Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy

Minimum qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 16 years of experience working on media policy issues for companies and/or within government, think tanks, public interest groups, or relevant industry associations.
- Experience with the government and policy landscapes across the APAC region.

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience leading policy engagement with policymakers across the APAC on issues relevant to YouTube’s business operations.
- Experience executing cross-functional projects.
- Experience leading, managing, and scaling teams.
- Expertise in issues affecting YouTube’s business operations and interests in the political context.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work on a team and exercise good judgment in a rapidly changing environment.

**About the job**:
As the APAC Public Policy Director for YouTube, you will be the lead ambassador for YouTube’s issues and interests with policymakers and key opinion formers in the Asia Pacific region. You will be an expert in the policy environment affecting YouTube’s business operations in the region. You will coordinate with the Government Affairs & Public Policy team (hereafter “GAPP”) to understand the policy issues that affect YouTube’s business operations and develop strategies to protect YouTube’s interests. You will keep the global YouTube GAPP team updated on emerging risks and help develop strategies for how to address them. You will be the primary point of contact for the GAPP team with YouTube’s business leadership team around political issues, campaigns and engagement. You will need excellent analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills, the ability to communicate effectively in person and in writing, an aptitude for learning, and the discipline to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines. You will be an effective manager who knows how to lead and scale teams in a growing part of the company.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

**Responsibilities**:

- Lead YouTube’s Public Policy engagement in the APAC region by serving as an ambassador for YouTube’s interests to policymakers and key opinion formers.
- Be the primary point of contact for the GAPP team on YouTube strategy, campaigns, and engagement in the Asia Pacific political sphere.
- Engage with YouTube leadership to develop public policy strategy, campaigns, and engagement within and across the APAC region
- Be a thought leader in how YouTube operates in the political context who advises YouTube teams in how to get ahead of potential future policy issues.
- Manage and scale YouTube’s APAC GAPP team.

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