[Hiring] Public Affairs Manager @Deftpower

Role Description

You join the legal team which works closely with the CEO on market growth, client needs and partnerships. You work most with the CEO and colleagues in Business Development and Product Management.

The rules for EV charging are changing fast: flexibility markets, data access, tariffs and metering are all on the table. Those rules decide whether drivers can be rewarded for charging at better moments. Much of the sector treats flexibility as a grid problem. We see the driver as the key: reward the person who decides when to plug in. We need someone who can make that case in The Hague.

Your work starts with a radar and ends with a position that others take seriously. You track the Dutch policy files that matter to us:

• Flexibility markets
• Data access
• Interoperability
• Tariffs
• Metering
• Consumer rules

You decide which ones we act on, turn them into clear positions and bring them to the people who decide. As a small company, we do much of our European lobbying through industry associations in Brussels and you make sure our view lands there too.

• Track consultations, legislative timelines and implementation guidance for each policy file
• Write position papers, consultation responses and one-pagers that turn our view into concrete proposals
• Meet with ministries, regulators and grid operators to influence decisions and how rules are applied
• Advise the CEO and management team on regulatory risks and opportunities, and represent Deftpower in coalitions and working groups

You get a buddy for everyday questions about our systems and processes. The CEO helps you with the content.

You get trust from day one. Contracts, roadmaps and numbers are open to you. You make the call, and you own it.

You learn fast here. AI is part of every team's work, and feedback goes in every direction. Every quarter, we celebrate together at D-Day, the company day we work towards.

It's not always tidy. We grew fast, and not everything is figured out yet. If that sounds like an opportunity, you'll fit right in.

Qualifications

• You know the EV charging or energy sector from the inside, ideally from a public affairs, regulatory or policy role.
• You think for yourself: you know how the sector sees things, and you're not stuck in that view.
• You like building a role from scratch. You set your own agenda and don't wait for a playbook.
• You turn complex regulation into clear business impact, for a civil servant as easily as for a sceptical CFO.
• You speak and write Dutch fluently, because this role works in the Dutch political landscape.

Requirements

• Must-have: a network among Dutch policymakers, regulators or energy industry bodies, and experience writing position papers and consultation responses.
• Nice to have: knowledge of EU energy regulation, experience inside an industry association, and a legal background.

Benefits

• 8% holiday allowance
• 25 vacation days
• A good pension
• €2,000 training budget a year and your own choice of laptop
• 40 hours a week, or 36 if you prefer
• On average 2 days a week at the office in Arnhem

Company Description

We make EV charging less annoying. Drivers find a charger, pay with one app or card across Europe, and charge at moments that are easier on the grid.

You won't see our name on that app. You'll see ANWB's, or one of the other brands we power. We like it that way: we'd rather make it work than make it loud.

Three e-mobility experts founded Deftpower, and they still run it. You can walk up to any of them, or to anyone else, with a question. Most people tell us they learn more from their colleagues here than from any course.

We're 120+ people now, with the energy of a team of 30. We'll keep growing, just more deliberately than before.

“I’ve never once looked at my watch hoping the day would be over. Everything I do feels meaningful.” – Michael, Head of Product