Policy Manager
We are looking for an experienced Policy Manager to lead and further develop the Sovereign Tech Agency’s policy work.
As Policy Manager, you will work closely with the Managing Director to develop the Agency’s policy priorities and positions and represent them with ministries, European institutions, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders.
You will translate the Agency’s practical experience and insights from research and data analysis into policy positions, recommendations, and interventions, while bringing relevant regulatory and political developments back into the organization.
You do not need to be a software engineer or empirical researcher yourself. You should, however, be comfortable engaging with complex technical and research questions, drawing effectively on expertise across the organization, and translating it into clear and robust policy conclusions.
The role reports directly to the Managing Director and requires the ability to represent the Sovereign Tech Agency independently and credibly in external settings.
Policy Manager (all genders) (English)
Policy Manager*in (m/w/d/x) (Deutsch)
Sovereign Tech Agency
The Sovereign Tech Agency secures digital infrastructure in the public interest. Our mission is to strengthen digital sovereignty, fostering competition and innovation by investing in critical open source infrastructure and the ecosystems that support it. In this way, we are providing the basis for a stable, trustworthy, and democratic digital future.
We are a new organization at the intersection of technology, politics, and public stewardship. Our aim is not only to strengthen the open source ecosystem, but also to shape its future.
Open digital infrastructure is the backbone of the digital world. It is essential for the flow of information, for government, for business, and for innovation, much like roads and bridges in the physical world. The most effective strategy for building this infrastructure is open source software: it is the bedrock on which our digital society is built – powerful, collaborative, and democratic.
With a commission from the German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, the Sovereign Tech Agency invests in critical software components, develops programs, and creates structures that sustainably strengthen the open source ecosystem, including the people behind the code.
Our work is unique: we are leading the way on how governments engage with open digital infrastructure and laying the groundwork for how modern societies ensure resilience, technological diversity, and public digital services.
Together, we are building Europe’s digital future – open, secure, and sovereign.
