Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience Policy (Asia)

Governments across the region are rapidly advancing cyber regulatory frameworks, strengthening protection of critical infrastructure, and investing in secure digital services for essential functions and the broader economy. The Microsoft Global Affairs team for Asia is seeking an experienced professional to lead engagement on government affairs and public policy issues related to cybersecurity and digital resilience. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the policy environment for secure and resilient technology adoption across Asia. The Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience Policy lead will drive Microsoft’s engagement with policy decision makers and national security authorities on a wide range of cybersecurity related issues. Priorities include shaping cyber policy and regulation, deepening cybersecurity and digital resilience partnerships with governments, and advocating for an accelerated transition from insecure, legacy IT systems. The role involves close partnership across Microsoft teams engaged on cybersecurity issues with government stakeholders in Asia — including the Customer Security & Trust (CST) organization, the Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), Microsoft’s engineering and product security teams, and regional business groups. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in engaging with government stakeholders on policy and thought leadership spanning cybersecurity, digital resilience, and critical infrastructure. They will also be able to demonstrate their ability to craft and execute complex government affairs campaigns and to navigate large and matrixed organisations: working across teams and functions to deliver impact is a critical part of this role and its success. There is flexibility in location for this role, with a preference for Singapore, but Tokyo or Sydney would also be an option. The position will require travel across Asia and occasional travel beyond the region.