Public Policy Manager, Sea

BA/BS required
- Minimally 5 years of relevant public policy and advocacy experience, e.g. within corporate public policy and government relations, in public administration, trade association or non-governmental organisation
- Fluent in English and a Southeast Asian language

Job summary

Work hard and make history with Amazon’s International Public Policy and Government Affairs Team.

The Public Policy Manager, Global Selling for Southeast Asia, will join a growing and dynamic team that works across Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Asia Pacific, in support of Amazon’s global consumer and digital businesses. Like our business interests, our policy issues are broad, forward-thinking, and driven by what is best for our customers. The International Public Policy team works with a wide range of national, local, and supranational policymakers, industry organisations, and non-governmental organisations across policy issues spanning the consumer and commercial environment, including but not limited to digital technology, consumer affairs, economic development, privacy, intellectual property, logistics and tax.

Key job responsibilities

Amazon Global Selling is the service through which Amazon partners with businesses to help them sell their products internationally using the power of Amazon’s Brand. As the Public Policy Manager, Global Selling for Southeast Asia, you will be responsible for developing government collaborations with our Global Selling team, and supporting the rollout of Amazon Global Selling initiatives. You will also coordinate our engagement with governments across the region in relation to Global Selling initiatives, to demonstrate how Amazon creates growth opportunities for not only businesses in Southeast Asia but also the local economies in which they are based.

As part of those initiatives you will be responsible for partnering with legislators and officials across Southeast Asia in support of our consumer-centric business model. You will have an sound understanding of the public policy and regulatory environment as well as key stakeholders within it. You will coordinate across Amazon’s business, locally and globally, to develop and implement positioning and engagement strategies.

You will work on advocacy efforts, outreach programmes, partnerships, and initiatives in support of these business objectives. You will assist with the coordination of Amazon’s engagement with relevant industry associations and wider coalitions, and the management of consultancy support. You will work on projects, and provide guidance, including in situations of ambiguity. You will be a confident team member who is comfortable working independently, but are also able to operate respectfully and collaboratively within wider regional and international structures.
- An advanced degree in area of study relevant to the role
- A track record of highest integrity and public policy success
- Outstanding oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- A self-starter who can take general direction and produce specific results
- Able to coordinate a wide array of internal and external resources to obtain, process, and operationalise information and strategy
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills
- Capable of confidently using experience and data to assess and recommend a best course of action even in an ambiguous situation
- Experience working at high level and collaboratively in a highly-matrixed environment, alongside teams including Legal, PR, and business teams
- Experience of public policy leadership in consumer-facing, technology or logistics companies.
- Project management experience
- Public speaking experience
- Regional Southeast Asia experience
- Fluent in Thai