Job Details
Posted date: Nov 11, 2024
Category: Legal & Corporate Affairs
Location: Washington D.C., District of Columbia
Estimated salary: $161,500
Range: $103,800 - $219,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Microsoft on-site only
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
The Microsoft US Government Affairs team seeks a Government Affairs Manager to assist the team in Washington, DC, providing programmatic support, government affairs outreach, and project management with a focus on external engagement, communications, and research. The role requires familiarity with policy issues related to AI, sustainability, and cybersecurity, and demands skills in time and project management, writing, handling confidential information, and critical thinking. The candidate will work closely with the USGA Chief of Staff on external engagement, special projects and policy campaigns in support of the CVP, USGA, as well as coordination with the congressional team engaging with Capitol Hill.In this role you must possess skills in time management, project coordination, alongside the ability to handle confidential information. Responsibilities include researching government affairs issues, attending pivotal meetings, preparing for hearings, collaborating on cross-group projects, coordinating events, maintaining internal content, coordinating with public affairs on digital content, and writing briefs, one-pagers, and newsletters.
Familiarity with Microsoft’s internal tools and processes is essential. This role requires a proactive thinker with excellent technology skills to support the promotion of Microsoft’s products and services across various platforms. Additionally, the candidate may represent Microsoft to external audiences, articulating the company’s technology vision and perspectives on policy issues and technological trends.
This role requires communication across all team members within USGA and other groups within Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA).
Support the USGA Chief of Staff and CVP with external engagements, briefs, reports, and internal content creation.Lead, coordinate, and gain buy in for intra-group and/or cross-group projects and hold others accountable by leveraging project management approaches. Work with others to resolve cross-group priority conflicts and gain alignment across teams as needed to enable the achievement of shared business objectives. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand and align objectives, priorities, and resources.Manage and coordinate internal/external events, including developing content and drafting materials. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure awareness and accountability.Manage the implementation of Microsoft's strategic initiatives through collaboration between company business owners and external influencers (e.g., government policymakers). Prepare and provide materials (e.g., strategy, policy briefings, other documentation) for internal stakeholders.Gather and integrate external/internal data and other intelligence to assist with the preparation of position papers, policy briefings, presentations, and legislative testimony for legislative action.The ability to establish, maintain, and manage relationships with key individuals/groups outside the organization (e.g., government, community, industry, professional organizations) and understand that others view her/him as a spokesperson or representative for the company. This includes the ability to present the company's perspective to various external organizations.Support special projects such as preparation for hearings, executive visits to DC, and hosting Microsoft teams in DC.Coordinate with the Public Affairs team on social digital content and external engagement for the CVP, USGA.Create project plans, status reports, and other project management documents.Monitor progress against key performance indicators, identify and mitigate risks using AI and other tools.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Technology, Law, Liberal Arts, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years work experience in government affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, government, or related areaOR equivalent experience.Experience in corporate communications with an emphasis on writing.Additional or Preferred Qualifications
The ability to understand, anticipate, and forecast the impact of technology on policy. This includes knowledge and awareness of technology concepts, evolution, innovation, and internal and external technological advancements and trends; and of policy related to technology, including Cloud, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, devices, accessibility, privacy, telecommunications, and internet topics.The ability to understand the parts of the business and their interrelationships. This includes skill in understanding the industry, competition, and expected future developments and challenges, the business's competitive strengths and weaknesses, opportunities to grow the business and reduce operating costs; and awareness of the environment for opportunities.Organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines.Self-motivated and capable of working efficiently and accurately.Ability to quickly identify, analyze, and develop creative solutions to complex problems.Proficiency in thinking beyond traditional approaches to find more effective methods.Experience working independently in a demanding, fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.Capability to handle confidential information with discretion and build trust.Adaptability and willingness to contribute to various team activities as needed.Creativity - the ability to apply ingenuity, inventiveness, and imagination to the inclusive design and construction of a product, service, program, or initiative.
Government Affairs IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 - $200,300 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,700 - $219,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 25, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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