Director of Public Policy, Government and Global Impact, EMEA

Roblox; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as the Director of Public Policy, focusing on the EMEA region. You'll shape public policy priorities, coordinate programs, and build partnerships to address complex tech policy issues. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in policy and a strong understanding of the global tech landscape.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in policy, marketing, or political space.
• Strong understanding of global tech policy landscape.
• Experience with online safety policy.

Responsibilities

• Advance public policy priorities with key audiences.
• Coordinate programs with internal teams.
• Build and manage partnerships with external partners.

Skills

Collaboration

Project Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Director of Public Policy, Government and Global Impact, EMEA

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Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

Director of Public Policy, Government and Global Impact, EMEA

Based in either London or Brussels, the Director of Public Policy, Government and Global Impact, will focus on the EMEA region and will join a global team to be a key member of a critical public policy function. In this role, they will help demonstrate Roblox’s value to policymakers, thought-leaders, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. Working with Public Policy leadership and representatives in each market, they will coordinate and build partnerships and policy programs that highlight Roblox’s platform to core policy audiences and collaborate directly with growing in-region teams on shared goals. Their programs will address some of the most complex and emerging global tech policy issues, from social to economic. This includes programs across a range of issue areas such as privacy, safety, digital civility, AI and innovation, the developer economy, job creation, and more.

The ideal candidate will be a diligent, results-oriented professional who can function independently in a fast-moving environment and rapidly earn credibility and trust with all levels of the organization. They will be someone who can collaborate effectively, is highly critical and thoughtful about the needs of a particular team member or region, and is happy to be resourceful when necessary. They are adept at understanding complex policy and reputational challenges and thrive in a fluid environment. They are also someone who will represent Roblox externally with intelligence, humility, and grace. We are low drama, treat people at all levels of the organization the same, and genuinely enjoy working with each other.

You Will

• Advance Roblox public policy priorities globally with key audiences including policymakers, non-profits, and others
• Work with teams across the company to ensure that programs are improving external understanding around key policy issues and the company’s positive impact in core areas
• Coordinate programs cross-functionally with internal teams
• Develop, manage, and oversee programs in EU markets (and beyond, as needed)
• Build and manage partnerships and relationships with external partners
• Organize external events
• Represent Roblox when necessary at events, conferences, and other meaningful gatherings
• Partner with the team and communications partners to develop narratives around Roblox’s economic and social impact
• Help set up and prepare executives for programs as necessary, including with briefing docs
• Collaborate excellently with internal and external partners, from Public Policy to Comms, Legal, Marketing, Product, and more
• Travel with regularity, inside and outside the EU
  
  

You Have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, focuses in Public Policy, Law, Political Science, Marketing, ideal
• 10 plus years proven experience in policy, marketing, or the political space
• Knowledge of the global tech policy landscape, familiarly with metaverse, AI, the creator economy, and safety policy
• Strong understanding of how to run economic and social impact research studies
• Experience with key policy issues such as online safety, or experience working with think tanks, academics, policy advocates/activists, trade associations, and other NGOs
• You treat everyone like a client, no matter how important they appear to be, and take a collaborative, team-centered, solutions-oriented approach to working (read: no drama!)
• You are willing to perform any small or large tasks in connection with setting up events and activations
• Excellent project management, writing, and communication skills
• Language skills a plus
  
  

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.

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