Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs

We are looking for a **Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy** to join Bolt's team and lead all of our regulatory and policy efforts.

You will be in charge of a team of over 40 regulatory and policy professionals, guiding them and the company on all regulatory and policy matters, and liaising closely with senior management.

In this role, you will be responsible for oversight of all issues that impact our business, developing and executing strategy/policy positions when it comes to engaging with government bodies, professional associations and broader stakeholders, all while being a strong advocate for Bolt and maintaining a network of contacts and support to further our business goals in the broadest possible sense.

**Your daily adventures will include**:

- Management and mitigation of political, regulatory and legislative risk
- Design and execution of public affairs strategy including timeline for engagement with KPIs
- Develop and lead a global team of corporate, regulatory and policy professionals across all geographies in which Bolt operates including Europe and Africa and beyond
- Oversee the network of retained public affairs agencies, external experts and policy professionals that Bolt uses to further its goals and objectives
- Direct ongoing monitoring and analysis of proposed legislation, emerging issues, and trends to determine the potential impact on the organization
- Develop the network of stakeholders to support the government affairs plan
- Build on the existing framework to develop best practices for regulatory, corporate and government affairs
- Engage with and develop high-level contacts with national and EU government leaders to advocate for Bolt's strategic interests
- Representation of Bolt in meetings with stakeholders
- Ownership of relationships with regulatory authorities in operational markets
- Maintenance of third party relationships with 3rd party groups including NGOs, civil society groups, passenger, commuter and safety organizations
- Establish effective relationships with relationship with policy-making and regulatory stakeholders in target markets
- Identify, liaise and work with relevant associations and build effective alliances with appropriate stakeholders.

**We are looking for**:

- At least 10-15 years of professional experience in a public affairs/ public policy capacity with proven ability to influence and change legislation, regulation and administrative procedure
- Strong business acumen and understanding of the key drivers of our business verticals
- Management experience of a large team operating at the highest levels of international business
- Experience of legislative and regulatory processes on a multi-jurisdictional basis
- While not a communications or PR role, a deep understanding of how political developments impact the media cycle, and vice versa
- Demonstrable successes in public affairs
- Extensive experience of engaging with C-suite professionals and the ability to define, drive and implement a framework encompassing regulatory and policy initiatives
- The ability to work and create an advocacy agenda in accordance with a strategic governance framework and drive that through your team and across the whole of the company and beyond
- An excellent writer and communicator
- A leader, both in thought and action
- Strong collaboration skills, able to work well with other business verticals and support functions to obtain the best possible outcomes
- The ability to relate public affairs activity to underpin the commercial operations of a business
- Confident, articulate, organised, resilient
- Educated to degree level, likely with some postgraduate qualifications.

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