Head of Public Policy, Thailand, AWS Global Public Policy

Key job responsibilities

• Develop, lead and implement government affairs and policy strategies for AWS to help facilitate an enabling environment for cloud adoption in the country.
• Advance the company’s policy positions directly and through industry associations to enable a transparent and technology-friendly regulatory environment for cloud computing in emerging industries in the country.
• Assess and communicate potential regulatory threats and government sector business opportunities, develop mitigation or enhancement strategies and policy positions, and coordinate external advocacy and outreach programs and key initiatives.
• Facilitate meetings between AWS executives and key stakeholders, including government officials, regulators, industry associations and alliance partners to promote advocacy positions.
• Raise awareness among government officials, policymakers and regulators on the cloud value proposition in regulated industries, such as but not limited to health, energy, telecommunications, and the financial services sector.
• Work collaboratively and transparently with the business units to ensure alignment between public policy goals and core business objectives.
• Seek collaboration with government and public affairs stakeholders on skills development activities.
• Participate and contribute to appropriate corporate membership opportunities in industry associations on behalf of AWS.
• Able to manage external consultants with high judgment and integrity.

Basic Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience representing a large company or organization (e.g. trade or industry association) on policy advocacy and government affairs matters with policymakers and government stakeholders at the national and local levels.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Economic Development).
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Thai.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of the country’s political landscape at a national, provincial and local level. Able to dive deep on political, legislative and regulatory trends that may impact AWS businesses, and to synthesize policy documents for internal and external customers.
• A strong understanding of IT issues in the country (such as cloud computing, cyber security, data protection, trade, taxes, and e-commerce).
• Demonstrated track-record of achieving meaningful changes to the legislative and regulatory environment through public policy advocacy.
• Highly effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. A strong track record of engaging with government ministries and agencies in ICT, financial services, health, energy regulators, and policy makers at the executive and working levels.
• Inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, and able to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Effective research and analytical skills to develop and support policy positions.
• Effective time-management skills, including ability to prioritize and manage multiple workstreams.
• Maintain highest personal levels of ethical conduct, confidentiality and integrity, with a strong professional reputation in the industry.