Director, Head of US Public Policy

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available Locations: Washington, DC

About the role

Public Policy at Cloudflare

Cloudflare is one of the most dynamic and innovative companies providing services on the Internet. As regulation of the Internet across a number of technologies and jurisdictions is exploding, Cloudflare is seeking to be a leader and trusted voice for understanding the implications of these new technologies around the globe. We’re looking for a new team member who can help foster our unique corporate philosophy and approach, in which the security and privacy of our customers are paramount. 

This is a fast-moving work environment with goals that are closely linked to business priorities, however, policy issues are typically within the areas of cybersecurity, AI, data protection/privacy and intermediary liability.

What you'll do

Cloudflare’s Public Policy team helps the company by anticipating regulatory challenges, acting as an external advocate for Cloudflare on priority policy issues, advising our internal teams on public policy challenges and opportunities, and identifying opportunities to build relationships with external partners. For our Director, Head of US Public Policy, we’re looking for someone who can foster our unique corporate philosophy, develop public policy solutions to challenging technology issues and be comfortable giving front line support on issues requiring engagement.   

The Director, Head of US  Public Policy will be primarily focused on addressing US policy issues. Because of the scope, complexity, and diversity of the company’s work, our Public Policy team members must be flexible, talented and able to work collaboratively across multi-functional teams to find and present policy solutions, to carry the Cloudflare narrative, and promote the public policy brand externally. 

Responsibilities

• Lead Cloudflare’s government-facing advocacy in the United States.
• Evaluate US policy conversations and legislative developments, and work to understand the impact on Cloudflare across its full product set.
• Develop US policy strategy that is aligned with Cloudflare's international public policy efforts and global business priorities.
• Participate in and shape Cloudflare’s engagement with trade associations, including building and crafting positioning and key initiatives.
• Develop talking points, policy narratives and presentation materials for use at external events and meetings and for other communication purposes (company blog, position papers etc.).
• Articulate Cloudflare’s positioning to relevant policy makers and officials.
• Work to build and maintain relationships with key US policy makers, and to find engagement opportunities with business, civil society entities, and other third party organisations.
• Provide timely updates to colleagues from the Cloudflare Public Policy, Legal, Trust & Safety Teams and other internal stakeholders.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• BA with strong academic credentials required, JD or applicable graduate degree desirable
• 12+ years of experience working closely with US federal regulators and officials, as well trade associations and industry groups. Experience within a tech or telecoms company is preferred.
• Deep understanding of US laws, regulations and policy developments important to Cloudflare as well as associated rule making and legislative processes.
• Experience drafting or substantively reviewing proposed legislative text, regulatory comments, and formal policy submissions.
• Strong network of US regulators, officials, peers, and industry stakeholders
• Fluency in and proven passion for cutting edge technology.
• Strong communications (written and oral) and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to articulate complex policy issues to executive audiences.
• Curiosity and willingness to experiment with new technologies, ways of working, and policy approaches.
• Management experience preferred.
• Team player, and a sense of humor
• Detail oriented, well organized and a sense of initiative
• The ability to manage many issues and engage with multiple teams within Cloudflare

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For Washington, DC Metro: Estimated annual salary of $238,000 - $327,000

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family.  Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance

Financial Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

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