Cohere

Senior Manager, Global Public Affairs & Policy Narratives

Washington, DC · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$190k-$280kDetected 8 days ago

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About the role

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company.
Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.
As Cohere rapidly scales its engagement with governments, regulators, and enterprise leaders globally, the need for cohesive, high-impact policy narratives has never been greater.

Deploy Policy Marketing & Speechwriting: Develop the core arguments, analyses, policy reports, and narratives that help inform regulators and support a pro-innovation policy environment.
Whether it is an immersive technical briefing for regulators or an exclusive roundtable on AI security, you will own the end-to-end execution to build trust with key decision-makers.
Drive Executive Engagement & Content: Take ownership of drafting, refining, and polishing external materials.
Partner with Communications: Act as the strategic anchor between the GAPP team and traditional PR.
You will arm the external communications team with the right messaging architectures and risk mitigation strategies so they can effectively execute media campaigns, while you own the longer-term policy communications work streams.
Event & Convening Expertise: Hands-on experience designing and flawlessly executing policy-focused events, VIP briefings, and roundtables that drive measurable shifts in stakeholder perception.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: 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.
Agility & Ambiguity: A strong bias for action, the intellectual flexibility to manage fast-moving campaigns, and the operational rigor to define a new public affairs function in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.

You are entirely comfortable discussing technical trade-offs with engineers and translating them into policy arguments.

This includes drafting high-stakes speeches, executive talking points, and substantive policy reports.
Cohere is committed to fair and transparent pay practices.
Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.

$190,000 - $280,000 USD
The salary range listed for this role reflects the expected base compensation.
Annual enrichment benefits:
Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.
Annual enrichment

6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)
A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
For those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.

7+ years of professional experience in public affairs, policy marketing, strategic communications, or government relations within a technology company or government agency.

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