Manager, Public Policy

Overview

The Digital Safety Unit sits within Microsoft’s Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) division, whose vision is to empower every person to have safer digital experiences. The team’s objectives include:

• Shaping global policy and emerging legal frameworks related to digital safety by engaging with industry, governments, and civil society;   
• Mitigating digital risk by enabling Microsoft's compliance with legal obligations and voluntary commitments to address illegal and harmful online content; and
• Integrating safety by design into Microsoft product and services by engaging with engineering and business groups.
  
  

We are seeking a Manager, Public Policy, to support our global efforts on public policy and partnerships. In this role, you will play a key role in helping gather and synthesize information about the global digital safety landscape, help coordinate internal and external events, develop strategic communications, and empower our global government affairs teams. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic team on critical issues of company-wide and international importance.  

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. A growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize s and effectively communicate information on digital safety trends and developments around the world for diverse audiences.
• Assists in the gathering of data and intelligence information to support the preparation of position papers, policy briefings, and presentations
• Provides input for advancing Microsoft policy and/or political agenda and addresses routine policy and regulatory issues and provides support for addressing strategic issues.
• Implements Microsoft's strategic initiatives through internal and external collaboration.
• Coordinates internal/external events, including developing briefings and other content, drafting materials, and driving social media engagement.
• Implements communications strategy to ensure programs are integrated into external stakeholder messaging.
• Drives the development of digital safety campaigns and associated assets.
• Maintains an active network of global government affairs professionals, including through building internal relationships, sharing information, and understanding stakeholder needs.
• Contribute s to the formulation of Microsoft’s d igital s afety initiatives and/or topic s and participates in and coordinates intra-group and/or cross-group projects.
  
  

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Technology, Law, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 2 years work experience in government affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, government, or related area
• OR equivalent experience.
  

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications 

• 2 years experience in developing and managing strategic relationships to advocate and influence public, regulatory, and technology policy priorities.
• 2 years experience influencing, developing, or supporting public policy or political campaigns.
• Specific expertise in digital safety or content regulation. 
  
  

Government Affairs IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $83,400 - $167,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $108,900 - $183,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 25, 2025

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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