Head of AI and Emerging Tech Policy, Government Affairs and Public Policy

• Google -
• In-office:

  Washington D.C., DC, USA

• + 2 more locations

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Washington D.C., DC, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 13 years of experience working with government, think tanks, public interest groups, technology industry groups, or companies on issues around technology policy, including experience around AI policy.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with international teams and a variety of stakeholders, and in executing strategies to deliver exceptional solutions.
• Experience working with and advising relevant internal stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, and Research organizations.
• Experience with government relations.
• Fluency with science and technical concepts.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail, integrate public policy with business strategy, and understand the business and innovation implications of public policy.
• Excellent personal, political, analytical, and communication skills.

About the job

As a member of Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team, you'll be part of a diverse global government affairs team, working across regions, product areas, and functions. You’ll combine creativity and intellectual excellence with the organizational skills to manage various campaigns, projects and initiatives. In this role, you’ll advocate for Google to bring external perspectives back into the company to inform our perception and direction. You're passionate about the opportunity to shape the future of how we use and build technology for everyone.

The AI and Emerging Technology Policy team develops Google's perspectives on public policy around AI and other emerging technologies, and serves as the Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) issue experts on emerging tech policy. We develop views on the appropriate regulation of AI, quantum, and other emerging technologies so as to enable their responsible deployment, and we engage with policymakers and experts around those issues. We develop views on other public policies to support ongoing tech innovations (e.g., around research and development policy), support efforts to partner with governments around innovation policy, and highlight how AI can be harnessed to address major societal challenges.

Google takes its responsibilities seriously, including engaging with government and other stakeholders on important public policy challenges. The Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) team leads the company’s engagement with executive branch officials, legislators, regulators and third-parties in the formation of public policy. Working with Google leaders, GAPP seeks to identify policy issues, listen carefully to others’ views and opinions, and distill and share the company’s perspective on those issues with external stakeholders. While we focus on challenges affecting the internet, our issue areas are increasingly broad and encompass many areas where public policy, business, and technology intersect.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $215,000-$323,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead team responsible for developing Google's public policy positions and shaping regulation around AI and other emerging technologies, including managing high-performing team, providing strategic leadership on issues, and organizing workstreams.
• Provide thought leadership around AI and emerging tech policy, including engaging with policymakers and experts.
• Develop and build cross-functional support for our public policy positions around AI and emerging technology.
• Support global teams on various regulatory files, and other AI and emerging tech policy issues.