Government Affairs Director

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**Government Affairs Director**

**About Government Affairs**

SAP Government Affairs is SAP’s single point of contact for all interactions with government entities to drive business development and mitigate policy and regulatory risk. We engage with government officials, regulators, legislative bodies, and business associations at regional, national and international level. We advocate for SAP’s specific interests, monitor and mitigate policy and regulatory developments and identify opportunities, contributing to market shaping and business opportunity creation.

**About the Position**

The key areas of responsibility of the Government Affairs (GA) function are informing and keeping an ongoing dialog with public policy makers on matters related to SAP and the IT industry. To that end building and maintaining a network of trusted relationships with relevant members of the public policy / governmental communities Issues monitoring and management related to public policy discussions is key. The Director for GA will support the team in analyzing legislative and regulatory developments, developing strategic messaging and corporate content and engages vital audiences in dialogue to advance SAP's position. This role also includes the preparation of briefing materials, and maintaining relationships with key internal stakeholders.

**Detailed Responsibilities**:
**Policy and Stakeholder Engagement**
- Assist in anticipating and identifying policies and regulations that can impact the company, including political and social developments that create value for the SAP brand
- Advocate for public policy that supports the SAP business model
- Monitor politically influenced business risk and provide analyses to internal stakeholders for action
- Advocate for technology and industry-supportive policies and regulations.
- Position SAP as an innovation partner and technology leader through content development and tarted outreach to stakeholder groups in the topic areas you will be responsible for
- Grow, maintain and leverage extensive government and stakeholder networks.
- Provide SAP internal clients with expert content and guidance for reaching and influencing key audiences within the public sector
- Drive relevant content creation and public sector engagement campaigns

**Business Support**
- Assist in positioning SAP innovations and solutions in the public sector and key industries via engagement with stakeholders
- Support digital transformation agendas including cloud and AI adoption focused on the public sector by positioning SAP in agenda-setting phases. Advise internal organizations on properly navigating governmental structures and how policy may impact business units throughout the go-to-market cycles as well as via their business operations
- Coordinate with relevant internal organizations to help shape, build and executive effective development strategies within the public sector

**What you bring**
- Degree in Political Science, Law, Public Policy, International Relations, or a related field,
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in government affairs, public policy, with experience in the tech industry preferred.
- Strong understanding of the legislative and regulatory processes in the EU
- Experience working in Brussels or with EU institutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Fluency in English and French or German. Any other European language is a plus.

**About SAP**

Founded in 1972, SAP has grown from a small, five-person endeavour to a multinational enterprise headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, with more than 105,000 employees worldwide.

With the introduction of its original SAP R/2 and SAP R/3 software, SAP established the global standard for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Now, SAP S/4HANA takes ERP to the next level by using the power of in-memory computing to process vast amounts of data, and to support advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

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