Community Engagement Manager

Meta; Forest City (NC); On-site; USD 153,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced Community Engagement Manager to develop and sustain relationships with local stakeholders around data center projects in the southeastern U.S. The role partners with site selection, operations, communications, and public policy teams to advance community initiatives and manage engagement plans within local markets.

The position requires 7+ years in relevant areas, with strong ability to translate complex policy issues for diverse audiences and manage

Qualifications

• 7+ years in community engagement, stakeholder relations, government affairs, or public policy advocacy.
• Experience developing multi-stakeholder engagement strategies for policy campaigns.
• Experience working cross-functionally with policy, communications, legal, or public affairs teams.
• Experience translating complex policy issues for diverse community audiences.
• Experience managing external partnerships, tracking engagement, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the data center community.
• Partner with internal teams to align external engagement with company goals.
• Maintain Meta's regional data center community development plan.
• Build relationships with local community partners to support infrastructure development.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Public policy advocacy

Cross-functional collaboration

Policy translation

Partnership management

Education

Master of Public Administration

Master of Business Administration

Job description

Meta Platforms, Inc. designs, builds, and operates some of the most innovative and efficient data centers in the world. Developing, operating, and managing the data center infrastructure and facilities the "right" way is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility, and capital and operational cost efficiency in a safe, healthy working environment.Additionally, it is important to us that we play a positive role in the communities in which we operate our data centers. Meta is seeking an experienced individual to join our data center community development team. This role will partner with our site selection, operations, communications, and public policy teams to advance community development initiatives and maintain important relationships in each of our global data center regions. Please note that this is a regional position available only to candidates based within commuting distance of our Meta data centers in Stanton Springs, Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina.

Community Engagement Manager Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain, and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the data center community
• This includes local county elected officials, business organizations, non-profit organizations, local school districts, etc
• Partner with internal teams to understand company and infrastructure related goals and initiatives and how to advance them at the local level
• Maintain and optimize Meta's regional data center community development plan
• Build key relationships with local community partners that help alleviate risks locally to advance infrastructure development
• Monitor local community needs and report back to leadership with regular cadence with risks to larger business goals
• Work in partnership with internal teams to develop strategies for community involvement
• Coordinate diligence and strategic planning surrounding charitable activities and other community initiatives
• Manage external relationships through engagements and media interviews in local markets
• Lead various projects related to our data centers as needed
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 50%)

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in community engagement, stakeholder relations, government affairs, or public policy advocacy
• Experience developing and executing multi-stakeholder engagement strategies in support of policy or advocacy campaigns
• Experience working cross-functionally with policy, communications, legal, or public affairs teams to align external engagement with organizational priorities
• Experience translating complex policy issues into accessible communications for diverse community audiences
• Experience managing external partnerships, including tracking engagement activities, maintaining stakeholder records, and overseeing associated budgets or contributions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Public Administration or Master of Business Administration
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Data center experience
• Public Relations Experience

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$153,000/year to $224,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.