Microsoft Director Government Affairs - 

Indonesia, Jakarta Special Capital Region 

35351043

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Law, Public Admin, or related fieldAND4+ years work experience in Government Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Public Policy, or Government
  • OR 6+ years work experience in Government Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Public Policy, or Government.
• 5+ years experience in developing and managing strategic relationships to advocate and influence public policy priorities.
• Solid understanding of policy-making/regulatory processes in Indonesia, as well as grasp of key decision-makers and influencers, in particular in technology policy area.
• Self-starter with sense of ownership and accountability.
• Team player, proactively supporting other colleagues, contributing to their success, as well as welcoming their input into your swim lane in support of theirs (and your own) growth opportunities.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in technology policy, in particular in regulations impacting digital technologies such as cloud, AI, digital platforms or datacenter infrastructure.
• Abilty to work in a dynamically changing internal and external environment where you may need to take ownership of designing and deploying solutions to complex problems at the intersection of regulations, engineering and business.
• Ability to navigate large, evolving, matrixed organization with confidence to influence without authority and operate without established processes for each and every matter.
• Interest in being part of an international team, where projects may require working on matters in other geographies in Southeast Asia/Asia/worldwide (remotely as well as travelling).

• You’ll also provide counsel to the business, engineering and other key internal stakeholders on public policy topics, and recommend ways to advance our policy and political agenda.
• You will represent Microsoft externally by participating in events, supporting executive engagement along the way. You’ll also advice on political and geoplitical landscape, provide strategic vision, and develop a communication framework or messaging.
• You’ll support Public Sector and other business opportunities, and build our reputation as a globally trusted technology provider. You will work closely with regulators and other key policy-making bodies as customers, asissting them on their journey deploying advanced technology, such as AI.
• You will act as an expert and provide direction on large, critical projects, resolving complex conflicts and ensuring team alignment. You’ll also collaborate with senior stakeholders and experts to understand and align on objectives, priorities, and resources.
• You’ll contribute to our global public policy work in areas such as AI; in particular where Indonesia’s regulations may influence policy decisions of other countries in the wider Global South and beyond.