Senior Public Affairs Manager

Danone; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Workation

Subsidy for health care

Multisport card

Life insurance

Employee Capital Plans

Job summary

Danone is looking for a Senior Public Affairs Manager in Warsaw to lead critical public affairs projects and advocacy strategies impacting the business. This role involves shaping influence plans and engaging with key stakeholders across governmental and regulatory landscapes. The ideal candidate will have at least 9 years of experience in Public Affairs, with strong political judgement and exceptional communication skills.

The position offers a flexible work model and a commitment to diversity, ensuring a welcoming environment for all applicants.

Qualifications

• Minimum 9 years of experience in Public Affairs, Government Relations, or Corporate Affairs.
• Proven track record in leading complex advocacy projects.
• Fluent in Polish and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic public affairs projects across business and regulatory priorities.
• Build strong relationships with public administration and industry associations.
• Monitor legislative developments and shape Danone's responses.

Skills

Political judgement

Stakeholder awareness

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Relationship building

Job description

About the Job

This is a senior contributor role responsible for leading selected, high‑priority public affairs projects for the Danone group of companies in Poland. You will develop and implement advocacy strategies, build regulatory and political influence, represent Danone with key external stakeholders, and coordinate cross‑functional activities across the organization.

You will translate legislative and political developments into business recommendations, shape influence plans, and strengthen Danone’s position in dialogue with public administration, parliament, and industry associations. This role requires strong confidence in navigating the Polish legislative and institutional environment, a deep understanding of how government administration and decision‑making processes work in practice, and a sound basic understanding of the European Union legislative and public policy framework. It also requires political judgement, resilience, and the ability to operate effectively in demanding stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic public affairs projects across selected business and regulatory priorities in Poland, particularly in areas related to taxation, packaging policy, public consultations, and broader food, beverage, and specialised nutrition agendas with a material impact on Danone’s business.
• Representing the company and building strong relationships with public administration, parliament, industry associations, coalition partners and external advisors, while actively strengthening Danone’s presence and influence in relevant external forums, organisations and policy discussions.
• Monitoring legislative developments, assessing business impact, shaping Danone’s responses, and driving internal alignment across functions such as Sustainability, Legal, Regulatory, Tax, Communications, R&I, and business teams.
• Acting as a trusted partner for selected high‑stakes external interactions, supporting difficult stakeholder conversations, helping defend Danone’s position, and contributing to issue and risk management where public affairs engagement is required.
• Contributing to the European PA Network, ensuring alignment and sharing best practices across markets.

About you

We are looking for a Senior Public Affairs Manager with strong strategic, political and interpersonal capabilities.

You bring

• Minimum 9 years of experience in Public Affairs, Government Relations, Advocacy, External Affairs or Corporate Affairs.
• Experienced professional with a strong background in Public Affairs, Government Relations, Advocacy, or Corporate Affairs.
• Proven track record of leading complex advocacy projects with tangible business relevance.
• Experience in building and managing relationships with public institutions, parliament, industry associations, and external partners.
• Good understanding of the broader public policy context affecting regulated industries; experience in FMCG, food, health, nutrition, sustainability or another regulated environment will be a strong asset.
• At least basic understanding of the European Union legislative and public policy landscape.
• Strong ability to translate legislative and political developments into practical business recommendations and influence strategies.
• Experience operating effectively in cross‑functional environments and coordinating multiple stakeholders without formal line management.
• Fluent Polish and English, both written and spoken.

Key capabilities

• Strong political judgement and stakeholder awareness.
• Excellent relationship‑building and communication skills.
• Ability to build persuasive arguments and influence decision‑makers.
• Confidence and resilience in difficult or high‑pressure conversations.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to synthesize complexity.
• High level of autonomy, ownership and execution discipline.
• Ability to remain calm, focused and effective when facing resistance or ambiguity.

About us

• Work in a professional environment with a well‑developed feedback culture.
• Flexible work model in a hybrid system.
• Workation - ability to combine work with leisure for 30 days a year; you can work from virtually any location in Europe.
• Access to a benefits platform offering discounts on company products and vouchers for cultural and sports events.
• Subsidy for Luxmed / Medicover, prioritising health.
• Subsidy for a Multisport card.
• Life insurance and Employee Capital Plans (PPK).

Our commitment to diversity

We embrace diversity in our organization. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

Data protection

Danone Sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Warsaw (ul. Bobrowiecka 8, 00‑728 Warszawa) is the controller of your personal data disclosed in the profile and in documents submitted during the recruitment process.