EU Data Center Policy Director

Apto; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Apto seeks a Public Policy Director to shape and deliver the company’s EU public affairs. You will lead policy engagement, ESG, energy, and tech policy across Europe, and coordinate with regulators to anticipate regulatory changes.

You’ll work with internal teams and external partners, travel up to 50% across Europe, and report to the Chief Strategy & Acquisitions Officer. This is a senior, impact-driven role in a fast-growing data-centre platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Economics, Law, Environmental Studies, or related discipline.
• 8-12+ years in government affairs, public policy, or legislative advocacy across Europe, with at least 5+ years in digital infrastructure, data centres, energy utilities or industrial real estate development.
• Deep experience engaging with policymakers at all government levels across Europe.
• Deep understanding of public policy issues around European data centre industry, utility sector and sustainability.
• Proven network within the data centre industry and beyond.
• Confident communicator with demonstrated experience in driving change and stakeholder management.
• Experience of presentation preparation and research.
• Execution experience with ability to prioritize and meet multiple deadlines.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% within Europe.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategic public policy engagement plan to advance business objectives at the EU level.
• Assist in crafting and implementing policy messaging and engagement plans on program-level policy topics, including ESG, energy policy, and technology policies at the member state level.
• Research, identify, monitor, and report on current and emerging policy issues at the EU level that are relevant to the data center sector and Apto’s business strategies.
• Lead and/or contribute to public policy efforts in cross-functional program-level initiatives in collaboration with teams such as operational compliance, sustainability, energy, design and engineering, legal, and corporate compliance.
• Assisting on project-specific permitting and local community engagements to understand and respond to concerns and, thereby, advance development goals.
• Support the development and execution of multi-market policy advocacy strategies in response to the transposition of EU directives.
• Oversee third-party public affairs agencies and industry associations supporting EU and program-level efforts.
• Build and maintain relationships with public affairs counterparts in the industry and with Apto customers.
• Lead on early market intelligence gathering, risk analyses, and early stakeholder engagement in select EU countries as it relates to policy landscape

Skills

Public policy

Stakeholder mgmt

Policy communication

Analytical thinking

English fluency

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Apto seeks a Public Policy Director to shape and deliver the company’s EU public affairs. You will lead policy engagement, ESG, energy, and tech policy across Europe, and coordinate with regulators to anticipate regulatory changes.

You’ll work with internal teams and external partners, travel up to 50% across Europe, and report to the Chief Strategy & Acquisitions Officer. This is a senior, impact-driven role in a fast-growing data-centre platform.