Government affairs is becoming the new ‘it’ role for companies to hire

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

hiring people for government affairs roles.
The primary responsibilities in such a role include engaging with various stakeholders, including the state and central governments, various departments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and industry associations.

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Often such positions double down as public policy experts to represent the interest of their sector to the government, advocating for policies that might be beneficial to the industry or some time to make sure that it doesn’t become at least detrimental to the sector.

“The demand for government affairs professionals is steadily on the rise, driven by evolving regulatory environments, globalization, and the need for active engagement with government entities,” said Karl Fernandes, partner and head of the corporate practice group at specialist search firm Vahura. “In the previous year alone, we have received over a dozen requests for government affairs positions, indicating a widespread demand across various levels within this field.”

Recently in December, Dipakshi Mehandru joined Intel Corporation as director of government affairs from Dell Technologies, where she handled public policy and government affairs for the company.
“An evolving semiconductor policy landscape will be a great learning ground,