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Government Affairs Lead - Middle East (UAE or Saudi Arabia based)

Who are we?Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.We’re training and deploying frontier models f

Company

Cohere

Location

Dubai; United Arab Emirates; Riyadh

Status

Open

Posted

2026-08-14T15:17:45.981+00:00

Cohere is hiring a Government Affairs Lead for the Middle East, based in Dubai or Riyadh on a hybrid basis. The role reports to the head of EMEA government affairs and builds relationships with ministries, regulators and sovereign entities across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf. Duties include tracking AI, cloud, data and cybersecurity regulation, writing consultation responses and briefing materials, supporting public-sector sales, and managing external consultants. The posting asks for seven or more years in government, policy or regulatory affairs, and English; Arabic is preferred.