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Senior Manager, EU Government Affairs

at Spotify

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City: Brussels
Country: Belgium

**Senior Manager, EU Government Affairs (Brussels)** Drive Spotify's EU policy strategy as the Senior Manager in our Brussels Government Affairs team. Engage regularly with EU policymakers, such as the Commission, Parliament, and Council, to represent Spotify on key issues like platforms & content regulation, consumer rules, trade, and tech. Develop and implement advocacy strategies, mitigate risks, and collaborate cross-functionally to achieve our business objectives. Requirements include 7+ years of EU policy experience, strong stakeholder management skills, and proficiency in EU regulatory environments. Proven expertise in tech, trade, and content-related public policy is essential. Fluent EU language(s) a plus.

Department: Public Affairs

Team: Government Affairs

Location: Brussels

Type: Permanent

We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic candidate to join Spotify’s EU Government Affairs team in Brussels as Senior Manager - EU Government Affairs.

The Government Affairs team is charged with understanding the global and local policy landscape in relation to Spotify’s business objectives and advocating on the company’s behalf on critical public policy issues. We represent the company before legislators and regulators, interact with civil society and industry, see around corners, and mitigate potential risks.

In this role you will be an active member and will provide advice and external advocacy on policy matters that have an impact on Spotify in Europe. You will report to our Senior Director of European Policy and will be based in our Brussels office.

What You'll Do

Engage regularly with EU policymakers including the Commission, Parliament, Council, and policymakers at national level

Work on the priority public policy issues affecting Spotify in the EU - with a focus on platforms and content regulation, consumer rules, as well as trade and tech regulation in general. You will be responsible for managing these files and developing and implementing effective advocacy strategies.

Work closely with other groups and departments inside Spotify -- including legal, licensing, communications, social impact, compliance and trust and safety -- to understand the priorities of internal partners, and create approaches to key policy issues that advance the interests of Spotify

Develop engagement and partnerships with external organizations such as trade associations and civil society organizations

Who You Are

10+ years of experience in EU government affairs, for a government/public authority, a company, and/or a trade association

Expertise on regulatory issues, especially in the field of platform and consumer regulation

Excellent understanding of tech sector and policy, and ability to rapidly understand and master complex policy issues

Mastering of AI tools, such as Claude, Chat GPT, Gemini

Strong written and oral communications skills & attention to detail

Ability to work with a cross section of stakeholders, including trade associations, companies, civil society

Ability to work independently, across time zones and cultures

Full English language proficiency is required

Knowledge of an additional EU language (e.g. Dutch, Polish) is a positive asset

Where You'll Be

This role is based in our Brussels offices

We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come in 3 days per Week.

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