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About the Role

Microsoft Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) has an opening for a corporate and government affairs professional to support innovation, drive the diffusion of artificial intelligence, and build trust with key external stakeholders. This role involves leading the CELA Europe North/Netherlands team, providing government affairs and public policy advice, partnering with the business to achieve objectives, and supporting public policy goals.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, coach, and develop a team of government affairs specialists and business professionals.
Oversee and orchestrate a community of CELA professionals focused on Europe North/Netherlands.
Support innovation, drive AI diffusion, and build trust with external stakeholders.
Accelerate customer cloud adoption and AI solution implementation.
Position Microsoft as a trusted, responsible, and inclusive cloud and AI services provider.
Promote an enabling public policy environment in Europe North/Netherlands and the EU.
Develop and execute public affairs and external communications strategies.
Create and drive high-impact campaigns to connect with external stakeholders.
Influence public policy debates and outcomes.
Build trust with larger communities served in Europe North/Netherlands.
Coordinate legal services support for regional sales teams.
Blend corporate affairs, public policy guidance, and business insights for creative solutions.
Support the digital transformation of existing and new customers.
Serve as a trusted advisor and counselor to the Europe North/Netherlands Corporate Vice President and leadership team.
Act as a member of the MCAPS Europe North/Netherlands business leadership team.
Serve as the CELA representative on the Europe North/Netherlands MCAPS Compliance Committee.
Ensure the MCAPS business operates with trust, complies with law, and adheres to company policies.
Contribute positively and actively to the CELA EMEA Leadership team.
Participate in setting strategy, tactics, and commitments for company and department goals.
Manage the CELA Europe North/Netherlands budget.
Drive synergies in management and retention of strategic advisors, outside counsel, and vendors.

Requirements

Extensive experience in government affairs, public policy, regulatory affairs, legal, or related disciplines.
Extensive corporate and field-based leadership experience.
Executive presence and trusted advisor capability.
Proven track record of supporting and influencing executives on complex business, policy, and regulatory matters.
Extensive experience managing complex government affairs, regulatory, public policy, or legal issues.
Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, assess risk, and make sound decisions in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
People leadership experience, including leading, coaching, developing, and motivating high-performing teams.
Demonstrable communication, stakeholder engagement, and strategy execution skills.
Experience representing an organization externally.
Experience building senior-level relationships.
Experience leading advocacy or stakeholder engagement strategies involving multiple stakeholders.
Fluency in one or more languages spoken across the Europe North/Netherlands region.
Experience leading government affairs, public policy, or public affairs activities across multiple European markets.
Demonstrated success advancing organizational positions through high-impact engagement with government, regulatory, industry, and business leaders.
Proven experience designing and executing large-scale advocacy campaigns and long-term policy strategies.
Experience supporting technology, innovation, or other highly regulated industries.
Demonstrates a growth mindset, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous learning.
Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environments while balancing strategic thinking with pragmatic execution.
Promotes collaboration, inclusion, and collective team success.
Demonstrates high ethical standards, integrity, sound judgment, and professionalism.
Embodies Microsoft's culture and values, including commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Skills

Government Affairs
Public Policy
Regulatory Affairs
Legal
Leadership
Stakeholder Engagement
Strategy Execution
Advocacy
Communication
Cloud Adoption
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Transformation

Location

Europe North/Netherlands

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Education Level

Degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Law, International Relations, or a related discipline.

Salary/Compensations

Netherlands: € 177,000.00 - € 265,600.00 per year
United Kingdom: £ 133,500.00 - £ 200,300.00 per year
Sweden: kr 1,511,000.00 - kr 2,267,000.00 per year
Denmark: kr 1,352,400.00 - kr 2,028,600.00 per year
Norway: kr 1,580,000.00 - kr 2,370,000.00 per year

Benefits

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

About the Company

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their expertise each day.
In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

Equal Opportunity

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.