Public Affairs, Nordics

What you will do

• Showcasing that Klarna is a transparent, responsible and pragmatic growth business, proactively engaging with political and wider public affairs audiences to develop open and constructive dialogue
• Consulting and engaging with key external stakeholders maintaining a measured, fact-based approach to conveying business priorities and strategies
• Monitoring proceedings of the parliaments and legislators, providing analysis, forward planning, internal forecasting and solutions to upcoming events, changes in legislation or political topics
• Creating and drafting written or oral communications for submissions to national government and, regulatory bodies
• Broadening and deepening relationships with those influential voices to provide external credibility to Klarna and our business practices
• Managing and executing a stakeholder engagement programme, including identifying and building relationships with local, regional & national politicians and trade & industry bodies
• Producing accessible and effective written briefings on complex topics for a variety of internal and external audiences
• Potentially representing the business at external meetings with political, public affairs and industry stakeholders
• Proactively identifying public affairs opportunities to engage with external stakeholders, and political horizon-scanning and monitoring
• Managing any public affairs agency support
• Develop and project manage innovative policy campaigns

You have

• 10 years’ experience leading and delivering effective public affairs and government relations programmes, in-house, in agency or in an industry body setting
• Experience in payments, financial services, fintech, e-commerce or digital platforms a plus
• Solid understanding of fundamentals of government systems and political processes
• Some knowledge of current regulations, policies, as well as the evolving industry and market environment relating to Klarna’s core businesses
• Excellent oral and written communication, influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to articulate and communicate at all levels both internally within the organisation and externally
• Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships with business partners, senior management and internal stakeholders, fostering partnerships quickly across multiple functions
• Strong commercial acumen - able to foresee the impact of political developments on the business and its policy positions
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-moving and dynamic environment
• Previous experience managing external agencies