Senior Director, Government Relations, Europe

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P&G is seeking a seasoned government relations leader to join our Europe Government Relations team. In this role you will lead the development of government relations strategy for P&G Company and its Business Units at the Europe-region level in a variety of areas including trade, geopolitical matters, product and packaging legislation, sustainability public policy and digital legislation. This Sr. Director will manage people in Brussels and in remote locations. In this role you will partner closely with business and functional leaders across the company to ensure alignment on business priorities and public policy goals.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Develop and implement Gov’t Relations (GR) strategies to build P&G reputation with government stakeholders and industry networks as a valuable partner in policy making.
• Build high-level internal relationships with leaders to leverage them as the “external face of the company”.
• Ensure business needs are understood by the policy makers and integrated in legislation.
• Align business objectives with political realities by anticipating issues and developing strategies to understand the business.
• Stay on top of external trends to provide sound counsel and creative solutions.
• Build and strengthen an extensive external network in Brussels, cultivating valuable relationships with essential EU stakeholders.
• Be a leader in the P&G Global Government Relations & Public Policy team managing others and developing team to perform at peak.

Job Qualifications

• Fluent English and minimum 1 other EU language.
• Proven capability leading team/ managing people.
• Proven ability to develop a comprehensive government affairs strategy for an organization and then execute to deliver results.
• Experience in Corporate Government Relations and/or industry associations required.
• Work location in Brussels with regular travel.
• Master Degree or above; preferred field: Public or International Affairs, Legal, Regulatory Science.

Leadership Characteristics

• People Management: ability to lead leaders and manage reports in remote locations.
• Strategic Counsel & Leadership: Ability to integrate deep business understanding with external insights of political and stakeholder landscape.
• Engaging and Building Networks: Builds effective stakeholder partnerships, alliances and networks through deep understanding of stakeholder needs, goals, strategies and culture.
• Proactive and Influential Communication: Builds trust and confidence of management to respond to external developments on behalf of the business within their area of business/external expertise.
• Issue/Crisis Prevention & Management: Anticipates GR issues; assesses business risk; recommends and executes effective risk management strategies.

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