Director, International Government and Industry Affairs

What are your contributions to the team?

Provide Leadership for Government and Regulatory Affairs globally, with a focus on Europe, International and Canada  

• Lead the establishment of a Government Affairs presence in Europe and other regions to proactively develop relationships with key government and industry stakeholders.
• Monitor regulatory and policy developments that may impact Bombardier’s interests, and report on these to key internal stakeholders. 
• Influence policy and regulatory developments, with a view to advancing Bombardier’s interests in Canada, Europe and other key regions.
• Develop and implement engagement strategies with government and industry stakeholders to address specific issues as they emerge.
• Provide troubleshooting support to various Bombardier functions for issues where governments play a role.  
• Explore, identify and apply for programs to support training, R&D, industrialization initiatives and defence, in line with Bombardier’s priorities. 
• Proactively manage and leverage Bombardier’s membership to key industry associations in Europe, Canada and other key markets, to advance our interests and priorities. 
• Provide leadership in strategy development and implementation for advancing Bombardier’s sustainability agenda.    

Provide Leadership for Defence Affairs globally

• Support our defence campaigns, working closely with the sales and marketing team.
• Develop and implement strategies for pre-tender engagement to position our defence solutions and influence requirements setting. 
• Identify and deliver on thought leadership opportunities in defence policy.

Budget and Management 

• Lead in proactively managing the government and industry affairs resources (teams and budgets):
  o    Support establishment of annual budget plans and budget requests.
  o    Monitor budget allocations, spends and implementation, including tracking budgets and advising managers of potential overages.
  o    Put in place purchase orders, as required, process invoices and support sponsorship and services contract negotiations and conclusions. 

• Establish and manage international presence:
  o    Investigate potential locations and models for global presence of government and industry affairs.
  o    Benchmark against peers and competitors’ global presence for government and industry affairs.
  o    Develop and implement deployment plans, including recruitment and activation. 

Team and Project Management

• Support Vice-President, Government and Industry Affairs, in managing the Government and Industry Affairs team. 
• Provide leadership and coaching to Government and Industry Affairs team.
• Manage preparation of briefing materials for executives’ meetings.

How to thrive in this role?

• You have a minimum of fifteen (15) years of related experience in Government or Industry Affairs, or Public Policy roles;
• You hold a bachelor degree in public affairs or a related discipline;
• You have strong knowledge in Government Affairs, Public Affairs, Public Policy and International Affairs/Trade;
• You have excellent communication skills, English and French (both spoken and written);
• You are familiar with the senior levels of Government and related institutions;
• You have excellent knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook software in a Windows environment and a strong knowledge of social media platforms.
• You have strong organizational, management and mentorship skills
• You have excellent Judgment and Strategic Thinking skills
• You have the ability to work within short deadlines and under pressure
• You are a strong team player and good communicator
• You are customer service oriented
• You are motivated and organized
• You have good Protocol skills
• You are autonomous and dynamic
• You are flexible in terms of availability