ЕвропаDirector, EMEA Government Affairs & Public Policy
3 нед. назад
ЕвропаDirectorRemote
Lead European government affairs and public policy strategy focusing on cyber regulation for .
О компании
- We live and breathe our company values:
- We are customer obsessed — We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.
- We have a bias for intentional action — We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
- We don't take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) — We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.
- We trust each other and assume good intentions — We're transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.
- A few of the benefits we offer:
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
- Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
- 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
- ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
- If your experience is close but doesn't fulfill all requirements, please apply. We're building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring "Chainguardians" with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
- By submitting your application, you acknowledge that will process your personal data in accordance with 's Global Candidate Privacy Notice .
- ©2026 . All Rights Reserved.
Обязанности
- Our customers include some of the most regulated organizations in the world, and we have a strong and growing UK and European customer base. Europe is one of our highest-growth priorities.
- It is also where the rules for our category are actively being written — the Cyber Resilience Act, NIS2, the EU AI Act, and the standards work running underneath all of them.
- We are hiring our first dedicated European government affairs and public policy leader to own that ground. You will set ’s European policy strategy, establish us as a trusted technical voice with the officials and bodies shaping cyber regulation on the continent and in the UK, and translate fast-moving policy into what it means for our positioning, our product, and our customers.
- Set and own ’s European policy strategy — priorities, positions, target institutions and officials, and the narrative we take into the policy process.
- Engage governments, regulators, and standards bodies across Europe and the UK, including the European Commission (notably DG CNECT and DG GROW), the European Parliament, ENISA, and the standards bodies — CEN-CENELEC and ETSI — doing the technical work underneath the CRA and NIS2.
- Decide where shows up through industry coalitions (e.g., DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe, BSA, techUK) versus direct advocacy, and represent in those bodies where it adds leverage.
- Forecast what’s coming, not just what’s happened, bringing political acumen and the ability to read where a debate is heading before it becomes public on developments relevant to .
- Develop policy positions, consultation responses, and written submissions, and speak authoritatively on ’s behalf in public and industry fora.
- Translate technical concepts into policy language — and emerging requirements back into clear implications for our messaging and roadmap.
- Support product, marketing, and revenue teams with policy credibility and positioning where it helps them, while staying firmly on the policy side of the line.
- Build the function by establishing the processes, relationships, and intelligence flow that make European government affairs repeatable rather than a series of one-offs.
- As the business grows in the region, help build the path toward leading a team.
Требования
- 8+ years of directly relevant experience in government affairs or public policy — within a public sector organization, a regulatory or standard-setting body, or a private company with a comparable government affairs function
- A track record of building independently: standing up or growing a government affairs program or line of effort, or developing and shepherding specific regulations, standards, or policy strategy through to an outcome
- Senior official engagement experience, with the judgment and presence to represent a company credibly at that level
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical subject matter for policy audiences — and to explain how you do it
- Comfort operating in ambiguity with minimal guidance, and a scrappy, resourceful approach to reach and impact
- Excellent written and verbal communication; credible with executives, engineers, and government stakeholders alike
- A degree and/or equivalent years of experience in the field
- Based in Europe and able to travel frequently across the region
Будет плюсом
- A multi-country portfolio: policy work or government affairs relationships built across several European jurisdictions
- Fluency in one or more European languages in addition to English
- Experience across both public and private sector government affairs
- Familiarity with ENISA, CEN-CENELEC, ETSI, and the major cybersecurity drivers regulatory and standardization bodies on the continent
- Familiarity with the CRA's conformity assessment framework (risk classes, notified bodies) and with EU/UK lobbying transparency registers
- Experience representing a company through industry coalitions or trade associations
- Fluency in software supply chain security, cybersecurity, or AI subject matter
- Experience at a high-growth company
Другое
- is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.