Public Policy Manager

Public Policy Manager

Location: Kings Cross, London - 3 days Hybrid

11 months contract

Rate: 33.17 to 36.54/hour on PAYE

7+ years exp required

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the team's goals to drive company alignment on global content regulation strategy and policy to positively influence regulatory outcomes.
• Support the team's response to regulatory developments impacting the company (e.g. legislative analysis, regulatory readiness, and advocacy strategy).
• Partner with engineering, product, reg readiness and operations teams to identify compliance gaps and co-design practical, scalable solutions.
• Engage stakeholders and subject matter experts within policy and across cross functional teams - including legal and integrity - to build consensus on compliance approaches.
• Manage, coordinate, and participate in cross-functional engagement across the company including with Policy, Product, Operations, Legal and other teams to identify priorities, align Meta's content regulation workstreams against priorities, and track progress in achieving content regulation goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in law, policy, human rights or relevant areas.
• Seven to ten years of experience engaging or working in public policy or government institutions, such as government agencies, independent regulators, legislative bodies, or in think tanks, NGOs, or advocacy roles.
• Relevant work experience in internet technologies, security, privacy, integrity, safety, content moderation and the surrounding policy environments, ideally including emphasis on freedom of expression and / or content regulation.
• Policy stakeholder engagement and advocacy experience, including both oral and written communication
• Experience in project or program management that includes cross-functional collaboration domestically and/or internationally.
• Demonstrated ability to work on sensitive topics and responsibly manage sensitive material and relationships.
• English language proficiency is required.

Top 3 non-negotiable skills:

• Public Policy & Content Regulation Expertise: The ability to understand complex European legislation (such as integrity, AI labeling, news prominence, and elections), analyze bill redlines, and develop company policy positions.
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management & Alignment: Strong internal relationship-building and communication skills to bring teams together and align differing perspectives across legal, policy, operations, product, and compliance.
• Industry Experience & Speed to Execution: Relevant background in public policy (such as experience in tech companies, regulatory bodies, or legal/ex-lawyer roles) with the capability to quickly get up to speed and navigate fast-paced regulatory environments.

Good to have:

• Tech Company Experience: Prior policy experience within technology companies, which helps candidates hit the ground running more quickly given the short-term nature of the contract.
• Ex-Meta Experience: Previous experience working at Meta is considered a significant advantage for quickly navigating internal structures and getting up to speed.
• Legal Background (Ex-Lawyers): Legal training or experience working as a lawyer, as there are already several legal professionals within this part of the organization.
• Broader Policy Backgrounds: Experience from government agencies, regulatory bodies, think tanks, NGOs, or advocacy organizations (while tech/legal is preferred, the wider candidate pool is not ruled out).