Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager (German, English)

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in policy analysis and campaigns, working on technology issues or the policy environments that surround them.
• 7 years of experience working within government, think tanks, public interest groups, technology industry groups, or corporate public policy organizations.
• Ability to communicate in German and English fluently to manage client and stakeholder relationships.

Preferred qualifications:

• 9 years of experience in policy analysis and campaigns, working on technology issues or the policy environments that surround them.
• Experience working in a legal or political organization
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across German ministries, academia, and parliament.

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 drive outcomes for key government affairs and policy workstreams with limited guidance. You will serve as the primary point of contact for complex policy issues in the region, using your comprehensive knowledge of the local political ecosystem to balance immediate business needs against long-term objectives. You will manage ambiguous projects, streamlining new processes to turn complex challenges into clear objectives. Your impact will be felt in how effectively you advance third-party relationships, guide concurrent program timelines, and leverage internal and external networks to advocate for user- and business-friendly policy frameworks.

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

• Drive end-to-end policy programs for the region, acting as a primary liaison between Google's internal teams and external political stakeholders. Partner with Legal, Marketing, Trust and Safety, and PR to integrate public policy priorities directly into product development and regional launches.
• Represent Google before policymakers, industry peers, and key opinion formers to shape emerging dialogue on responsible technology policy.
• Monitor, research, and analyze regional policy issues; design and execute comprehensive advocacy campaigns with clear, actionable goals.
• Identify emerging legislative trends, evaluate their potential impact on Google’s users and business, and craft optimal, proactive solutions
• Translate complex technical details into clear policy narratives for external audiences, and communicate political/regulatory shifts to internal technical stakeholders.