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Head of Public Affairs (Germany & EU)

Dresden (HQ)
Full-time
Permanent employee

Your mission

Public Affairs Strategy (Germany & EU) 

  • Execute SpiNNcloud’s public affairs strategy across Germany (federal & regional) and EU institutions (Brussels) 
  • Position the company within key policy debates (AI, semiconductors, HPC, digital sovereignty) 
  • Monitor and anticipate regulatory and geopolitical developments at both national and EU levels 
  • Identify and drive opportunities within public frameworks (e.g., German federal programs, EU initiatives) 

Government & Institutional Relations 

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders: 
  • Represent SpiNNcloud in high-level meetings, consultations, and policy forums in Berlin and Brussels 
  • Act as a trusted counterpart to policymakers and institutional partners 

EU & German Ecosystem Positioning 

  • Maintain SpiNNcloud’s perspective as a recognized voice in European AI infrastructure and deep tech 
  • Engage with industry alliances, think tanks, and research institutions across Germany and the EU 
  • Drive participation in strategic consortia, IPCEI initiatives, and collaborative programs 

Funding & Strategic Initiatives 

  • Identify, shape, and support access to public programs(e.g., Horizon Europe, Chips Act, IPCEI, national innovation programs) 
  • Collaborate with internal teams to align corporate strategy with national and international development
  • Support positioning in large-scale European initiatives 

Strategic Communication & Thought Leadership 

  • Develop policy narratives around AI, compute infrastructure, and European competitiveness 
  • Contribute to position papers, consultations, and high-level communications 
  • Support CEO and leadership visibility in policy and industry discussions

Your profile

Experience 

  • 10–15+ years of experience in public affairs, government relations, or policy roles 
  • Strong experience working across Germany and EU institutions (Brussels) 
  • Background in deep tech, AI, semiconductors, or advanced computing environments 
  • Proven track record of working within policy environments and building high-level stakeholder relationships 
  • Experience in a startup or scale-up environment 

Skills & Competencies 

  • Deep understanding of German and EU policy-making processes 
  • Strong network in Berlin and/or Brussels 
  • Excellent stakeholder management
  • Ability to translate complex technical topics into digestible messaging
  • Strategic thinker with strong execution capabilities 

Languages 

  • English and German: Mandatory (professional fluency required
  • Additional EU languages: Nice to have 

Mindset 

  • Highly autonomous and ownership-driven 
  • Strategic, yet pragmatic and execution-focused 
  • Comfortable operating across political, technical, and business domains 
  • Strong interest in deep tech and European geopolitical dynamics 

Internal Collaboration 

  • Work closely with the CEO and leadership team on strategic priorities 
  • Coordinate business development, partnerships, and communications within public affairs setting
  • Provide insights on regulatory risks and opportunities 

Why us?

We offer a highly competitive salary with reallocation benefits in a flexible and inclusive work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer, and hence we welcome people of different backgrounds, nationalities, and experiences.  

About us

SpiNNcloud is a deep-tech company building next-generation HPC and AI infrastructure for a world where brute-force compute is reaching its limits. Our chip and system architecture are designed to exploit sparsity at scale, focusing compute where it matters most while eliminating unnecessary computation everywhere else. SpiNNcloud delivers orders-of-magnitude gains in performance and efficiency, laying the foundation for what’s next in AI and HPC. 

We are looking for talented and passionate people with an appetite for problem solving. Besides the minimal requirements for this job position, your profile is a good fit to our company if you have the following values:

  1. Dedication to crafting maintainable, high-quality code
  2. High flexibility and adaptability
  3. Tranquility to work under pressure
  4. Appetite for learning and problem solving
  5. Critical thinking
  6. Ability to communicate effectively
  7. Keen to collaborate with external partners
  8. Proper time management
  9. Highly autodidact, independent and proactive

Website: SpiNNcloud