Microsoft Director Cybersecurity Policy Europe 

Belgium, Brussels 

183308787

and an increasing priority for governments globally, especially at a time of continued technological changeand artificial intelligence driving innovation. Our Global Cybersecurity Policy team works with governments and industry partners to help inform public policies that advance cybersecurity and enable Microsoft and our partners and customers to innovate and compete in a complex global geopolitical, policy and regulatory environment.

in Europeemerging technologies. The Director will engage with public and private sector stakeholders inengineering andregulation.

The Director should havestrong analytical skillsrecognizing major drivers and trends,and prioritizing issues,challenges and opportunities, and recommending and implementing courses of action that align resources and investments.The Director should be able to clearly communicate complex technicaland policyissues to different audiences. Excellent writing skills as well as experience with cybersecurity, whether policy, operational, or technical, are.The Director should ideally have an engineering or computer science background or experienceengineers and technical experts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree inEngineering, Computer Science,Public Policy, Public Administration, or related field AND extensiveexperienceinthe private sector,government, or academia.

• track recordengagingwith engineering groups and/or government officials.

• Ability to build, sustain, and grow relationships internally with engineering subject matter experts, and externally with public and private sector partners.

• Ability to incorporate different perspectives and collaborate, within Microsoft and with our partners, to drive outcomes.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to discuss and advance complextechnicaland policy concepts with diverse stakeholders at various levels.

• in developing written materials and communicating content about security or technology policy issues.

• Strong senseof commitment and drive to address complex challenges, individually and as part of a team.

• Aptitude for learning, understanding, discussing, andrepresentingindustry and corporate policy positions for technologies and practices that are constantly changing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experiencein developing and managing strategies andrelationships to advocate and influence technology policy prioritiesOR working on cybersecurity as part of an engineering or product team.

The position will be based in. The Director will also work closely withcorporate externallegal affairs, public sector, and engineering groups on proposed and emerging policies. The position will require travel, both within theEuropean Unionand internationally.

The Director will:

• Lead and engage on aspecific setof cybersecurity policies and initiatives, including with respect to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence,consistent with Microsoft principles and practicesand as part of the Global Cybersecurity Policy team.

• , including with respect to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence,as well as strategies to help advance positions inEurope.

• Represent Microsoft in industry fora and public private partnerships.

• Help assess and create internal awareness ofkeypolicy, legal, andregulatory initiativesand implications for Microsoft.

• Advocate for, and manage, policy issues (e.g., social, political, technical), and lead the company’s engagement and campaign with internal stakeholders related to government affairs on priority issues, strategies, and/or programs.

• Contribute to, and develops, Microsoft’s policy agenda and/or advocacy strategies for top priorities.

• Respond to key strategic issues and recommend well thought-out actions by prioritizing, ensuring alignment with stakeholder positions,leveragingspecialists, or escalating matters.

• Manage affairs in rapidly changing and ambiguous political, policy, and industry environments.

• objectives; delivers materials (e.g., strategy, policy briefings, other documentation) to internal stakeholders.

• Participate in internal/external events andsupportsexecutive engagement and participation in international events.

• Build and maintain a strongnetwork and coalition with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders (e.g., peer and industry organizations, think tanks, academics, businesses, community leaders) to align interests to significantly advance Microsoft's objectives in key priority areas; builds strategic relationships that position Microsoft as a key trusted advisor to targeted global political leadership and/or trade/think tank organizations.