VP Regulatory Affairs, North America

This position is a key member of the Nokia Government Affairs team with responsibility for Nokia’s regulatory policy activities in North America.  Reporting to Nokia’s Washington Office Head, the selected individual will engage with key leaders and staff at agencies with policy and/or rulemaking responsibility, including the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Commerce, and other bodies with responsibility for technology policy as necessary. The position will also work collaboratively with other members of the DC Office and Government Relations team as appropriate in the development of advocacy activities directed at Congress and the Executive Branch. 

A significant focus of the position will be to broaden and deepen Nokia’s relationships with key staff and leaders at the relevant regulatory agencies.  This will include continuing Nokia’s reputation as a thought leader and significant contributor, particularly in areas of technology policy and rulemakings involving deep technical expertise.  The selected candidate will be responsible for working with colleagues within corporate affairs and the business groups to identify issues requiring policy and regulatory advocacy to advance company business goals and then developing the engagement strategy, advocacy, and written submissions to advance those goals. 

As the regulatory lead, this individual will be the primary interface with key government and industry stakeholders and hold responsibility for managing the use of other Nokia experts to support our regulatory and policy work. 

Key Competencies: 

• Strong communication and advocacy skills directly relevant to complex policy and regulatory issues.  This could be from prior experience within a regulatory authority, a trade association, a law firm representing clients with regulatory work, or a company with complex regulatory and policy issues and needs across a range of products or business activities.
• Excellent research and writing skills directly applicable to a legal and regulatory environment with the ability to translate those skills into persuasive advocacy materials and submissions to a variety of agencies and authorities on a range of issues.
• Strong business acumen and ability to collaborate across multiple organizations, identifying different strategies and targets among the groups and formulating a common set of goals for projects.
• Strong familiarity with government structure and process, particularly the key regulatory policy authorities in the United States.
• Ability to establish solid working relationships with various external stakeholders. 
• Autonomous and self-driven.

 

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Legal degree and prior experience in a regulatory affairs or legal role strongly preferred.
• At least six years of experience formulating policy recommendations and communicating them to external government stakeholders, particularly agencies with rulemaking and enforcement authorities.  Prior work in technology issues or with the Federal Communications Commission, or Department of Commerce is highly desirable.
• Key issues areas include spectrum policy including allocation and related issues, cybersecurity, supply chain rules and localization policies such as Buy America, export controls and government funding programs.  Prior exposure and work in one or more of these areas is desirable.

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