Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India Job ID: R0142307 Date Posted: 2026-08-25 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY INDIA LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Communications & Corporate Affairs Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: About Hitachi Energy Hitachi Energy is a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and for the next 25 years.
As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on its pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century of innovation, Hitachi Energy is addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.
With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, it is the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, it employs over 56,000 people in 60 countries. India is one of Hitachi Energy's most strategic markets, playing a central role in the country's energy transition, grid modernization, renewable integration, electrification, data center growth, and sustainable infrastructure development.
About the Role As Lead, Government & Institutional Relations, you will help position Hitachi Energy as a trusted partner to governments, regulators, industry bodies, multilateral institutions, and strategic stakeholders shaping India's energy future. You will develop and drive Hitachi Energy's external engagement and public affairs strategy across India. Serving as the company's senior advisor on policy, regulatory and stakeholder matters, the role will proactively shape the external environment to protect business interests, position Hitachi Energy as an influential thought leader, and promote growth opportunities aligned with India's energy, infrastructure and industrial development priorities.
The role operates across three strategic pillars: Protect - Anticipate and mitigate policy, regulatory, and reputational risks. Position - Strengthen Hitachi Energy's credibility, influence, and thought leadership. Promote - Enable business growth through advocacy, partnerships, and strategic stakeholder engagement. Key Responsibilities 1. Shape Policy and Regulatory Outcomes Lead Hitachi Energy's advocacy agenda across key policy, regulatory, and legislative developments impacting the energy, power, infrastructure, and industrial sectors.
Provide strategic counsel to business and country leadership on emerging policy trends, risks, and opportunities. Develop and advance policy positions that support business objectives and India's energy transition priorities. 2. Build Strategic Government Relationships Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across central and state governments, regulatory authorities, public sector enterprises, and multilateral institutions.
Serve as Hitachi Energy's primary interface with government stakeholders on matters of strategic importance. Facilitate high-impact executive engagements that strengthen the company's influence and visibility. 3. Advance Business Growth Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities where government engagement and policy advocacy can accelerate market access, investment, project development, and growth.
Support strategic pursuits through stakeholder intelligence, engagement plans, and executive outreach. Identify and leverage government initiatives, funding programs, and public-private partnership opportunities aligned with Hitachi Energy's priorities. 4. Strengthen Industry and Institutional Leadership Represent Hitachi Energy across key industry associations, business forums, chambers, technical bodies, and policy platforms.
Build influential networks across utilities, industry leaders, think tanks, academia, and sustain