Government Affairs Specialist

Há 2 dias

Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil Microsoft Tempo inteiro
Job Description

Microsoft is seeking a highly skilled Government Affairs Manager to join its Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) department in Brasilia, Brazil. The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting the company's Government Affairs practice and will work closely with the Brazil CELA Lead and the Corporate Affairs Director for LATAM.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic advice and counsel to the CELA Brazil Leadership team and the business' Leadership team on public relations, ethics, policy, and regulatory risks.
  • Work closely with subsidiary and regional CELA Government Affairs Director to define and execute key regional outreach and policy goals, managing government relations in support of Microsoft's public policy objectives.
  • Identify and advise on changes, opportunities, and trends in regulations, law, and policy relevant to Microsoft's business, developing messaging for complex or strategic issues.
  • Build broad support for policy priorities by developing relationships with relevant associations, coalitions, alliances, and virtual communities.
  • Support field teams by leading policy reviews, developing expertise to advise on privacy, AI policy, security, and providing content for regulated industries.
  • Connect field and corporate teams on topics, when necessary, and land and localize corporate content to LATAM and Brazil, building materials to support regional/local campaigns on government affairs and policy topics relevant to Microsoft.
  • Develop policy white papers, studies, presentations, and talking points for outreach to government leaders, working on local messaging for complex or strategic issues in coordination with the communications team.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Law, or related field, and 4+ years of experience in government affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, or government.
  • OR 6+ years of experience in government affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, or government.
  • Experience with government affairs matters and policy.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Portuguese.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience as a policy/government affairs professional with experience in cloud computing, privacy, technology, and/or cybercrime.
  • Outstanding analytical ability and legal drafting skills.
  • Proven track record in proactively and intuitively establishing, building, maintaining, and managing strong and positive relationships with clients, colleagues, and government officials.
  • Deep understanding of the political process, culture, and economic and political climate in Brazil. Strong understanding of the legal processes in congressional activity or other legislative bodies to pass a law, as well as regulations and policies.
  • Strong work ethic and a track of compliance.
  • Fluency in written and spoken Spanish.
  • Admitted to practice law in Brazil.
  • Deep familiarity with relevant legal issues such as data protection and privacy, artificial intelligence, face recognition, cloud-related legal issues, and imminent legislation, etc.
  • Experience in dealing with regulatory issues pertaining to software and cloud services in regulated industries such as banking & financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to master complex technology and policy issues, and evidence of excellent project management skills.
  • Willingness to travel up to 30% of time.

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