Director, Government Affairs

612 SFDC Australia Pty. Ltd.; Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

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Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Government Affairs senior leader in Australia to drive engagement strategy across national and state governments. You’ll influence AI governance, cloud security, privacy, and IT modernisation while aligning with Sales, Legal, Product and PR teams.

You will report to the VP of Government Affairs for APAC and shape policy for the Australian market within the International Government Affairs team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in senior government affairs, public policy, or legislative roles within technology or government.
• Deep knowledge of policy-making, legislative, and regulatory processes in Australian Federal and State governments.
• Strong background in tech procurement frameworks, cloud security standards, and governance of emerging tech.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, with ability to present to senior leaders.
• Experience leading across Sales, Legal, Product and PR teams in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute proactive government relations strategies with ministers, agencies and officials on AI governance and IT modernisation.
• Build trusted relationships with decision-makers to champion digital service delivery.
• Collaborate with Salesforce Public Sector to address policy gaps and procurement pathways.
• Represent Salesforce in industry coalitions to influence technology policy outcomes.
• Serve as central point of contact for Australian government affairs and regulatory inquiries.

Skills

Policy strategy

Public policy

Stakeholder engagement

Policy communications

Matrix leadership

Executive briefing

Australian government policy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Policy or related

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Global Affairs Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. We are seeking a Government Affairs professional based in Australia to serve as a senior leader driving Salesforce's engagement strategy across the Australia's national and State and Territory governments.

The position sits at the intersection of public policy, cloud/AI public policy advocacy, and public sector market enablement. The individual will provide other support as required and report into the Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy for APAC. The position is part of the International Government Affairs team.

Activities/Responsibilities:

• Strategic Policy Advocacy: Develop and execute proactive government relations strategies targeting elected officials, ministers, and government agencies to shape policy on AI governance, agentic technology, cloud security, data sovereignty, privacy, and IT modernisation.
• Stakeholder Relations: Build and maintain trusted relationships with key government decision-makers, agency executives, and procurement leaders to champion digital service delivery.
• Public Sector Support: Partner closely with Salesforce Public Sector team to ensure policy advocacy actively addresses commercial friction and unblocks public sector procurement pathways. Build an engagement plan to support our strategic growth objectives across the government.
• Industry Engagement & Coalitions: Represent and manage Salesforce in tech industry associations and policy coalitions to advance favourable technology policy outcomes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal partners across Legal,, PR, Compliance, Security, and Product teams to align policy objectives with core corporate goals and local business objectives.
• Serve Point of Contact: Serve as the central point of contact and subject matter expert for Australian government affairs, regulatory inquiries, and political outreach. Develop and execute proactive government affairs strategies targeting government elected officials and agencies to advance policy priorities across AI governance, cloud security, privacy, and IT modernisation and adoption.

Required Skills/Experience Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in senior government affairs, public policy, or legislative roles within technology, government, or top-tier advisory.
• Policy & Political Acumen: Deep knowledge of the policy-making, legislative, and regulatory processes across Australian Federal and State governments.
• Tech Policy Expertise: Strong background in tech procurement frameworks, cloud security standards, and emerging tech governance.
• Communication: Exceptional written, verbal, and executive presentation skills, with proven ability to articulate complex policy issues to senior political and corporate leaders.
• Matrix Leadership: Proven track record operating effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed corporate environment alongside sales, legal, product, and PR teams.
• Education Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Law, International Relations, or equivalent practical experience, OR Bachelor/Graduate degree, or equivalent proven experience in public policy and/or law

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Ability to lead and take initiative, yet 100% devoted to the team
• Experience working at a multinational company or a technology company and/or industry experience beyond technology such as highly regulated sectors (health, defence, financial services) “Intrapreneur”, creator, humble & confident leader, multi-cultural professional
• Interest to work with people across different departments and organisations
• Embodiment of Salesforce values: trust, customer success, innovation, equality, sustainability

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