Government Relations Manager, China

The Government Relations Manager will support Shell China’s Downstream, Projects & Technology, and selected Renewable Energy Solutions businesses by developing and managing strategic relationships with central and local government authorities, state-owned enterprises, national oil companies, and other key external stakeholders. The role provides counsel to senior leaders on China’s government and SOE landscape, supports high-level engagement and negotiations, and helps create a consistent stakeholder strategy that enables business growth and China’s energy transition.

• →Identify, map, and prioritize key stakeholders across central and local government, SOEs, and national oil companies.
• →Build and maintain trusted, multi-level relationships with senior officials and working-level stakeholders across relevant regions.
• →Advise business and functional leaders on government structures, policy dynamics, decision-making processes, and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• →Support senior-level engagements, negotiations, and business development discussions with authorities including NDRC, MOFCOM, and provincial and municipal governments.
• →Lead issue management by leveraging strong relationships with government stakeholders and business partners.
• →Coordinate stakeholder priorities across businesses to ensure consistent, seamless, and well-resourced external engagement.

• Master’s degree or postgraduate qualification, with at least 10 years of government affairs or stakeholder relations experience across government, SOEs, and multinational companies.
• Strong understanding of China’s government structure, decision-making processes, SOE landscape, business environment, and energy sector.
• Experience with central government, multinational energy companies, or the oil and gas industry is preferred.
• Proven ability to build influential stakeholder relationships, support business outcomes, and manage complex issues.
• Excellent communication, networking, influencing, and negotiation skills, with fluency in written and spoken Chinese and English.
• High integrity, maturity, political sensitivity, and business judgment, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a complex matrix organization.

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