Public Policy & Government Affairs - Brasília Presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen and maintain CloudWalk’s institutional footprint in Brasília by representing the company in structured engagements with policymakers, regulators and other public institutions.
• Build and manage high-trust, issue-based relationships with Banco Central do Brasil, congressional offices, executive-branch agencies and key industry associations.
•  Monitor the political, regulatory and legislative landscape at the federal level (Executive Branch, Congress, autonomous agencies and regulators), with a focus on payments, financial services, innovation, digital economy, and AI.
• Represent CloudWalk in industry associations, multi-stakeholder working groups, public hearings, regulatory consultations and sector forums — ensuring consistent and aligned positioning.
• Draft position papers, proposals, and contributions to legislative and regulatory consultations, working closely with Compliance, Risk, Product and Legal teams.
• Maintain dynamic stakeholder and political/regulatory risk maps (government, regulators, industry associations), systematically monitoring public hearings, bills, consultations and calls for comments.
• Prepare high-quality briefings, talking points and supporting materials (decks and backgrounders) for interactions with authorities, regulators, lawmakers and other institutional stakeholders
• Provide internal guidance on regulatory and policy trends, enabling early-stage risk mitigation and strategic decision-making.
• Translate public policy developments into clear business impacts and opportunities.
• Support and execute CloudWalk’s advocacy strategy on priority topics (instant payments, open finance, credit, AML/CFT, data protection, AI, and related themes), identifying and leveraging opportunities to influence legislative and regulatory frameworks in favor of innovation, competition and financial inclusion.
• Contribute to expanding and structuring CloudWalk’s public affairs operations with scalable processes, tools, and institutional protocols.
• Act as a trusted advisor and point of contact for internal teams requiring policy insights, institutional coordination and stakeholder mapping.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in public policy, government affairs, regulatory relations, or institutional affairs — ideally within fintech, financial services, technology, or adjacent sectors.
• Strong understanding of the Brazilian political, regulatory, and financial ecosystem, — including the legislative process and the interplay between the Executive, Legislative and regulatory authorities — and familiarity with the key institutions that shape the payments market.
• Established relationships or proven ability to build and maintain high-level connections with policymakers, regulators, associations, and public institutions with ethical and institutional approach.
• Experience representing organizations in public hearings, meetings with regulators, and multi-stakeholder working groups.
• Ability to analyze regulatory and legislative texts and translate them into actionable business insights.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and public speaking skills.
• Strategic mindset, paired with a hands-on, autonomous, and collaborative approach.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills in Portuguese and English.
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Public Policy, Political Science, Economics, International Relations, or a related field (advanced degree is a plus).