Manager, Public Policy & Government Affairs, India

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We are seeking a Government Affairs and Public Policy professional to support Salesforce’s government affairs in India. The individual will help execute our political and policy strategy, assist with Salesforce work with industry associations; work with the India leadership team, our public sector team; navigate regulatory issues and provide other support as required and report into the Senior Director and Head, Government Affairs, India & South Asia.

Activities/Responsibilities

• Manage contacts with key influencers: elected and government officials at all levels, industry leaders.

• Represent Salesforce before government, trade associations, think-tanks, and industry coalitions.

• Conduct analysis of political and regulatory issues that need to be advocated by Salesforce, and develop public policy submissions.

• Prepare external advocacy materials and position papers; briefings for executive interaction with policymakers and community leaders

• Work with a cross-functional team — Legal, Sales, Public Sector, Real Estate, PR, Marketing, Trailhead, Engineering, Security, Compliance, Slack, Tableau, Mulesoft, AI etc., — to develop policy positions supporting multi-tenant, public cloud computing, enterprise software, among others, across India.

• Advocate for policy positions and support partnerships to further Salesforce’s “Business as a Platform for Change” mission

• Plan, co-ordinate and execute, in collaboration with cross-functional teams and external consultants, Government Affairs and Public Policy related events that engage external leaders with Salesforce.

Required Skills/Experience

• Proven experience in public policy and/or law

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Deep knowledge and experience of the policy-making process across India, and a desire to understand and learn technology policy

• Experience working in government and/or government affairs environment, good knowledge of respective government protocol and government relations in market

• Experience in developing / presenting public policy positions before government or other key stakeholders

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and ability to travel

• Interest and ability to learn new technology concepts and communicate on the technology to public policy stakeholders

Desired Skills/Experience

• Ability to work independently and take initiative, yet 100% devoted to the team

• Experience working at a multinational company or a technology company, with experience in AI, cybersecurity and privacy policy

• “Intrapreneur”, creator, quietly confident leader, multi-cultural professional

• Interest to work with people across different departments and organizations

• Demonstrate Salesforce values: trust, customer success, innovation, equality

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