Policy and Partnerships Lead, CEE and Baltics, Global Affairs

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute public policy and partnerships strategy across Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics.
• Identify priority markets, issues, and engagement opportunities; develop differentiated country strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with policymakers, regulators, public administrations, civil society, researchers, business leaders, and other influential stakeholders.
• Lead engagement on AI and technology policy issues supporting safe and responsible AI development and deployment.
• Identify and develop partnerships, programs, coalitions, and initiatives that create regional impact.
• Monitor political, legislative, and regulatory developments; surface risks and opportunities and provide strategic recommendations.
• Connect national policy developments with EU-level debates, regulation, and implementation.
• Represent the organization in senior meetings, industry forums, conferences, and other engagements.
• Prepare leaders for policymaker and stakeholder engagement through briefing materials, policy positions, and recommendations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Communications, Product, Safety and Security, Partnerships, and Go-to-Market teams.
• Travel frequently across the region, periodically elsewhere in Europe, and occasionally to the United States.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of the political, institutional, and technology-policy landscape across Central and Eastern Europe and/or the Baltics, with credibility in at least one priority market.
• Established network and experience building trusted relationships with policymakers, regulators, civil society, and senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of EU policymaking and the interaction between Brussels-level policy, national politics, regulation, and implementation.
• Strong technology-policy judgment and understanding of AI-relevant issues, including privacy, data, competition, copyright, product safety, and consumer protection.
• Track record of translating political relationships and policy objectives into impactful partnerships, programs, coalitions, campaigns, or initiatives.
• Ability to work across multiple countries and political environments while balancing regional leverage with local nuance.
• Self-direction and ability to manage multiple markets and workstreams through rapid analysis, decision-making, and execution cycles.
• Strong stakeholder judgment, coalition-building, strategic thinking, problem-solving, project management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical and policy concepts clearly and represent the organization in sensitive, senior-level settings.
• Fluency in English; professional proficiency in at least one CEE or Baltic language strongly preferred, particularly Polish.
• Sound judgment, intellectual agility, and outstanding personal integrity.

Nice-to-haves

• Direct AI-policy experience.
• Polish language proficiency.

Compensation and Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available to new employees.