With Wolt’s continued growth and expansion into new business areas comes also increasingly complex and broad policy and regulatory challenges. That’s why we are now looking for a Senior Manager, Public Policy (based in Athens) to lead our policy work in the Southern Balkan & Mediterranean Region.
In this role, you will have ownership and responsibility over our public policy work in the region and work closely with cross-functional regional partners (in particular Comms) in developing and executing successful advocacy campaigns and you will represent Wolt vis-a-vis all levels of policy makers, authorities, industry associations, and other stakeholders together with other relevant functions. You will be working with Public Policy colleagues in different regions, aligning with business leaders and contributing to global cross-functional projects. The role reports to Wolt’s Head of Public Policy, Markets.
Your mission is to ensure that public policy supports our growth in the region, and that we are a responsible and constructive partner to policy makers. You feel at home at the intersection of law, politics, and business. We truly want you to be an expert but also someone who is curious and eager to learn and grow with us. You will elevate Wolt’s ability to participate in relevant societal and regulatory debates.
What You’ll Be Doing
Help Wolt to participate in emerging policy debates, legislative processes, enforcement initiatives and regulatory developments around all issues impacting our business, such as platform work, e-commerce, platform regulation, competition policy, and sustainability
Manage and execute public policy projects and support Wolt’s engagement with policy makers in the region at all levels
Enable and coordinate meetings with key stakeholders (external and internal) to reach set public policy goals
Brief, prep, and advice Wolt leadership on all policy matters in the region
Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess their impact on our business
Develop engagement strategies, company positions, materials, and policy proposals
Work with relevant external partners (agencies, trade associations, other platform operators, think thanks etc)
Proactively and independently assess and decide on any actions that help us to make sure our voice is heard in relevant processes
Our humble expectations
10+ years of public policy experience in an agency, in-house, or government role
Masters degree in law, public policy, political science or similar
Experience in leading engagements in policy processes in the region
Ability to efficiently execute public policy projects
Brilliant mind with ability to think strategically and develop creative and constructive policy proposals
Understanding the business needs and ability to self-start
Analytical mindset to effectively weigh risks and payoffs in a number of scenarios
Political and legislative process knowledge and an existing policy network of key stakeholders is preferred
Prior exposure to working in international environments
Fluent in at least English and Greek
Willingness to travel
If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team, then click below to apply and get the conversation going!
Along with a competitive salary and benefits, you will also be eligible for our long term incentive plan.
You will fit into a truly diverse team across 28 countries - what really matters to us is a caring and welcoming environment where we embrace uniqueness and celebrate diversity. Experience a company culture where we work on eye level, decisions are made quickly and knowledge sharing, as well as mentoring, is on our daily agenda.
Please note that we do not accept applications sent by mail. You should submit your application through our careers website!
