Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy

amIT Global Solutions Sdn Bhd; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 1,061,759,000 - 2,123,518,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks a Government Affairs and Public Policy Senior Manager for Indonesia to lead engagement with the Indonesian government and key stakeholders. You will set strategic priorities and drive policy initiatives across AI, cybersecurity, content regulation, anti-fraud, and competition.

You will mentor a small high-performing team, build coalitions with industry partners, academics, and civil society, and monitor regulatory developments to guide Google's direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 14 years of experience working on technology policy issues within government, think tanks, public interest groups, law, or relevant industry associations.
• 5 years of experience in people management.

Responsibilities

• Represent Google at the highest levels of policy-making in Indonesia, building external engagement plans and partnering with executives on high-stakes government engagements.
• Formulate and execute comprehensive public policy strategies aligned with business goals, advocating for Google's interests across AI, cybersecurity, content regulation, anti-fraud, and competition.
• cultivate a robust network of industry associations, civil society groups, academics, and third-party allies to advance open internet policies and user-focused digital frameworks.
• Anticipate and analyze legislative developments to deliver actionable business impact assessments, guiding leadership through regulatory ambiguity and critical crisis situations.
• Lead, coach, and inspire a high-performing public policy team, setting strategic priorities, managing resources, and cultivating a culture focused on career development and impact.

Skills

Public policy

Stakeholder engagement

Policy analysis

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 14 years of experience working on technology policy issues within government, think tanks, public interest groups, law, or relevant industry associations.
• 5 years of experience in people management.

Preferred qualifications

• 10 years in public affairs, political campaigns, communications, or government, with 3 years managing and mentoring talent.
• Deep knowledge of Indonesia's political system, legislative processes, regulatory landscape, and key government decision-makers.
• Proven track record leading high-level government advocacy and building effective coalitions across industry, academia, and civil society.
• Demonstrated success advising senior leadership and driving consensus across matrixed Legal, Communications, Engineering, and Product teams.
• Exceptional strategic communication and negotiation abilities, with full professional fluency in written and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesia.

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.

As the Government Affairs and Public Policy Senior Manager for Indonesia, you will lead Google's engagement with the Indonesian government and key stakeholders. You will be responsible for setting clear strategic priorities and executing government affairs and public policy initiatives that support Google's business goals and values. You will be leading key policy campaigns across areas such as, but not limited to, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, anti-scams and fraud, content regulation, and competition. You will manage, mentor and develop a small, high-performing team of public policy professionals. You will be involved in building and nurturing strong relationships with industry partners, non-profit organizations, academics, and other allies. You will foster a collaborative team culture, guide your team in monitoring and analyzing legislative and regulatory developments, and provide expert leadership during regulatory tests or crises to safeguard Google's interests.

20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Represent Google at the highest levels of policy-making in Indonesia, building external engagement plans and partnering with executives on high-stakes government engagements.
• Formulate and execute comprehensive public policy strategies aligned with business goals, advocating for Google's interests across AI, cybersecurity, content regulation, anti-fraud, and competition.
• Cultivate a robust network of industry associations, civil society groups, academics, and third-party allies to advance open internet policies and user-focused digital frameworks.
• Anticipate and analyze legislative developments to deliver actionable business impact assessments, guiding leadership through regulatory ambiguity and critical crisis situations.
• Lead, coach, and inspire a high-performing public policy team, setting strategic priorities, managing resources, and cultivating a culture focused on career development and impact.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.