Public Affairs Manager - Europe

Parkopedia; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global mobility platform is seeking a Public Affairs Manager to shape urban mobility by developing strategies that influence municipal policy across Europe. The ideal candidate will have 6-10 years of experience in public affairs, strong communication skills, and the ability to engage effectively with policymakers. This hybrid role can be based in the UK, France, or Belgium, contributing to making cities more livable through innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of public affairs experience in a fast-paced tech, transport or smart cities environment.
• Working knowledge of municipal government complexities.
• Ability to engage effectively with policymakers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement public affairs strategies.
• Provide strategic management of public affairs agencies.
• Lead strategy for public affairs in Europe.

Skills

Public Affairs Experience

Policy Influence

Strategic Management

Communication Skills

Job description

Overview

We’ve signed up to an ambitious journey. Join us! As Arrive, we guide customers and communities towards brighter futures and more livable cities. Our people and our values guide us. We Arrive Curious, Focused and Together. As a global team, we are transforming urban mobility. Let’s grow better, together.

This role roles involves shaping urban mobility by developing and implementing public affairs strategies at the municipal level across cities in Europe, strategically managing agencies, and empowering Arrive's teams to engage effectively with policymakers.

The Role

As a Public Affairs Manager for Europe, you’ll be instrumental in shaping urban mobility by developing and implementing public affairs strategies. This role involves influencing policy at the municipality level across cities in Europe, strategically managing agencies, and empowering Arrive's teams to engage effectively with policymakers. The European portfolio is shared between two Public Affairs Managers, and you’ll work closely with your counterpart to ensure full coverage across the region. While the specific division of responsibilities will evolve, together you’ll contribute to a global vision, collaborating with international colleagues to set the public affairs strategy. Your impact will be profound as you translate Arrive's commitment to smarter urban mobility into tangible policy outcomes. By influencing decision-makers, promoting innovative solutions, and fostering business growth, you’ll directly contribute to advancing Arrive's mission to make cities more livable. This role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of change, ensuring policy translates into real-world benefits for communities worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement public affairs strategies that influence policies and introduce innovative solutions to improve urban living.
• Dissect intricate policy details and evaluate their implications, with an appetite to learn the European legislative and regulatory landscape.
• Provide strategic management of public affairs agencies, overseeing and coordinating activities in Europe, ensuring alignment with Arrive's business strategy and priority objectives.
• Create conditions for European teams to succeed in their engagement with policymakers, think tanks, third-party organizations, and opinion leaders.
• Jointly lead the strategy for public affairs in Europe, and on occasion provide expertise and support to colleagues in other international markets.

Your background

• 6-10 years of public affairs experience in a fast-paced tech, transport, smart cities initiative, or digital payments environment.
• Working knowledge of the complexities of municipal governments.
• Strong network and hands-on experience engaging with policymakers in Europe, with a demonstrable ability to influence policy change, delivering global or European strategies.
• Proven track record of successfully managing and leading lobbyists and public affairs agencies to develop and execute strategies, ensuring alignment with business objectives and goals.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory issues into clear, compelling narratives to policymakers and business leaders.
• A self-starter with a strategic, intrapreneurial mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English; fluency in another European language is a nice-to-have.

You’ll stand out if

• You have previous policy change experience and demonstrated experience in a transportation nonprofit policy team or automotive policy team.
• You’re an established thought leader in the mobility or urban policy space (e.g., speaking at industry events, publishing articles, or shaping public debates).
• You have proven success in building public-private partnerships with cities, NGOs, or industry coalitions.
• You bring a multimarket perspective, with experience navigating global companies or working across international teams.

This is a hybrid role and can be based in one of our offices in France (Paris), Belgium (Brussels) or UK (London or Basingstoke).

About us

Arrive, including brands like EasyPark, Flowbird, RingGo, ParkMobile, YourParkingSpace and Parkopedia, is a leading global mobility platform. Present in over 90 countries and 20,000 cities, the company helps people and decision-makers make smarter decisions about urban mobility and ease the experience of travel worldwide. Arrive delivers a unique combination of the core ingredients to make cities more livable: from smart payments and optimized car parks to data-driven traffic reduction and support for reinvestment in public transport and green space. It’s about more than function; it’s about saving time and simplifying the travel experience for everyone. Travel is more than a journey; it’s how you Arrive.