[Hiring] Government Relations and Public Policy Manager @Verisign

Role Description

The Government Relations & Public Policy Manager supports the development and implementation of strategies to influence global regulatory and public policy formulation related to Internet governance, DNS management, cyber security, data privacy, cross border data flows, and other Internet related topics.

• Contributes to Verisign’s understanding of the priorities of the European Union and governments across Europe and the United Kingdom.
• Participates in the development of company positions.
• Identifies risks and opportunities for the company stemming from regulatory initiatives and multilateral fora.
• Focuses on the role of governments in the global governance and regulation of DNS infrastructure providers and domain name registries.
• Represents the organization's collaboratively developed interests in industry groups, trade associations, and with national and international governmental and non-governmental entities.
• Makes Verisign’s views known to legislators, government regulators, and multilateral and multistakeholder as directed.
• Ensures appropriate company participation in government forums and industry group meetings.
• Actively engages international and regional organizations and processes.
• Supports company’s issue management efforts through close coordination with company subject matter experts, aligned industry representatives, and active utilization of association memberships.
• Ensures that Verisign’s policy priorities are effectively included in these associations’ advocacy efforts.
• Gathers intelligence, analyzes global regulatory and policy issues impacting the company, anticipates regulatory trends, and develops strategy internally in coordination across the company’s policy assets.
• Provides policy support for the internal teams.
• Prepares policy briefings, reports, and analysis on relevant regulatory, multistakeholder, policy, international, and industry developments with potential impact on company interests.

Qualifications

• 4 Year / bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience with Public Policy.
• 5 years related experience in Regulatory Affairs or Internet Governance.
• Experience in Engagement with European governments and regulators, the EU, and international organizations.

Requirements

• Legislative strategy and analysis.
• Strategic communications, collaboration, and data analysis.
• Executive level presentation skills, executive reporting, partnership development, driving consensus, creative problem solving, strategic event participation planning, networking, policy building/planning, and public speaking.
• Remote work tools such as Zoom, Webex Teams, MS Office.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits.
• Dynamic and flexible work environment.
• Ability to grow your career.

Company Description

Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the internet. We are a trusted provider of internet infrastructure services for the networked world and deliver unmatched performance in domain name system (DNS) services.

We are a mission focused, values driven company where each individual can contribute to building a stronger, more secure internet.