Manager, Platforms and Devices, Government Affairs and Public Policy

Google; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Government Affairs and Public Policy professional to lead US state policy initiatives and coordinate with product teams to align advocacy with Google's priorities.

You will engage with government officials, coalitions, and external partners, traveling up to 50% as needed to advance policy goals across Android, Play, Chrome, Pixel and related platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience working on technology policy issues within government, think tanks, public interest groups, or industry associations.
• Experience within state and local government.

Responsibilities

• Drive development and execution of US state policy, owning end-to-end workstreams for high-priority policy programs and advocacy campaigns across Google platforms.
• Align with product teams to ensure advocacy aligns with business priorities and growth areas.
• Achieve GAPP objectives through cross-functional collaboration with marketing, communications, and the Google organization to amplify impact.
• Manage engagement with industry coalitions and industry partners on joint policy-product initiatives.
• Represent platforms and devices in cross-functional forums, policy conferences, and stakeholder meetings.

Skills

Policy analysis

Public policy

Communication

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Chicago, IL, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience working on technology policy issues within government, think tanks, public interest groups, or industry associations.
• Experience within state and local government.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience executing legislative agendas at the US state level.
• Experience in policy development and strategies.
• Ability to identify insights and communicate technology policy issues.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, as needed.

About the job

The Google Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) Platforms and Devices Products team focuses on Android, Play, Chrome, Pixel, and other emerging product areas to advise on public policy issues.

In this role, you will work closely with Public Relations (PR), Marketing, Legal, Partnerships, and other teams within GAPP to develop consistent public policy strategies and positions to share on Google’s behalf with relevant stakeholders.

Our mission is to help Google, governments, and civil society responsibly navigate the social, political, and economic issues of our time.

Google takes its responsibilities seriously, including engaging with government and other stakeholders on important public policy challenges. The Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) team leads the company’s engagement with executive branch officials, legislators, regulators and third-parties in the formation of public policy. Working closely with Google leaders, GAPP seeks to identify key policy issues, listen carefully to others’ views and opinions, and distill and share the company’s perspective on those issues with external stakeholders. While we focus on challenges affecting the internet, our issue areas are increasingly broad and encompass many areas where public policy, business, and technology intersect.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $141000 - $206000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and execution of United States (US) State Policy, owning end-to-end workstreams for high-priority policy programs and advocacy campaigns across google play, android, chrome, and hardware products.
• Align with product teams to ensure advocacy is tethered to business priorities and growth areas.
• Achieve Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) objectives through seamless cross-functional collaboration with marketing, communications, and the google organization to amplify our impact.
• Manage engagement with industry coalitions and industry partners on joint policy-product initiatives.
• Represent platforms and devices (P&D) in key cross-functional forums, policy conferences, and stakeholder meetings.

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.