[Hiring] Public Policy Lead @Kindred

Role Description

This is Kindred’s first dedicated public policy hire. You’ll join a three-person legal and policy team (reporting to the General Counsel) and own the execution of Kindred’s public policy and government relations efforts, with a focus on European markets but covering additional markets as necessary.

The role is primarily focused on proactive advocacy to shape the policy environment for home-swapping. You’ll:

• Build relationships with elected officials, regulators, and industry groups.
• Commission and manage economic impact research.
• Develop city-level partnerships that normalize home-swapping as a category distinct from other travel categories.
• Develop working familiarity with tax, housing, and accommodation regulations that intersect with Kindred’s model.
• Initially operate as a team of one, with outside consultants to support you and a path to building a team as the company grows.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in public policy, with at least 3 years at a technology company or similar fast-paced environment.
• Experience building or meaningfully contributing to building a public policy or government relations function.
• Track record of productive relationships with elected officials, regulators, and policy stakeholders.
• Experience managing outside consultants, lobbyists, or policy advisors across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting policy position papers, advocacy materials, or regulatory comments.
• Experience with policy matters in Europe, with an interest in policy work in new jurisdictions.
• Fluency with AI tools and a willingness to integrate them into policy monitoring, research, and content development workflows.
• Willingness to operate as an individual contributor while building the function.

Requirements

• Experience in or adjacent to the sharing economy, home-sharing, travel, housing, or short-term rental sectors.
• Experience at a growth-stage company (under 500 employees).
• Familiarity with vacation/short-term rental, housing, and land use regulations, as well as related tax regulations.
• Comfort with detailed regulatory analysis: ability to read and interpret statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules.
• A law degree and legal practice experience is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation and equity.
• Private health insurance, pension contributions, and enhanced parental leave.
• 25 days of annual leave, plus 8 paid bank holidays.
• 21 credits per year to stay in Kindred homes.
• £3,200 annual travel stipend to help offset travel-related costs.
• Remote-first and remote-flexible, with a £400 annual budget to meet up with teammates and a yearly company-paid trip to Kindred HQ in San Francisco.
• Regular team and company offsites to connect, collaborate, and build together.
• A four-week paid sabbatical after five years with Kindred.
• A vibrant, inclusive, and highly skilled team that ferociously protects team chemistry.
• A culture of high standards, feedback, and continual growth.