Director, EMEA Government Affairs – Public Policy

Chainguard

. Set and own Chainguard’s European policy strategy, including priorities, positions, target institutions and officials, and policy narrative.

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemoteLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in European policy strategy, government affairs, and public policy engagement, with a strong ability to translate technical concepts into policy language. Proven experience in building relationships with regulatory bodies and leading government affairs initiatives across Europe.

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Government Affairs ExperiencePublic Policy StrategySenior Official EngagementFluency in European LanguagesCybersecurity Regulatory Familiarity

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Hard Skills

Policy DevelopmentRegulatory StrategyTechnical TranslationConsultation Response WritingPolitical Forecasting

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationResourceful Problem-SolvingAdaptability in Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

ENISACEN-CENELECETSICRA Conformity Assessment FrameworkEU/UK Lobbying Transparency RegistersSoftware Supply Chain SecurityAI Subject Matter

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set and own Chainguard’s European policy strategy, including priorities, positions, target institutions and officials, and policy narrative.
Engage governments, regulators, and standards bodies across Europe and the UK, including the European Commission, European Parliament, ENISA, CEN-CENELEC, and ETSI.
Determine when to use industry coalitions versus direct advocacy and represent Chainguard in relevant bodies.
Forecast political and policy developments relevant to Chainguard.
Develop policy positions, consultation responses, and written submissions.
Speak on Chainguard’s behalf in public and industry forums.
Translate technical concepts into policy language and emerging requirements into implications for messaging and roadmap.
Support product, marketing, and revenue teams with policy credibility and positioning.
Build repeatable European government affairs processes, relationships, and intelligence flows.
Help build toward leading a regional team as the business grows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of directly relevant experience in government affairs or public policy.
Experience building or growing a government affairs program or shepherding regulations, standards, or policy strategy through to an outcome.
Senior official engagement experience.
Ability to translate complex technical subject matter for policy audiences.
Comfort operating in ambiguity with minimal guidance and a scrappy, resourceful approach.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
A degree and/or equivalent years of experience in the field.
Based in Europe and able to travel frequently across the region.
Preferred: multi-country European policy or government affairs experience.
Preferred: fluency in one or more European languages in addition to English.
Preferred: experience across public and private sector government affairs.
Preferred: familiarity with ENISA, CEN-CENELEC, ETSI, and major European cybersecurity regulatory and standardization bodies.
Preferred: familiarity with the CRA conformity assessment framework and EU/UK lobbying transparency registers.
Preferred: experience representing a company through industry coalitions or trade associations.
Preferred: fluency in software supply chain security, cybersecurity, or AI subject matter.
Preferred: experience at a high-growth company.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
Stock options upon hire and promotion.
Participation in secondary offerings.
10 years to exercise stock options.
100% coverage of health, vision and dental insurance premiums for the employee and dependents.
∞ Flexible Time Off.
18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, usable all at once or throughout the child's first year.