Policy Manager, Korea

The role

The Public Policy Manager ensures the conception and execution of successful policy campaigns in the assigned region. This person will draft and execute integrated government relations, communications, stakeholder engagement, and mobilization plans to achieve policy objectives.

What you will do

• Develop and implement legislative and public policy objectives.
• Review legislative language, draft comments, and research issues.
• Maintain relationships with contacts in legislative, executive, and administrative offices.
• Represent Airbnb in meetings with government officials, industry associations, and stakeholders.
• Manage consultants and agencies to support campaign plans.
• Report progress and flag roadblocks.
• Work with cross-functional partners to align policy plans with business priorities.
• Monitor and track legislation and regulatory matters.
• Lead strategic engagement with the National Assembly, ministries, regulators, and policy stakeholders.
• Define stakeholder strategies and engagement priorities.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years experience working with policy issues in a relevant business, political, governmental, legislative or regulatory context.
• Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex technical and regulatory issues.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and navigate a complex matrix organization.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Planning, memo-writing and budgeting/basic accounting skills with proficiency in major computer applications.
• Extremely creative with an entrepreneurial approach.
• Highly results-driven.
• Excellent communicator with great presentation and writing skills.
• Acute attention to detail and extremely organized.
• Strong work ethic, professionalism, courtesy and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to exercise judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Flexible with the ability to remain poised under pressure.

Nice to have

• Background in the National Assembly, central government, or equivalent policy-facing role
• Leadership skills and experience in managing other people and developing teams

About the company

Airbnb was born in 2007 and has grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe.