An ideal candidate is someone who can communicate and deal effectively with senior government officials / bureaucrats and ministers as well as internal teams to create a seamless flow of information to drive policies favoring the company and the industry. The person will support the SVP, Public Policy in identifying key policy issues, gather views and opinions, and distill and share the company's perspective on those issues with external stakeholders.
Job responsibilities
- Support SVP, Public Policy in identifying key policy issues, stakeholders and influencers towards achieving positive outcomes for the various businesses of InMobi.
- Maintaining and sustaining communication channels with industry leaders, policy makers, regulators at a central and state level
- Help develop policy positions on economic regulations affecting the Internet and gaming industries in India and devise strategy to engage stakeholders
- Identify, monitor, and analyze competition and trade policy issues in India and apprise SVP, Public Policy to chalk out the direction
- Engaging directly with government, political leaders and policy makers and help with setting up meetings with senior bureaucrats and important decision makers in various ministries
- Advise internal teams on public policy matters to guide development of products, services and policies related to these
- Represent the company in meetings with internal and external stakeholders, if required
Essential qualifications
- Masters degree level in related fields; passionate about internet, tech products and services
- 10+ years of experience in working with government department and on public policy issues
- Exceptional contacts in the policy making space
- Exceptional personal, political, analytical, organizational and people management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, sound judgment and decision-making skills
- Strong professional reputation in the industry for personal level of ethical conduct, confidentiality and integrity
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in a relevant business or non-governmental organization or think tank, or in a political, governmental or regulatory context
- Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex technical and regulatory issues
- Ability to work independently as well as a team player in a multi-task work environment