Public Affairs Director (Energy Transition), Europe - Air Products - Diegem

At Air Products, we've been helping our customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable for more than 80 years. With approximately 19,000 employees and operations in 50 countries, we serve customers across a wide range of industries from food and beverage to medical, energy and transportation. We supply a unique portfolio of atmospheric and process gases, equipment and services.
We pride ourselves on world-class innovation and recognise tomorrow’s challenges demand diverse thinking, mega-project experience and collaborative spirit. Our passionate and talented employees are rising to this challenge every day by creating innovative solutions that benefit our customers and our world.

We’re Recruiting…

Director of Public Affairs (Energy Transition Projects), Europe

Our Leading role in the clean energy transition sees the creation of a new role. Reporting to the Global Executive Director of Government Relations, the Public Affairs Director – Europe will direct Air Products’ European policies and objectives involving local, country and EU governments.
The incumbent will work with the EMEA leadership team, Business Development and Mega Project Teams to create and execute formal government relations plans in support of the full range of Air Products activities in Europe, but with a clear priority placed on the Company’s activities related to the Energy Transition. The job holder will lead a team whose activities will be aligned with the Company’s business objectives, including in green hydrogen for mobility and industry and blue hydrogen for industry. The role holder will be responsible for designing a comprehensive program for monitoring policy, legislative and regulatory risk and advocating for outcomes that are consistent with objectives defined together with the leadership of our businesses.

This is a key role; instrumental in enabling Air Products growth strategy and solving the biggest sustainability challenges for Europe! If this sounds like the next challenge in your career, read on…

As the Director Of Public Affairs you will lead Government relations, planning and execution:

• Help to frame business strategy by providing context of political background and goals to business leaders.
• Create and execute effective engagement plans to achieve the agreed objectives.
• Develop relationships with key legislators, their staffs/committee staffs and regulators and engage business executives in relationship-building
• Lead an effective team across Europe to support these objectives.
• Oversee the identification and prioritization of legislative, regulatory and political risk at the EU and country governmental levels
• Engage closely with business management, business development and major project teams to jointly identify opportunities to engage with governments to achieve Company objectives

• Support C-suite executives and business unit leaders to appropriately engage government officials and champion public policy initiatives.
• Work across cross functional teams to understand policy impact and develop asks leveraging the organizations expertise
• Manage and leverage an established network of external public policy lobbyists at EU and National level
• Lead public policy outreach and coordination with trade associations, alliances, coalitions, to align resources in support of Air Products priorities
• Communicate the status of public policy to Air Products business leaders
• Work with corporate communications, investor relations, and company leadership on designing external messages
• Monitor and respond to external regulatory and legislative initiatives

The role holder will become an expert in Air Products business objectives. They will represent us credibly and authentically and be capable of influencing external bodies. They will be a true SME, intuitively understanding the implication of external policy on our business.

About you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent – MBA
• Extensive experience of the Energy Sector with solid technical and business acumen
• Experience of liaising with cross European government, bodies and legislation
• Established network of relevant public policy leaders
• Understanding of policy, politics and regulation and it’s interface with business
• Fluent in English (Dutch or German, highly beneficial)
• Strategic and analytical capability to execute major business objectives through government engagement
• A skilled influencer, able to present and gain buy in internally and externally at the highest levels of seniority
• An inspirational and visionary leader- This role will shape the future of Energy is Europe
• High impact; Able to operationalise policy through effective internal and external engagement. Demonstrable target delivery history

What We Offer:
At Air Products, we work in an environment where diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a culture of respect, challenge and innovation – with excellent opportunities for growth and development.

If that sounds interesting, then come and discover, care and accomplish by clicking APPLY now.

37978BR

Full Time

Global Industrial Gases

Industrial Gases EMEA

Europe

Belgium, Netherlands