Meta – Public Policy Director, WhatsApp – Austin, TX ID - 1508

December 16, 2024

Job title: Public Policy Director, WhatsApp

Company: Meta

Job description:

WhatsApp Inc., a subsidiary of Meta, seeks a Public Policy Director to help develop and support WhatsApp’s policy strategy and engagement throughout the world. In this role you will help shape the future of Internet and mobile policy and make an impact as part of a small, nimble, and growing team with global scope.

Candidates should have strong knowledge of Internet and telecommunications policy issues, including encryption, cybersecurity, privacy, safety, integrity, economic development, and e-commerce. They should also have excellent analytical skills. The person will work closely with the WhatsApp Public Policy and Communications teams globally, as well as with the Meta Public Policy team and other relevant groups at WhatsApp and at Meta.

As a Public Policy Director for WhatsApp, you will shape various product and issue agendas related to private messaging with external stakeholders in government, civil society, and elsewhere. In addition, you will help advise our internal teams on the public policy challenges and opportunities of WhatsApp’s products, working with a cross-functional global team.

The role requires significant experience either working with or in government, politics or a regulatory agency as well as an ability to grasp complex technical and policy issues. In this role, you will also manage strategic outreach and policy campaigns to advance the values and interests of WhatsApp. You will advocate for WhatsApp on the big public policy issues of the day and often play a part in high-profile debates.

Public Policy Director, WhatsApp Responsibilities

Develop and execute strategies, stakeholder outreach, and policy campaigns to advance WhatsApp’s global policy priorities, address policy challenges, and clear a path for WhatsApp’s continued innovation, exploration and growth

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Develop and refine WhatsApp’s global narratives and positions around key issues, including encryption, privacy, safety/integrity, cybersecurity, economic development, and e-commerce

Work in conjunction with WhatsApp global policy team to build coalitions, develop and manage innovative policy campaigns, and engage with policymakers, trade associations, industry partners, key opinion formers, non-profit groups and others to communicate and advance WhatsApp’s policy priorities

Identify, monitor, and analyze emerging policy issues and challenges affecting WhatsApp and private messaging in key international markets as well as at the US federal/state levels

Drive the production of materials that enable the global policy team to effectively communicate WhatsApp’s positions and narratives in briefing papers, consultation responses, internal and external meetings, and other settings

Work cross-functionally with Product, Legal, Communications, Trust and Safety, Partnerships, and regional/functional Policy teams, to build and drive policies and influence product and operational decisions that support the company’s goals

Advise WhatsApp and Meta executives on policy issues, challenges, and strategies

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor degree in policy, international affairs, or other relevant fields

12+ years of relevant work experience in public policy, government, or legal positions

Experience analyzing complex and/or new/emerging policy issues

Experience managing policy campaigns and strategic outreach with diverse stakeholders

Experience advising teams and senior executives on policy matters

Experience producing high quality briefs and other materials for advocacy for internal and external communications

Preferred Qualifications

Masters or JD

Experience in technology policy issues, including encryption, privacy, safety/integrity, cybersecurity, economic development, and e-commerce

Government relations or experience in government working on policy issues

Experience in product counseling

Experience in people management

Experience in or advising on public affairs and media strategies

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About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to .

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Location: Austin, TX

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

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