Government Affairs Manager Australia

4 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia Spotify Full time

Global Affairs- Government AffairsLocation
- Sydney

Job type
- Permanent
- The Government Affairs team is charged with understanding the global and local policy landscape in relation to Spotify’s business objectives and advocating on the company’s behalf on critical issues. One of our key roles is to promote Spotify’s ability to compete fairly by influencing public policies. We represent the company before legislators and regulators, see around corners, and mitigate potential risks.
- This position will report to the Head of Global Government Affairs and will be located in our Sydney office.

What You Will Do
- Engage regularly with policymakers with a focus on Parliament and key regulators such the eSafety Commissioner, ACMA, ACCC and relevant ministries
- Work on the priority public policy issues affecting Spotify in Australia - including music, competition, content moderation and more - and develop and implement effective advocacy strategies
- Work closely with other groups and departments inside Spotify - including legal, communications, social impact, product teams, compliance and trust and safety - to understand the priorities of internal partners, and build approaches to key policy issues that advance the interests of Spotify
- Direct the work of consultants to advance Spotify’s goals
- Drive engagement, partnerships, and thought leadership on key public policy issues with external organizations such as trade associations and civil society organizations

Who You Are
- You have a degree with minimum 5+ years of experience developing and implementing public policy strategies and interacting professionally in a public policy environment
- Experience working in government, for a company in a similar role, and/or a trade association
- Experience developing and implementing public policy strategies in the technology sector
- Experience working with senior government officials, private sector leaders, and other public policy professionals
- Outstanding existing relationships and the ability to build new ones with Parliament and other key partners
- Demonstrated ability to develop innovative and pragmatic approaches and business-focused solutions to regulatory and legislative challenges and developments
- A track record of effective advocacy before government officials
- A readiness to dive in to solve problems and think strategically
- Ability to build diverse, cross-functional, and multi-level relationships and experience advising and interacting with senior policymakers and business executives
- Able to travel to Canberra and elsewhere as needed and ability to work across time zones and cultures
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with an absolute dedication to professionalism and collegiality, and a high degree of integrity
- Outstanding written and oral communications skills

Where You Will Be
- You will be based in our Sydney office

Our global benefits
- Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.
- Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.
- Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents.
- All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.
- Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.

Learn about life at Spotify
- Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.

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