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Government Affairs Director (Policy & Advocacy)

United Kingdom, Multiple Locations · Job Posted May 14, 2026
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This role is to drive public policy and external engagement in the competition and market regulation team. This role sits at the centre of our overall advocacy work, including engagement with key third parties such as trade associations, think tanks and advocacy partners- building relationships, shaping coalitions and driving tangible policy outcomes. You will design and execute tactics, drive policy change and represent the company on some of the most significant issues in the tech world.

Job Responsibility

  • Advocates for, and manages, policy issues
  • Develops and implements strategies for leveraging partnerships with external partners and key influencers to advance Microsoft's public policy agenda, and/or business objectives across the company in several key areas
  • Participates in internal/external events and is active with driving social media engagement on key issues
  • Builds and maintains a strong, ongoing network and coalition with complex governmental and non-governmental stakeholders
  • Acts as a subject matter expert for a large, critical projects, and may provide direction to teammates or a cross-functional project team, or act as a project lead across country and team lines
  • Applies strategy by understanding the role in the team and applying the strategy provided by senior team members
  • Under instruction from others, researches new tools, technologies, and methods being used in the community that can be utilized to improve product quality, performance, or efficiency
  • Reinforces a positive environment by learning and adopting best practices
  • Maintains or develops ties with external network of peers and identifies prospective talent for Microsoft research pipelines, when asked
  • Assists with documentation for senior team members as requested
  • Understands and follows ethics and privacy policies when executing research processes and/or collecting data/information.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Technology, Law, Liberal Arts, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years work experience in government affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, government, or related area OR equivalent experience
  • Demonstrable ability to secure policy change via third parties e.g. Think Tanks, Trade Associations, Customers etc.
  • This role requires proficiency in written, reading, and conversational English.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Technology, Law, Liberal Arts, Engineering, or related field AND significant work experience in government affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, government, or related area OR equivalent experience
  • Demonstrable experience in developing and managing strategic relationships to advocate and influence public, regulatory, and technology policy priorities
  • Demonstrable experience influencing, developing, or supporting public policy or political campaigns.
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