Government Affairs Manager

Government Affairs Manager
Description -
Job Summary
•The Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager will lead HP’s engagement with China’s central government and national-level policy stakeholders. The role develops and executes government affairs and public policy strategies that protect HP’s license to operate, strengthen HP’s position as a trusted long-term partner in China, and support sustainable business growth. Serving as a senior advisor to China and global leadership, the role translates political, regulatory, economic, and geopolitical developments into clear business implications and actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities
• Central-government engagement: Develop and execute engagement strategies with relevant ministries, commissions, regulators, government-affiliated institutions, and national industry organizations. Build trusted relationships at senior and working levels, represent HP in policy dialogues and industry forums, and prepare executive briefing materials, talking points, stakeholder maps, and follow-up plans.
• Policy intelligence and business advice: Monitor political, economic, industrial, trade, technology, and regulatory developments. Provide timely, fact-based and forward-looking analysis, risk scenarios, and recommendations. Advise leaders on market access, government procurement, industrial policy, trade, supply chains, AI, data governance, cybersecurity, standards, and product regulation.
• Advocacy and market access: Develop policy positions and advocacy strategies aligned with HP’s business priorities and global principles. Lead regulatory consultations, government submissions, position papers, and industry comments. Adapt global positions to China’s context and work through associations, chambers, think tanks, standards bodies, and credible third parties.
• Business enablement: Engage early in business planning, investment, localization, product strategy, partnerships, and supply-chain decisions. Identify policy risks, public-sector opportunities, government programs, and partnerships that can support market access, operational continuity, responsible innovation, and long-term growth.
• Issue and crisis management: Lead government affairs responses to regulatory inquiries, investigations, enforcement actions, market-access challenges, and politically sensitive issues. Coordinate stakeholder mapping, government engagement, executive escalation, scenario planning, and cross-functional response with Legal, Compliance, Communications, Supply Chain, and business teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Greater China leadership team and global GA&PP. Align internal stakeholders on objectives, messages, risks, and outcomes; ensure timely escalation; and promote a consistent “One HP” voice.
• Contributes innovative ideas and may lead large cross-functional teams, exercising independent judgment to solve unique and complex problems impacting the business.

Preferred Qualifications
·  Degree in public policy, law, political science, international relations, economics, business, public administration, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
·  Demonstrated experience engaging China’s central-government authorities, including CAC, MIIT, MOFCOM, with a strong understanding of government structure, policymaking processes, and central-local dynamics.
·  Proven ability to develop and execute government engagement and advocacy strategies, advise senior executives, and connect policy developments with business strategy, operational impact, and growth priorities.
·  Excellent Mandarin Chinese and English communication skills, including the ability to produce concise executive briefs, talking points, presentations, policy papers, and regulatory submissions.
·  Strong political judgment, commercial awareness, executive presence, stakeholder management, influencing, and cross-functional leadership skills, with high standards of integrity, discretion, and compliance.
·  Technology-sector experience and knowledge of AI, data, cybersecurity, government procurement, trade, supply chains, industrial policy, product regulation, standards, or sustainability are preferred.

Knowledge & Skills
• Auditing
• Business Development
• Business Priorities
• Business Process
• Business Strategies
• Economics
• Legislation
• Lobbying
• Marketing
• Policy Analysis
• Policy Development
• Political Sciences
• Project Management
• Public Affairs
• Public Policies
• Public Relations
• Regulatory Affairs
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Thought Leadership

Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
• Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.

Complexity
• Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Job -
Legal
Schedule -
Full time
Shift -
No shift premium (China)
Travel -

Relocation -
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