Head, Public Affairs

Key Responsibilities:

• To lead Thailand 's foodpanda policy and government relations strategy objectives at different levels (national, state, municipal, state and federal).
• Develop public policy strategies and positions for including the creation of materials supporting advocacy on those positions in collaboration with the regional team.
• Will need to identify, assess, and address regulatory challenges to business objectives in key regulated industries as well as the public sector market in partnership with and public policy colleagues. This includes collaborating with business units to ensure alignment between business priorities and public policy activities and goals.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for foodpanda Thailand. This includes addressing government challenges and opportunities while also working with trade associations, industry partners, non-profit groups, and other allies to promote and build support for public policy positions.
• Proactively shape the regulatory and political landscape to support innovation in digital technology, transport, payments, and e-commerce landscapes, working together with a wide-range of stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Must have at least 10 - 15 years of public policy experience working within the government, think tanks, public interest groups, technology industry groups, or corporations.
• Experience leading policy teams and initiatives at scale in a large organization.
• Capability to build and maintain excellent relationships with high-ranking governmental authorities, research/academic institutions, community or industry influencers and other third parties who may have significant influence on public policies.
• Proven ability to work independently, lead without authority, and the skills necessary to thrive in a technology start-up world with ambiguity and a rapidly changing landscape.
• Proven ability and skills to conceive, analyze, develop and execute medium-to-long term strategies and campaigns to deal with complex issues of technology, policy and law, involving multiple issues and players.
• Excellent oral, written, presentation and interpersonal skills

“To be the most loved everyday food and groceries destination!” - that’s our mission at foodpanda (small ‘f’).

foodpanda is the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia, outside of China. Operating in more than 400 cities across 11 markets, we continue to expand and grow in our core food delivery business, as well as in new verticals like grocery deliveries, with a strong tech infrastructure at our core. From our restaurants-partners, cloud kitchens and cloud grocery stores — foodpanda is just one tap away, getting everything you need into your hands quickly and conveniently!

If you love working with technology to create solutions and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done, you will find your tribe here at foodpanda. foodpanda comprises of people from more than 60 nationalities, and we believe in winning through diversity.
foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s leading local delivery platform operating in 70+ countries worldwide