Global Government Affairs Director
SpaceXAI builds frontier AI models and products including the Grok conversational assistant and a multimodal developer API.
Funding history
About SpaceXAI
SpaceXAI is a US-based AI company focused on accelerating scientific discovery and understanding the universe through reasoning, voice, image, video, and generative AI systems. Formerly xAI, it was acquired by SpaceX effective February 2, 2026, while continuing to operate the x.ai site and services.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will own market development and stakeholder engagement for Europe, based in London. You will build pipeline with European governments, shape policy and procurement conditions, build senior relationships, support sales pursuits, manage regional risks, and report on key metrics to global leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 10+ years of experience in government affairs, public policy, market access, business development, or regulatory affairs
- 4+ years of direct people leadership managing government affairs teams
- Willing to travel <25%
- Willing to attend political and industry events
- Flexibility including long hours and weekends
- Onsite in London, UK
Responsibilities
- Identify, qualify, and develop European government and strategic enterprise opportunities and manage pipeline
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis of the European AI and public sector landscape
- Elevate brand presence in Europe
- Build a senior network of advocates and partners across governments, academia, and industry
- Provide strategic counsel and executive sponsorship to pursuit and sales teams
- Shape funding, procurement, policy, and regulatory conditions
- Lead government briefings, negotiations, and relationship management
- Accelerate deal velocity from opportunity to contract award and launch
- Partner with Sales, Engineering, Product, Legal, Marketing, and Finance teams
- Gather European customer requirements and advocate for them with product and engineering
- Cultivate relationships with ministers, civil servants, agency leaders, and regulators
- Monitor and mitigate geopolitical, regulatory, and reputational risks
- Track and report key performance metrics to global leadership