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Description
Work hard and make history with Amazon's International Public Policy and Government Affairs Team. The Public Policy Manager for Southeast Asia will join a growing and dynamic team that works across Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Asia Pacific, in support of Amazon's global consumer and digital businesses. Like our business interests, our policy issues are broad, forward-thinking, and driven by what is best for our customers. The International Public Policy team works with a wide range of national, local, and supranational policymakers, industry organisations, and non-governmental organisations across policy issues spanning the consumer and commercial environment, including but not limited to digital technology, consumer affairs, economic development, privacy, intellectual property, logistics and tax.
Key job responsibilities
As the Public Policy Manager (Southeast Asia) you will be responsible for partnering with legislators and officials in support of our consumer-centric business model at the highest levels of government and policy-making. You will have an astute understanding of the public policy and regulatory environment as well as key stakeholders within it. You will coordinate across Amazon's business, locally and globally, to develop and implement positioning and engagement strategies.
You will lead external advocacy efforts, outreach programmes, partnerships, and initiatives in support of these business objectives. You will coordinate Amazon's engagement with relevant industry associations and wider coalitions, and manage consultancy support. You will be able to manage and drive complex projects, and provide clear and confident guidance, including in situations of high ambiguity. You will be a confident leader, but are also able to operate respectfully and collaboratively within wider regional and international structures.
The position is based in Singapore.
Basic Qualifications
- BA/BS required
- 10 years of relevant public policy and advocacy experience, e.g. within corporate public policy and government relations, in public administration, trade association or non-governmental organisation
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree in area of study relevant to the role
- A track record of highest integrity and public policy success
- Outstanding oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- A self-starter who can take general direction and produce specific results
- Able to coordinate a wide array of internal and external resources to obtain, process, and operationalise information and strategy
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills
- Capable of confidently using experience and data to assess and recommend a best course of action even in an ambiguous situation
- Experience working at high level and collaboratively in a highly-matrixed environment, alongside teams including Legal, PR, and business teams
- Experience of public policy leadership in consumer-facing, technology or logistics companies
- Project management experience
- Public speaking experience
- Southeast Asia experience
- Bilingual
