# EU Government Relations Manager **Company**: Stripe **Location**: Brussels **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Policy & Public Affairs **Industry**: Finance **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stripe/jobs/8354574?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/eu-government-relations-manager-05d5ac56-0bb/ ## Description ## Job Description Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet. The Government Relations & Public Affairs team represents Stripe to governments, regulators, industry partners, and broader stakeholder audiences. We help policymakers understand the businesses building on Stripe, and help Stripe understand the policy decisions that affect them. We are looking for an EU Government Relations Manager to advance Stripe’s priorities in Brussels through effective advocacy and strong relationships with policymakers. You will bring deep expertise in either payments and financial services policy or technology policy, and use that expertise to influence EU legislative and regulatory debates that matter to Stripe and the businesses we serve. ## Responsibilities - Develop and execute EU advocacy strategies for an agreed portfolio of issues, setting clear objectives, identifying opportunities to shape the policy making process. - Build and maintain relationships across the EU institutions, developing a strong network of policymakers, officials and advisers. - Represent Stripe directly in policy discussions, making clear, persuasive arguments grounded in our business, our users’ experiences and the needs of Europe’s digital economy. - Bring deep subject expertise to Stripe’s advocacy in either payments and financial services or technology policy, while building the knowledge needed to engage effectively across a broad waterfront of issues. - Work closely with Policy Strategy, Legal, Product and Go-To-Market colleagues to develop and refine advocacy positions, drawing on their expertise and ensuring our engagement reflects commercial and technical realities, and the needs of our users. - Build support for shared policy objectives through trade associations, industry coalitions and engagement with other companies and stakeholders. - Gather political and regulatory intelligence to guide advocacy decisions, keeping colleagues informed of material developments and recommending when and how Stripe should act. ## Requirements - At least 5 years of relevant experience in government relations, advocacy, public affairs or public policy, including direct experience of EU policymaking and engagement. - Deep expertise in either payments and financial services policy or technology policy. - A demonstrated track record of developing and delivering advocacy strategies and influencing legislative or regulatory debates. - Strong understanding of EU institutions, political dynamics and legislative processes, with experience building productive relationships with policymakers and officials. - Sound political judgment: the ability to identify what matters, assess opportunities to influence outcomes, and recommend a practical course of action. - Curiosity about unfamiliar products and policy issues, and the ability to build working knowledge beyond your area of specialism. - Excellent written and spoken English, including the ability to turn complex issues into clear, persuasive arguments and adapt them to different audiences. - Proven collaborator who is resourceful, detail-oriented, and able to work both independently and as part of a team. - Willingness to travel for meetings and events. - Passionate about Stripe’s mission of helping ambitious businesses grow and thrive. - Empathy, humility, and some comedy. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - payments and financial services policy - technology policy - advocacy - public affairs - government relations - EU policymaking - English ### Nice to have - experience working in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment - industry experience working in technology, payments, merchant or financial services - knowledge of the business landscape and experience with relevant business associations in the EU --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stripe/jobs/8354574?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)