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Manager, Government Affairs & Public Policy - Japan

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

Tokyo

Status

Open

Posted

2026-10-23T20:16:04.097+00:00

Cohere is hiring a Manager for Government Affairs and Public Policy in Japan, based in Tokyo on a hybrid schedule. The role leads the company’s Japan advocacy strategy, tracks AI regulation, drafts responses to legislative proposals, builds relationships with lawmakers and regulators, manages consultants and trade bodies, supports public-sector sales and procurement policy, and oversees lobbying compliance. The posting asks for native Japanese and English, 10–12+ years combining corporate government affairs with political or government experience, and deep AI-policy expertise; defense, cybersecurity, national security, regulated-industry, or procurement experience is preferred.