Community Engagement Manager

Meta; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 153,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Meta Platforms, Inc. is seeking an experienced Community Engagement Manager to develop and manage relationships with local stakeholders in data center communities.

You will coordinate with site selection, operations, communications, and public policy teams to advance community development initiatives and strengthen ties in each data center region. The role requires 7+ years in public affairs or related fields, a relevant degree, and the ability to travel up to 50% domestically and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in public affairs, nonprofit management, government relations, economic development, or public facing engagement.
• Bachelor's degree in public relations, communication, external affairs, business field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with nonprofit grants, donations, and corporate social responsibility planning.
• Experience to communicate and work with highly confidential information.
• Experience in communication, organizational, and program management, including managing multiple projects and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating and building productive cross-functional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with local and state policy, legislative processes, and legislative proceedings at a local level.

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, and so on.
• Partner with internal teams to understand the 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, identifying risks to the 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.

Skills

Public affairs

Nonprofit management

Government relations

Economic development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in public relations, communication, external affairs, business field, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Summary

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 in alignment with industry best practices 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.

Required Skills

Community Engagement Manager Responsibilities:

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

Minimum Qualifications

1. 7+ years of relevant experience in public affairs, nonprofit management, government relations, economic development, or public facing engagement
2. Bachelor's degree in public relations, communication, external affairs, business field, or equivalent practical experience
3. Experience with nonprofit grants, donations, and corporate social responsibility planning
4. Experience to communicate and work with highly confidential information
5. Experience in communication, organizational, and program management, including managing multiple projects and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders
6. Experience collaborating and building productive cross-functional and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
7. Experience with local and state policy, legislative processes, and legislative proceedings at a local level

Preferred Qualifications

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

Public Compensation

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

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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