Hybrid Senior Director, Public Policy, APAC

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About the role

  • Senior Director, Public Policy at Vantage Data Centers, shaping and executing public policy across APAC. Leading advocacy and managing political and reputational risks in digital infrastructure sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Shape and execute Vantage’s public policy strategy across the Asia Pacific region
  • Advocate for Vantage positions and for pro-investment policies on topics such as energy, taxes, trade, and data sovereignty.
  • Build and lead a team of regional and functional public policy professionals.
  • Serve as a trusted policy advisor to Vantage APAC’s executive leadership, providing clear, actionable, and candid counsel on complex policy tradeoffs.
  • Ensure consistent positioning across government and public engagements.
  • Establish decision frameworks and performance metrics that enable the team to scale effectively and with accountability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; graduate degree or equivalent preferred
  • 10+ years of progressive hands-on experience in public policy, especially corporate government relations, in Asia-Pacific
  • Familiarity with digital infrastructure issues, especially energy and land use, preferred
  • Demonstrated success leading and scaling high-performance teams, including managing and developing professionals and delivering results
  • Reputation as a trusted, credible, humble, and principled professional and team leader.
  • Proven ability to set and implement successful advocacy strategies, prioritize effectively, and drive execution through others across different regional and functional areas
  • Deep experience engaging directly with policymakers at all levels of government across Asia Pacific
  • Background in capital-intensive, regulated, or infrastructure-heavy sectors such as energy, technology, telecom, real estate, and transportation.
  • Preferred experience operating in high-growth or rapidly-scaling organizations.
  • Strong understanding of legislative, regulatory, and stakeholder processes in Asia-Pacific.
  • Experience in managing budgets and relationships with third parties including consultants and trade associations.
  • Knowledge of lobbying ethics and anti-corruption laws, and experience operating in compliance with applicable laws.
  • Fluency in English with exceptional written and verbal communications skills, including briefing executives, policymakers, and public speaking.
  • Media training and interview experience, and fluency in another language used predominately in Asia-Pacific, is preferred.
  • High degree of political acumen, calculated risk taking, and sound judgment required.
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, manage risk, and make timely and good ethical decisions under pressure independently and as part of a team.
  • Comfortable with international travel to attend various internal and external meetings as required.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive suite of health and welfare benefits exceeding local expectations
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid leave benefits

Job title

Senior Director, Public Policy, APAC

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridSingapore

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