Position Title:  Supervisor External Affairs & Go-To-Market

Supervisor External Affairs & Go-To-Market

Be a part of a revolutionary change!

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. You’ll have the opportunity to make an impact. PMI’s shift from selling cigarettes to our new smoke-free products has changed the way we work, our stakeholder engagement, how we communicate, our focus on sustainability at large. Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation and create new ways of working.

We are currently looking for a Supervisor External Affairs & Go-To-Market to join our Corporate Affairs department.

Your Purpose

The Supervisor External Affairs & Go-To-Market plays key strategic role in supporting the successful commercialization of the product portfolio in the Italian market, as well as in building and maintain external relations. The role is accountable for planning and supervising the go-to-market workstream, ensuring a smooth roll-out of the Affiliate multi-category strategy through the authorization procedures set by the National Market Authority. The position also focuses on building and maintaining transparent and effective relationships with the National Market Authority, while actively engaging key stakeholders across institutions, industry associations and the business community on relevant fiscal, regulatory and market access topics.

Your ‘Day To Day’

• Go-to-Market & Regulatory Execution: lead the planning and execution of go-to-market activities for the full product portfolio. Ensure continuous alignment between External Affairs and Portfolio teams, defining an overall submission plan in line with timelines and business priorities. Manage and oversee authorization and notification processes, ensuring complete, compliant and effective submissions to the National Market Authority throughout the product lifecycle.
• Public Affairs & Institutional Relations: build and maintain effective relationships with the National Market Authority; represent the company in meetings, working groups and industry events with institutions, business partners, market players and relevant third parties.
• Business Alignment & Cross-Functional Coordination: establish and maintain strong cross-functional collaboration with key departments to ensure alignment on business plans and initiatives. Liaise with the Operational Center to ensure consistency between Affiliate product strategy and Global plans.
• Communication Compliance & Market Presence: supervise communication materials at point of sale across all channels (indirect retail, brand retail and digital campaigns). Ensure full compliance with domestic and EU regulations, PMI policies and Affiliate positioning.
• Strategic Contribution & People Development: contribute to the definition and execution of the External Affairs strategy, supporting the HoF & EA Leadership Team and participating in governance bodies when required. Provide direct line management to the External Affairs Executive.

Who we’re looking for:

• Degree in Economics, Law, Political Science, Public Affairs, Strategy or related fields.
• At least 5–6 years of experience in External Affairs, Public Affairs, Advocacy or Government/Regulatory Affairs roles, preferably within highly regulated markets.
• Strong understanding of national and EU political and regulatory frameworks, including legislative processes, high‑level decision‑making dynamics and policy development.
• Proven ability to analyze legislation, regulatory frameworks and policy trends, assessing their potential impact on the market and the business.
• Solid experience in multi‑level stakeholder engagement, including interactions with institutions, industry bodies, business associations, third parties and external partners.
• High level of autonomy, reliability, discretion and strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage priorities effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Fluent Italian and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

Location: Rome, Italy.
Contract: Standard.

What We Offer

Our success depends on the people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to do things differently, experiment and explore; be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong; pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress; take pride in delivering our promise to society: to create a smoke free future.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.