Director

• Coordinate the work of 12 Delegation Directors located throughout the world
• Coordinate the 26-person Member Services team
• Help members across the Association’s 20 geographic delegations
• Deploy services and programs initiated by Headquarters
• Prepare and implement local action plans decided within each delegation
• Coordinate the Employer Brand team of 2 people
• Ensure effective use of the Association’s HR tools, including the recruitment website and ATS
• Promote the network to relevant schools and institutions capable of providing talent to members
• Plan and organize the Association’s main member meetings throughout the year
• Organize national and regional delegation meetings and business-specific meetings for chefs, sales teams, and human resources teams
• Ensure proper execution of member meetings

International Director – Member Services

• 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.

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