Manager - Government Affairs

About the Role
We are looking for a Manager, Government Affairs to build durable relationships with government stakeholders and translate policy, regulatory, and institutional context into clear action. You will shape engagement plans, prepare leaders for high-stakes interactions, and work closely with legal, communications, commercial, product, and delivery teams as we deploy AI products across regulated and public-sector environments. The role requires sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to move from long-range policy analysis to precise execution.

Responsibilities
What You’ll Own

• Develop and execute government affairs plans aligned with product, commercial, and deployment priorities in the UAE and selected markets.
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with ministries, regulators, embassies, industry bodies, and public-sector partners.
• Monitor policy, regulatory, and institutional developments relevant to AI, data, cloud infrastructure, and public-sector technology; translate them into clear implications and recommended actions.
• Prepare executive briefings, position papers, correspondence, stakeholder maps, and meeting materials that are accurate, concise, and decision-ready.
• Drive the preparation and follow-through for senior government engagements, consultations, working groups, and industry forums, with clear owners, commitments, and timelines.
• Represent the organization in external policy discussions and articulate evidence-based positions grounded in the company’s products, deployment experience, and technical capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with legal, privacy, security, product, commercial, and delivery teams to ensure that external commitments are compliant, technically credible, and executable.
• Identify opportunities for public-private collaboration and connect government priorities with practical AI capabilities, delivery models, and measurable outcomes.
• Manage sensitive issues and escalations with discretion, maintain accurate engagement records, and ensure all activity meets applicable ethics, compliance, and confidentiality standards.
• Establish a clear reporting cadence for policy developments, stakeholder priorities, relationship health, risks, and engagement outcomes.

Qualifications
What We’re Looking For

• Strong judgment and a track record in government affairs, public policy, regulatory engagement, or strategic stakeholder relations, ideally in the UAE or wider Middle East.
• Ability to understand technical and product topics, ask precise questions, and translate complex material into credible policy and stakeholder narratives.
• Excellent research, analytical writing, briefing, and presentation skills, with close attention to accuracy and context.
• Confidence managing senior, high-stakes relationships with diplomacy, discretion, and a clear sense of institutional dynamics.
• Strong execution discipline across multiple priorities, including the ability to create structure, track commitments, and close actions in ambiguous environments.
• Professional fluency in English and Arabic, with the ability to communicate clearly in writing and in person.
• High integrity and a practical understanding of governance, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and responsible external engagement.
• A collaborative working style and the ability to align legal, technical, commercial, communications, and delivery perspectives.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to AI policy, data governance, digital government, cloud infrastructure, or other emerging technology domains.
• Experience with public-sector partnerships, procurement environments, or national-scale technology initiatives.
• Experience supporting policy consultations, industry coalitions, or issues and reputation management.

What We Look For
If you are a performance-driven, inquisitive mind with the agility to adapt to ambiguity, you will fit right in. You should be eager to explore opportunities to build meaningful collaborations with stakeholders and aspire to create unique customer-centric solutions. A bias for action and a passion to conquer new frontiers in the AI space is at the heart of our community.

What We Offer

• Culture: An open, diverse and inclusive environment with a global vision that encourages personal growth and focuses on ground-breaking, industry-first innovations.
• Career: Outstanding learning, development & growth opportunities via structured training programs and innovative, high-tech projects.
• Rewards: A competitive remuneration package with a host of perks including healthcare, education support, leave benefits and more.