Description:
We are seeking a Government Affairs and Public Policy professional based in Australia to support Salesforce’s government affairs in ANZ - the role will be primarily responsible for Australian State & Territories and New Zealand. The individual will help execute our political and policy strategy, assist with Salesforce work with industry associations; and provide other support as required and report into the Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy for APAC & Japan.
Activities/Responsibilities
- Manage contacts with key influencers: elected and government officials, 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.
- Work with a cross-functional team — Legal, Sales, Public Sector, Real Estate, PR, Marketing, Trailhead, Engineering, Security, Compliance, etc., to develop policy positions supporting multi-tenant, public cloud computing, enterprise software, among others, across Australia and New Zealand.
- Plan, co-ordinate and executive, in collaboration with cross-functional teams, Government Affairs and Public Policy related events that engage external leaders with Salesforce.
Required Skills/Experience
- Bachelor/Graduate degree, or equivalent proven experience in public policy and/or law
- Excellent English written and verbal communication
- Deep knowledge and experience of the policy-making process across Australia and New Zealand, 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 the region
- 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
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
- “Intrapreneur”, creator, humble & 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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