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Policy Communications Lead, Europe

Mozilla· Marketing
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About the role

Mozilla seeks an experienced Policy Communications Europe Lead to shape Mozilla’s public narrative on Firefox and Gecko, translating policy positions into proactive stories across privacy, AI, open source, competition, and internet policy to drive open web outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Sit in the Policy & Comms organisation, reporting to the Europe Policy Lead.
  • Focus on Europe as the key region, with ability to apply skills to emerging markets for Firefox on other continents.
  • Translate policy strategy into public narrative that advances Mozilla products and related policy changes.
  • Own and drive Mozilla’s proactive media narrative on privacy, security, AI, open-source, competition, and regulatory issues.
  • Place and amplify thought leadership pieces to present Mozilla’s policy positions to target audiences.
  • Serve as strategic partner and trusted advisor to communications colleagues and senior Mozilla leaders.
  • Work cross-functionally with marketing, legal, product and engineering to shape narratives.
  • Build and nurture relationships with journalists, policymakers, industry, think tanks, advocacy groups, and influencers.
  • Craft and edit materials including press releases, blog posts, policy statements, op-eds, speeches, regulatory submissions, executive briefs.
  • Prepare Mozilla spokespeople for high-stakes engagements, including message development and media training.
  • Track and respond to fast-moving external developments to seize moments and manage risks.
  • Shape Mozilla’s public policy positioning on critical product initiatives and launches.
  • Collaborate with wider communications team and external agencies to ensure alignment and operational rigor.
  • Act as escalation point in high-risk, complex, or crisis policy scenarios.

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of experience in policy communications, media relations, or related roles in technology, advocacy, or policy-driven environments.
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills with ability to distill complexity into clear narratives.
  • Deep knowledge of technology policy issues (privacy, data, AI, competition, digital rights, open source, internet regulation).
  • Proven track record building relationships with journalists, policymakers, and policy-focused organizations globally.
  • Experience advising senior executives on high-profile communications and issues management.
  • Strategic instincts, operational rigor, comfort with ambiguity and rapid change.
  • Comfort operating in a global, remote, mission-driven organization.
  • Experience supporting product communications and collaborating with engineering/technical teams.
  • Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution.

Skills

Required:Policy communicationsMedia relationsTechnical policy knowledge

Benefits

  • Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
  • Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting
  • Quarterly all-company wellness days
  • Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
  • One-time home office stipend
  • Annual professional development budget
  • Quarterly well-being stipend
  • Considerable paid parental leave
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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