Senior Public Policy Lead, Malaysia — Cloud & AI

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Kuala Lumpur; Vor Ort; MYR 450.000 - 700.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Amazon Web Services Malaysia SDN. BHD. in Kuala Lumpur seeks a seasoned Head of Public Policy to lead Malaysia's cloud and AI policy agenda. You will navigate government relations, shape strategy, and advocate policy positions to enable AWS investment and growth.

You will manage minister-level relationships, assess regulatory risks, and drive cross-functional collaboration to align regional and local policy with AWS business objectives.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Economic Development)
• 12+ years of public policy, government relations, community relations, public affairs, or corporate social responsibility experience
• 12+ years of working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies experience
• 12+ years of regulatory frameworks and policy analysis methodologies experience
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Aufgaben

• Own and lead the full scope of AWS's public policy strategy in Malaysia end-to-end — from problem identification through strategy development to execution — with the goal of facilitating an enabling environment for cloud and AI adoption, protecting AWS's investment interests, and advancing strategic policy opportunities.
• Serve as AWS's single-threaded country policy leader, cultivating and maintaining minister-level and senior official relationships with key government agencies to drive alignment, unblock issues, and secure favorable policy outcomes.
• Demonstrate strong political acumen and geopolitical awareness, with the ability to monitor and navigate Malaysia’s evolving political environment, anticipate emerging risks and opportunities to AWS’s policy and business priorities.
• Anticipate and assess policy risks and opportunities with significant business impact (e.g., incentive programs, infrastructure deployment, market access), make recommendations to senior leadership, and drive mitigation strategies independently.
• Create and drive policy programs that support business enablement, including public sector engagement to unlock government cloud adoption, advancing government partnerships and capacity‑building initiatives, and enabling cloud and AI adoption in regulated sectors such as financial services.
• Manage and coordinate external advocacy efforts, outreach programs, and key initiatives in concert with AWS business objectives. Drive strategic third‑party engagement through industry coalitions, academia, and think tanks.
• Facilitate high‑level engagements between AWS executives and senior government officials, regulators, industry associations, and alliance partners to promote and advocate AWS's public policy positions.
• Contribute to regional ASEAN and APJ strategic initiatives, ensuring Malaysia activities are integrated into broader regional policy strategy and sharing best practices across markets.

Kenntnisse

Public policy

Government relations

Regulatory analysis

Stakeholder engagement

English fluency

Bahasa Malaysia fluency

Independent judgment

Strategic thinking

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or above

Master's degree preferred

Jobbeschreibung

Amazon Web Services Malaysia SDN. BHD. in Kuala Lumpur seeks a seasoned Head of Public Policy to lead Malaysia's cloud and AI policy agenda. You will navigate government relations, shape strategy, and advocate policy positions to enable AWS investment and growth.

You will manage minister-level relationships, assess regulatory risks, and drive cross-functional collaboration to align regional and local policy with AWS business objectives.