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Regional Lead, Market Development and Government Affairs, Google Cloud

Google· Google Cloud Government Affairs
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Remote$220k - $307kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Lead policy and government affairs strategy for the US West region, manage a regional team, and align internal stakeholders to advance Google Cloud’s public policy and infrastructure objectives across multiple states and markets.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead Google Cloud's policy and government affairs strategy for assigned regional states.
  • Manage and coordinate a network of contract lobbyists and public affairs firms to advance proactive policy engagement.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with governors’ offices, state legislators, local elected officials, state agencies, local permitting authorities, and trade associations.
  • Shape and advance the company’s positions on key issues, including government procurement, energy, tax policy, permitting, and infrastructure development.
  • Track and analyze legislation, regulation, and local policy trends that could affect the company’s operations, investment, or growth.
  • Partner with internal technical teams and external upstream and downstream stakeholder groups to advance technical infrastructure needs for our users and customers, ensuring a unified approach regarding economic, social and environmental benefits of Google Cloud investments in new and existing markets.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 14 years of experience working on technology policy and infrastructure issues within government, industry, think tanks, public interest groups, law, or relevant industry associations, and experience in executive-level relationship management.
  • Experience within state and local government.
  • Experience in leadership/people management.

Skills

Required:Policy strategyStakeholder managementTeam leadership

Benefits

  • Learn more about benefits at Google (link provided in job description).
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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