senior manager, public policy, southern europe

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

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

Next steps

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!