Government Affairs Manager-Digital Policy

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Position Overview

As the world's largest industrial technology company, Siemens is looking for a highly motivated and driven Manager, Government Affairs interested in taking the next step in their career and in gaining experience at a fast-paced U.S. Headquarters environment. With over 45,000 team members in the U.S., Siemens is at the cutting edge: advancing smarter buildings and grids, deploying 21st-century infrastructure, digitalizing industry, and modernizing America's rail and transit network. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people.

Siemens Government Affairs promotes the company's interests and influences policies and outcomes at the federal level that impact Siemens' reputation, financial position, and ability to operate. As a member of the U.S. Government Affairs federal team, the Manager will help shape the company's public policy positions and design and execute government affairs strategies related to regulatory topics like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data and other policy areas related to digitalization. The role includes proactive identification of political, legislative, and regulatory risks and opportunities.

The Manager, Government Affairs will be responsible for working with internal legal and business personnel to develop policies, implement federal stakeholder management across the executive and legislative branches and to drive Siemens engagement with trade and industry associations. The position will ensure Siemens businesses and corporate functions stay up to date on critical and emerging federal government activities, provide analysis of relevant legislation and regulation and develop advocacy plans for engagement with external stakeholders.

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As a tech company and world leader in developing and producing the most advanced engineering and digital technologies, we improve lives and further human achievements worldwide. Every day, Siemens creates impact by providing innovative solutions tackling challenges in the areas such as additive manufacturing, automation, software systems, connectivity and edge, data analytics and artificial intelligence, digital twin and sustainable energy and infrastructure. Innovative solutions have one clear goal: making the world a more livable, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We are looking for a Manager ,Government Affairs with focus on policy and regulation related to digitalization, particularly artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data. The ideal candidate:

• Has a strong understanding of technology development and a willingness to engage further in digital technology topics including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data and privacy

• Understands how legislation and regulation impact technology and business

• Is comfortable engaging and partnering with policy makers and trade associations on digital policy issues

• Will be able to communicate regulatory topics and their trends to internal stakeholders in corporate functions and the businesses

Your New Role - What You Will Do

• You will leverage your expertise to shape an enabling policy ecosystem for the digital transformation of American industry

• Provide legislative and regulatory foresight to internal stakeholders and collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop policy positions related to digital policy, with a clear focus on digital technologies in the industrial business-to-business context

• Map an external network to engage and partner with policy makers and the policy expert community from leading companies, trade associations, academia and think tanks

• Use sound political understanding to assess the drivers, the content and potential impacts (risks and opportunities) of legislation, regulation and policy

• Represent Siemens interests externally in relevant policy fora and business associations

• Collaborate with other internal government affairs professionals as well as legal, communications and business functions in the U.S.

Your Responsibilities

• Research, anticipate and monitor relevant legislation, policy initiatives and funding opportunities in cybersecurity, AI, data privacy, standards and other emerging technologies related to digitalization

• Communicate implications of policy developments for internal stakeholders

• Develop and lead external advocacy efforts, leveraging consultants and trade associations to support the company position

• Support policy briefings within your topic area for executives in preparation of political meetings and high-level events

• Engage with policy makers to provide recommendations, shaping an innovation and technology-friendly regulatory environment

Basic Qualifications

• BA or BS degree required.

• 5+ years of public policy experience, including experience at State or local government level, U.S. legislative or executive branch and corporate government affairs.

• 5+ years of demonstrated ability to develop strategic political solutions to complex and critical problems.

• 5+ years of experience advocating for public policy issues relating to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data.

• Successful record of managing complex public policy analysis and advocacy strategies, including policy communications with senior government officials.

• Ability to engage and influence senior executives and high-level government officials.

• Leverages expertise and existing relationships on the local, state, and federal level, as well as across key industries to assist Siemens in moving key business initiatives forward.

• 5+ years of demonstrated expertise in crisis/issues management.

Preferred Qualifications

• JD, MBA, or advanced degree in an applicable field desirable

• Strong writing and public speaking skills to communicate company positions on complex topics, internally and externally.

• Ability to successfully lead cross-functional teams to drive and lead complex campaigns and projects.

• Demonstrated expertise in communicating complex, technical or policy issues to diverse, non-technical audiences both verbally and through written communication.

• Utilizes working knowledge of relevant national policy and government affairs issues related to Siemens' business to proactively identify emerging issues and develop policy and government affairs strategies and messaging.

You'll benefit from:

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html

The pay range for this position is $97,100 - $166,600 and the annual incentive target is 10% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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