Policy Communications Lead, Europe

Responsibilities

• Sit in the Policy & Comms organisation, reporting to the Europe Policy Lead.
• Focus on Europe as your key region, but be able and ready to apply your skills to emerging key markets for Firefox on other continents.
• Be a central operator, translating policy strategy into public narrative that advances the products we build and the changes they are advocating for on the web.
• Own and drive Mozilla’s proactive media narrative on privacy, security, AI, open-source, competition, and emerging regulatory issues—translating policy positions into stories that get ahead of the debate rather than following it.
• Place and amplify a steady cadence of thought leadership pieces such that put Mozilla’s policy positions in front of the right audiences.
• Serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to communications colleagues and senior Mozilla leaders, supporting proactive and reactive policy comms across the organisation.
• Work cross-functionally with marketing, legal, product and engineering teams to shape narratives that advance Mozilla’s mission and differentiate our voice from “Big Tech.”
• Build and nurture relationships with key journalists, policymakers, industry, thought leaders, advocacy organizations, and influencers in technology, digital rights, and policy spheres.
• Craft and edit a wide range of materials—press releases, blog posts, policy statements, op-eds, speeches, regulatory submissions, and executive briefing documents.
• Prepare Mozilla spokespeople for high-stakes media, public, and policy engagements, including message development, media training, and issue briefing.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in policy communications, media relations, or related roles, ideally in technology, advocacy, or policy-driven environments.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills—with the ability to distill complexity into clarity, urgency, and actionable narrative.
• Deep knowledge of technology policy issues such as privacy, data, AI, competition, digital rights, open source, and internet regulation.
• A track record of building strong relationships with journalists, policymakers, and policy-focused organizations globally.
• Experience advising and supporting senior executives on high-profile, high-stakes communications and issues management.
• Strategic instincts, operational rigor, and comfort with ambiguity and rapid change.
• Confidence operating in a global, remote, and mission-driven organization.
• Experience supporting product communications and collaborating with engineering/technical teams.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution—no job is too big or too small.
• P Passion for Mozilla’s mission: making the internet safer, more open, and more human.

Preferred

• Experience in both in-house and agency settings.
• Additional languages beyond English, particularly French and German will be an asset.
• Prior experience in open-source, civil society, or non-profit tech environments.

Benefits

• Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
• Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
• One-time home office stipend
• Annual professional development budget
• Quarterly well-being stipend
• Considerable paid parental leave
• Employee referral bonus program