Job Description

About the Role

The Public Policy Sr. Associate will take ownership of a critical, high-priority policy charter at a pan-India level. In this strategic role, you will be responsible for architecting comprehensive, long-term advocacy strategies and working in close lockstep with our regional State Policy Leads to ensure seamless execution on the ground. Additionally, you will champion a vital core work charter dedicated to union engagement, proactively building relationships with organized labor groups and gig-worker associations to safeguard the companys corporate reputation and operational footprint across the country.

What You''ll Do

1. National Strategy Advocacy: Design and own the overarching Pan-India public policy advocacy strategy for a critical business priority, translating macro-level regulatory challenges into actionable national campaigns. Given the dynamic nature of the industry, the candidate must be comfortable handling ambiguity and shifting between wide-ranging policy portfolios (e.g. bike taxis, social security, or taxation).
2. State-Level Execution Partnership: Partner deeply with regional and State Policy Leads to contextualize, deploy, and execute the national strategy across diverse state jurisdictions, respecting local socio-political nuances.
3. Union Engagement Portfolio: Lead the strategic union engagement work charter; establish proactive communication channels with trade unions, transport associations, and gig-worker groups to foster constructive dialogue and mitigate reputational risks.



You would own the policy positioning and strategic engagement frameworks for unions, while partnering with Legal and Ops for localized/court dispute management.
4. Reputation Frameworks: Develop a continuous drumbeat of trust-building initiatives and programmatic campaigns that position the company as a progressive partner to government, labor bodies, and civil society stakeholders.
5. Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate closely with internal partners across Comms, Legal, Operations, and central policy to align policy campaigns with broader brand messaging, legal guardrails, and operational metrics.
6. Regulatory Intelligence: Act as the national subject matter expert for your assigned charter, monitoring legislative developments, drafting whitepapers, and providing strategic counsel to leadership teams.

Basic Qualifications

1. Experience: 78 years of professional experience in public policy, corporate affairs, government relations, or strategic advocacy within a matrixed global tech platform, high-growth marketplace, or highly regulated industry in India.
2. Strategic Architecture: Proven track record of designing and scaling end-to-end public affairs campaigns at a national level, rather than just executing localized tactics.




3. Comfort with Ambiguity: Proven agility to pick up new, complex regulatory portfolios quickly and design national strategy from scratch, even when the policy framework is evolving or undefined.
4. Industrial Relations Labor Acumen: Solid experience managing or engaging with labor unions, trade councils, or gig-economy advocacy groups in a complex, high-stakes stakeholder environment.
5. Matrix Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across distributed regional teams (like state leads) and cross-functional departments without direct authority.
6. Communication Mastery: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English; ability to synthesize complex legal or operational hurdles into compelling narratives for external government stakeholders.
7. Education: Bachelors degree in Public Policy, Law, Political Science, Economics, Communications, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Masters degree or advanced qualification in Public Policy, Business Administration (MBA), Law (LL.B/LL.M), or International Relations.
2. Deep familiarity with India''s evolving labor codes, transport regulations, and digital economy frameworks.
3. Existing relationships with central ministries, central labor unions, national think tanks, or state-level transport departments.
4. A self-motivated champion who thrives in ambiguity and can comfortably pivot between high-level policy design and on-the-ground operational alignment.

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