Head of Government & Policy Advocacy

at  Ericsson

QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to comfortably interact at corporate and political levels.
• Ability to deliver factual, relevant talking points and other messaging and persuasively deliver messaging to relevant audiences.
• Experience in successfully managing multiple projects across cross-functional teams in a highly matrixed organisation.
• Ability to maintain the highest personal levels of ethical conduct, confidentiality, and integrity, including sensitivity to compliance risks related to interactions with government officials.
• Experience in identifying and understanding key technology issues in legislative and regulatory proposals, the business implications and the ability to synthesize policy and advocacy documents for internal and external customers.
• Ability to think critically, process data from multiple sources, forecast potential scenarios and prioritize based on probability and desired outcome, and recommend the best course of action.
• Experience working within government, companies, or trade associations on public policy issues.
• A Bachelor’s degree is required. An advanced degree is also required, preferably in a relevant discipline (e.g., Law, Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Technology, Science, Engineering).
• 7+ years of experience in government or corporate public policy, preferably in the technology industry and with experience in digital policy.

• formulating and leading advocacy objectives on Ericsson business and policy priorities with government stakeholders.
• preparing verbal and written internal briefing materials for local, regional and global Ericsson executives.
• assessing and anticipating key public policy matters and overseeing and coordinating external advocacy efforts, outreach programs and key initiatives.
• distilling and effectively communicating the significance of policy change on Ericsson’s business.
• effectively representing Ericsson’s interests in industry associations where Ericsson is a member