Senior Analyst, Government Affairs and Public Policy

Please note: This role requires the ability to meet with stakeholders in Sacramento on a regular basis.

Note: Google’s hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Remote location(s): California, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in policy analysis and campaigns, working on technology issues or the policy environments that surround them.
• 4 years of experience working within government, think tanks, public interest groups, technology industry groups, or corporate public policy organizations.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in government relations, political campaigns and strategy, public outreach, and third party coalition building.
• Experience working with or in state/local government or leading policy work for third party organizations.
• Excellent, cross-functional projects with a variety of internal or external stakeholders, and anticipates changes in direction and scope.
  
  

About The Job

As a member of Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team, you'll be part of a global government affairs team, working across regions, product areas, and functions. You’ll combine creativity and intellectual excellence with the organizational skills to manage various campaigns, projects and initiatives. In this role, you’ll advocate for Google to bring external perspectives back into the company to inform our perception and direction. You're passionate about the opportunity to shape the future of how we use and build technology for everyone.

This person will serve as the state and local policy & legislative analyst to work with the California State and Local team at Google to develop and implement strategies that drive positive state and local legislative results. In addition, you will help support our California state and local team on public policy issues on a local, working in close coordination with the broader state and local team. The role requires experience either working with or in government, politics or a regulatory agency as well as an ability to grasp and communicate complex technical and policy issues.In collaboration with the California team you will help develop and deploy grassroots lobbying tactics, strategic coalitions with local third parties to support Google’s public policy objective and liaise with local government

Google takes its responsibilities seriously, including engaging with government and other stakeholders on important public policy challenges. The Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) team leads the company’s engagement with executive branch officials, legislators, regulators and third-parties in the formation of public policy. Working closely with Google leaders, GAPP seeks to identify key policy issues, listen carefully to others’ views and opinions, and distill and share the company’s perspective on those issues with external stakeholders. While we focus on challenges affecting the internet, our issue areas are increasingly broad and encompass many areas where public policy, business, and technology intersect.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $113,000-$162,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Manage all legislative tracking and internal legislation management database input.
• Support state and local policy team and regional manager’s legislative engagement.
• Work with trade associations to support Google’s legislative goals.
• Monitor current and forthcoming legislative and policy issues of importance to Google.
• Support grassroots campaign work.
  
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

Google takes its responsibilities seriously, including engaging with government and other stakeholders on important public policy challenges. The Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) team leads the company's engagement with executive branch officials, legislators, regulators and third-parties in the formation of public policy.