record of navigating geopolitical, regulatory, and cultural landscapes to build consensus across international stakeholders.
About the job
Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.
We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leadership to build the executive policy engagement function. Own, design, and execute bespoke, long-term engagement strategies for our growing executive portfolio.
- Serve as the primary on-the-ground counsel for executives during international travel, providing real-time political insights and navigating stakeholder dynamics at major global forums.
- Draft researched briefing materials, speech content, and policy narratives to ensure all executive external communications are consistent and impactful.
- Leverage global network across governments, think tanks, and industry to proactively secure and shape high-impact, policy engagement opportunities.
- Design and oversee the infrastructure underpinning the function, managing forward-planning calendars, opportunity triage, and knowledge management systems.
