Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy

7 months ago

Toronto, Canada Google Full time

**Minimum qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience working within government, think tanks, public interest groups, technology industry groups, or corporate public policy organizations.

**Preferred qualifications**:

- Experience working in and with government.
- Familiarity with current and emerging public policy trends relating to digital policy and technology generally.
- Experience advising and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders on policy strategies. Ability to translate complex issues into understandable language for a broad range of audiences.
- Ability to grow as a member of a small team in a fast-moving environment, while demonstrating strong judgement. Ability to think, plan, and execute with mínimal direction and supervision.
- Ability to communicate in English and French fluently.
- Eligible to register as a lobbyist under the Lobbying Act.

**About the job**:
As a member of Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team, you'll be part of a diverse 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 a Manager, you'll be part of a small team responsible for Google's engagement with government officials, agencies, and other stakeholders in Canada in support of Google's public policy agenda. You will represent Google in interactions with governments across Canada, as well as public policy think tanks, trade associations. and other entities.

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.

**Responsibilities**:

- Build on previous experience with Canadian politicians and policy makers. Develop and lead public policy campaigns in areas that impact Google, our users, and the Internet.
- Engage directly with stakeholders in policy areas that impact Google and our users, including technology innovation, health, energy, national security, free expression, privacy, and intellectual property.
- Work closely with other members of the Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) team in Canada and around the world, and across the company, to ensure an informed and coordinated approach to our relationships with these stakeholders.
- Track regulations, legislation, and policy proposals and analyze their potential impact on Google’s business.
- Monitor, research, and analyze current and emerging policy issues related to the Internet and digital ecosystems.

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.

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