Senior Manager, Global Public Affairs & Policy Narratives

About the role

We are seeking a strategist to translate the technical realities of our AI models into compelling arguments, speeches, and events that inform and persuade policymakers. This role operates at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and government relations.

Responsibilities

• Develop the core arguments, analyses, policy reports, and narratives that help inform regulators and support a pro-innovation policy environment.
• Translate complex policy and geopolitical trends into actionable business strategies and clear messaging frameworks.
• Draft high-stakes speeches, executive talking points, and substantive policy reports.
• Bring our policy narrative to life by conceptualizing, curating, and running high-impact policy events from start to finish.
• Serve as the crucial bridge between our technical teams and government stakeholders, deeply understanding the AI technology landscape and translating it into crisp, resonant content and visual assets.
• Take ownership of drafting, refining, and polishing external materials, ensuring executives and policy leaders are armed with visually polished decks, scripted remarks, localized narratives, and culturally fluent talking points.
• Partner with Communications to arm the external communications team with the right messaging architectures and risk mitigation strategies, while owning the longer-term policy communications work streams.
• Proactively assess global AI policy proposals and regulatory frameworks, identifying reputational risks and establishing messaging strategies to address sensitive policy inquiries regarding security, open-source models, and copyright.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in public affairs, policy marketing, strategic communications, or government relations within a technology company or government agency.
• A proven track record of writing compelling speeches, op-eds, policy papers, and executive presentations that synthesize complex technical and economic concepts for high-level audiences.
• Hands-on experience designing and flawlessly executing policy-focused events, VIP briefings, and roundtables that drive measurable shifts in stakeholder perception.
• A strong foundational understanding of enterprise AI, generative models, cloud infrastructure, and the current global regulatory environment (e.g., EU AI Act, global safety standards).
• The ability to seamlessly partner with and influence colleagues across global affairs, legal, AI research, and sales teams, ensuring we engage policymakers with a unified approach.
• A strong bias for action, intellectual flexibility to manage fast-moving campaigns, and operational rigor to define a new public affairs function in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Qualifications

• Deep technical fluency, comfortable discussing technical trade-offs with engineers and translating them into policy arguments.
• Agility and ambiguity, able to manage fast-moving campaigns and define a new public affairs function in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Skills

• Strategic Public Affairs & Policy Marketing
• Speechwriting & Executive Content
• Event & Convening Expertise
• Technical Fluency
• Public Relations & Communications
• Policy Analysis & Advocacy

Benefits

• Weekly lunch stipend
• Full health and dental benefits
• RSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
• Parental leave top-up
• Annual enrichment benefits
• Education & learning stipend
• 6 weeks of paid vacation
• Home office stipend

Pay

The salary range for this role is $190,000 – $280,000 USD for candidates in the United States and $215,000 – $315,000 CAD for candidates in Canada.

Schedule

Full-time employees at Cohere enjoy a variety of perks including a weekly lunch stipend, full health and dental benefits, RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme, parental leave top-up, annual enrichment benefits, education & learning stipend, and 6 weeks of paid vacation. Remote employees also receive a co-working benefit and an annual company offsite.