Director, EMEA Government Affairs & Public Policy

This senior role offers the opportunity to establish and lead European government affairs and public policy strategy for a rapidly growing technology organization.
You will shape policy priorities across Europe and the UK as cybersecurity, software supply chain security, and AI regulations continue to evolve.
The position combines strategic policy leadership with direct engagement across governments, regulators, standards bodies, and industry organizations.
You will translate complex technical and regulatory developments into clear implications for business positioning, customers, and product direction.
As the first dedicated European policy leader, you will build the relationships, processes, and intelligence capabilities needed to establish a scalable function.
You will work closely with executives, engineers, product, marketing, and revenue teams while maintaining a strong focus on public policy and government affairs.
The role provides significant autonomy and the opportunity to shape policy engagement across a high-growth, internationally distributed environment.

• 8+ years of directly relevant experience in government affairs or public policy within government, a regulatory or standards organization, or a private-sector government affairs function.
• Proven experience building, establishing, or significantly expanding a government affairs program, policy function, or strategic policy initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and advance regulations, standards, policy strategies, or advocacy efforts through meaningful outcomes.
• Experience engaging senior government officials and representing an organization credibly with high-level public-sector stakeholders.
• Strong ability to understand and communicate complex technical subject matter to policy audiences and explain regulatory implications to business and technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with credibility across executive, engineering, government, and industry audiences.
• Comfortable operating independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with limited guidance and a resourceful, action-oriented approach.
• Degree and/or equivalent professional experience in government affairs, public policy, law, technology, or a related field.
• Based in Europe and able to travel frequently across the region.
• Experience managing a multi-country European policy portfolio is highly valuable.
• Familiarity with European cybersecurity regulation and standards organizations, including ENISA, CEN-CENELEC, ETSI, the Cyber Resilience Act, and NIS2.
• Knowledge of the CRA conformity assessment framework, EU and UK lobbying transparency requirements, and European regulatory processes is advantageous.
• Experience working with industry coalitions or trade associations is a plus.
• Understanding of software supply chain security, cybersecurity, or AI policy is strongly beneficial.
• Additional European language skills beyond English are an advantage.
• Experience working within a high-growth technology company and across both public- and private-sector environments is desirable.