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Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.\nDiscord's Public Policy team builds and maintains relationships with the policymakers, regulators, civil society organizations, academics, and industry partners who shape the future of online platforms. We help these stakeholders understand how Discord works and how we approach safety and privacy, and we bring their perspectives back to inform how Discord builds products and policies.\nIn this role, you'll help lead Discord's external engagement strategy, building lasting partnerships with civil society, industry groups, and other stakeholders around the world. You'll manage our external partnerships portfolio, run our program for policymakers and other stakeholders visiting Discord's San Francisco headquarters, and lead special projects that advance the team's global priorities. You'll also keep the team running smoothly by owning budgets and operational projects. This person will report to the Head of Public Policy, Americas.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nHelp shape and execute a global external affairs strategy that strengthens Discord's relationships and reputation with policymakers, regulators, civil society, academics, and industry partners\nBuild and manage a portfolio of strategic partnerships, making sure each one advances clear policy and business objectives\nMeasure the impact of partnerships and engagements, and report outcomes to team and company leadership\nOwn Discord's headquarters visit program for policymakers, government officials, and other key stakeholders\nLead special projects for the Public Policy team, such as external events, policy research initiatives, and cross-regional campaigns\nDevelop external-facing materials such as briefing books, talking points, presentations, partnership proposals, and event programming\nOwn the Public Policy team's budgets and related operational projects\nWhat you should have\n5+ years of experience in public policy, public affairs, and/or civil society partnerships\nExperience owning and executing a multi-year public affairs or partnership program\nExperience building and managing partnerships with civil society, academic experts, and industry leaders across multiple regions\nA track record of planning and executing high-level visits, delegations, or events for senior government officials and executives\nFamiliarity with technology policy issues\nOutstanding written and verbal communication skills, especially executive briefings, and the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical audiences\nStrong project management skills and the judgment to juggle multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines\nCandidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available. For this role, the Hiring Manager would like folks to be in the office 1-2 days a week.\n\nThe base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. This position will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.\nBase Salary\n$192,000—$216,000 USD\nWhy Discord? \nDiscord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!\nDiscord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.\nPlease see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking HERE.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4744,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Online Forums & Community Platforms","Messaging Apps","Social Networks"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-21T22:02:56Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 29 · green card filings: 6","filings_12m":29,"filings_prev_12m":32,"green_card_filings_12m":6,"median_offered_wage_usd":254071,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":60,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-24T06:02:35Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":216000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/discord-public-affairs-advisor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/discord-public-affairs-advisor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T00:47:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1164,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1167},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1167"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fdiscord-public-affairs-advisor"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fdiscord-public-affairs-advisor"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fdiscord-public-affairs-advisor"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/discord-public-affairs-advisor\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fdiscord-public-affairs-advisor"}]}