Policy Communications Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Be a part of the Policy & Comms organization, reporting directly to the Europe Policy Lead.

• Concentrate on Europe as the primary region while leveraging skills in emerging key markets for Firefox across other continents.

• Convert policy strategy into a public narrative that promotes Mozilla’s products and policy objectives.

• Take ownership of and proactively drive media narratives related to privacy, security, AI, open source, competition, and new regulatory challenges.

• Place and enhance thought leadership pieces targeted at specific audiences.

• Provide advice to communications colleagues and senior Mozilla leadership on both proactive and reactive policy communications.

• Collaborate across various functions, including marketing, legal, product, and engineering teams.

• Develop relationships with journalists, policymakers, industry leaders, thought leaders, advocacy organizations, and influencers.

• Write and edit press releases, blog posts, policy statements, op-eds, speeches, regulatory submissions, and executive briefing documents.

• Prepare spokespeople for high-pressure media, public, and policy engagements through message development, media training, and issue briefing.

• Monitor and respond to rapidly evolving external developments while managing associated risks.

• Influence public policy positioning for product initiatives, launches, campaigns, and advocacy based on specific issues.

• Coordinate efforts with communications teams and external agency partners.

• Act as a point of escalation and provide counsel during high-risk, complex, or crisis policy situations.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in policy communications, media relations, or related fields, preferably within technology, advocacy, or policy-centric environments.

• Outstanding writing and editing abilities, with a talent for simplifying complexity into clear, urgent, and actionable narratives.

• Extensive understanding of technology policy issues, including privacy, data, AI, competition, digital rights, open source, and internet regulation.

• Proven ability to cultivate strong relationships with journalists, policymakers, and policy-focused organizations across the globe.

• Experience in advising and assisting senior executives with high-profile, high-stakes communications and issue management.

• Strategic mindset, operational discipline, and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and rapid change.

• Comfort operating within a global, remote, mission-driven organization.

• Experience in supporting product communications and collaborating with engineering and technical teams.

• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution—no task is too big or too small.

• A passion for Mozilla’s mission: making the internet safer, more open, and more human.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous performance-based bonus plans for all eligible employees—sharing in our success as one unified team.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Substantial retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of your contributions).

• Quarterly wellness days for the entire company to take a collective pause.

• Country-specific holidays in addition to a day off for your birthday.

• One-time stipend for home office setup.

• Annual budget for professional development.

• Quarterly stipend for well-being.

• Generous paid parental leave.

• Employee referral bonus program.

• Additional benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc.—varies by country).