Head of Brazil Public Policy

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• Lead crisis management on critical public policy issues in Brazil by monitoring political and social events, assessing risks, and preparing the team for regulatory challenges. Provide executive leadership on complex engagements, drive resolution, and coordinate mitigation efforts with cross-functional teams and senior officials to protect TikTok's policy interests.
• Leverage strong relationships with senior officials, regulators, ministers, civil society, and academia to represent TikTok at top policymaking levels, effectively communicating its perspectives and influencing key legislative and regulatory discussions.
• Act as a subject matter expert on emerging policy issues, identifying risks and opportunities in tech regulation and platform governance. Simplify complex challenges into clear insights, ensuring strategic alignment across teams.
• Represent TikTok at industry events, trade associations, and coalition meetings. Build and maintain a strong network of public interest groups, industry associations, and academics to ensure TikTok's voice is included in key policy discussions and initiatives.
• Collaborate with Trust & Safety, Communications, Legal, Product, and Public Policy teams to develop and integrate key policy initiatives. Provide strategic guidance on policy and regulatory developments in Brazil, ensuring cross-functional alignment on risks and business implications.
• Build and lead a high-performing public policy team in Brazil, setting vision, strategy, and structure for engagement. Provide mentorship and growth opportunities across all experience levels while fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous development to navigate complex policy challenges and drive impact.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in public policy, government affairs, or regulatory strategy, with a proven track record of influencing policy at regional or national levels. As well as deep expertise in Brazilian and international regulatory frameworks impacting technology companies, including platform regulation, data privacy, digital rights, content moderation, and AI governance.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior government officials, policymakers, and C-suite executives to drive strategic policy outcomes. Strong expertise in lobbying, high-stakes negotiations, and crisis management within rapidly evolving regulatory environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration, integrating public policy strategies into business operations. Skilled at influencing diverse stakeholders, driving alignment, and managing teams in a matrixed environment to achieve policy and business goals.
• Proven experience leading high-stakes negotiations with regulatory agencies, government officials, and industry leaders, securing favorable policy outcomes while managing reputational and operational risks.
• Exceptional research and analytical skills, with the ability to conduct in-depth policy analysis, interpret complex regulations, and translate insights into actionable recommendations for executives and internal teams. Expertise in using research to drive proactive policy planning, risk mitigation, and strategic decision-making.
• Excellent Portuguese and English language fluency, written and verbal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in public policy or government relations within a multinational corporation, international organization, or fast-paced global regulatory environment.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities with minimal supervision. Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed to represent TikTok's policy interests.
• Strong project management experience with a proven track record of leading complex, matrixed strategic initiatives across cross-functional teams
• Ability to develop and communicate strategic engagement approaches with civil society organizations, fostering a balanced debate on public policy, platform governance, and emerging technologies.
• Experience in a technology company, particularly within a platform-based business or user-driven content environment.
• Possesses an established network within Brazil's technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, with the ability to leverage industry relationships to drive policy engagement and advocacy.