MaerskSealand

Head of Public Affairs Spain

MaerskSealand$125K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-15+ years in public affairs, government relations, or public policy within a multinational context.
  • Strong knowledge of Spain's political, regulatory, and stakeholder landscape.
  • Proven advocacy and policy analysis expertise with a focus on influencing decisions.
  • Master's degree in public policy, economics, political science, or related field.
  • Fluent in English and Spanish; Catalan preferred, with advantages for Portuguese, French, or Arabic speakers.
  • Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on sustainable change.
  • Leadership experience with a customer-first approach and integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute public affairs and advocacy strategies for key investments and infrastructure.
  • Monitor and analyze political, regulatory, and geopolitical developments for actionable insights.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with government entities and community stakeholders.
  • Advise senior leaders on stakeholder dynamics and policy risks impacting operations.
  • Shape positioning on ports concerning key themes like automation and decarbonisation.
  • Coordinate engagement strategy across Spain and neighboring markets with Port and Public Affairs teams.
  • Support crisis management and operational resilience through stakeholder alignment.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the intersection of trade, infrastructure, and geopolitics.
  • Exposure to complex investment and regulatory frameworks through international collaboration.
  • Engagement with high-stakes public affairs influencing policy and operational strategies.
  • Develop expertise in a role that emphasizes continuous improvement and leadership.
Full Job Description

Location: Barcelona, Spain
  • Work at the intersection of trade, infrastructure and geopolitics, supporting strategically important markets.
  • Collaborate with local, regional and global leaders across Public Affairs, operations, legal, communications and employee relations.
  • Apply digital and AI-enabled intelligence tools responsibly to improve policy analysis, stakeholder mapping and risk identification.
  • Develop your expertise through international collaboration and exposure to complex investment, regulatory and operational priorities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute public affairs and advocacy strategies supporting investments, port concessions, infrastructure priorities and commercial growth.
  • Monitor political, regulatory, labour and geopolitical developments, translating them into actionable business insights and issue-management plans.
  • Build trusted relationships with national, regional and local governments, port authorities, regulators, industry associations and community stakeholders.
  • Advise senior leadership on stakeholder dynamics, policy risks, commercial opportunities and emerging issues affecting the licence to operate.
  • Shape positioning on ports as critical infrastructure, including competitiveness, automation, resilience and decarbonisation.
  • Coordinate engagement across Spain and neighbouring priority markets, working closely with Maersk, APM Terminals and regional Public Affairs teams.
  • Support crisis management, employee relations, community engagement and operational resilience through proactive stakeholder alignment.

What We Are Looking For
  • Continuous improvement mindset: we are looking for someone who brings a thoughtful improvement mindset—curious about how work gets done and motivated to make meaningful, sustainable improvements over time.
  • Leadership expectation: We are looking for people who consistently put customers first, lead by example with respect for people, deliver results with integrity, and drive continuous improvement by solving problems at the root, developing people, and raising standards every day.
  • Bring 10–15+ years of experience in public affairs, government relations or public policy within a multinational company, consultancy or public institution.
  • Demonstrate strong knowledge of Spain’s national and regional political, regulatory, labour and stakeholder environment.
  • Show proven expertise in advocacy, policy analysis, regulatory strategy and influencing decision-making without formal authority.
  • Hold a master’s degree in public policy, economics, political science or a related field.
  • Communicate fluently in English and Spanish. Catalan is strongly preferred; Portuguese, French or Arabic would be an advantage.


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About MaerskSealand

Maersk Sealand is a Danish shipping company that provides container shipping services. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Maersk Sealand is a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, a global conglomerate that operates in various industries including shipping, logistics, and energy. Maersk Sealand has a fleet of over 700 vessels and serves clients in various industries including retail, automotive, and healthcare.
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