Data Center Community Engagement Manager, Public Policy

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

Job summary

Meta Platforms, Inc. is seeking an experienced data center community development professional to partner with site selection, operations, public policy and communications teams.

You will cultivate relationships with local officials, schools, nonprofit groups and business organizations to advance Meta’s regional data center initiatives. You will lead stakeholder engagement, manage the community development plan, monitor local needs, report risks to leadership, and travel up to 50% as needed to

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 and working 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.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 50%).

Skills

Public affairs

Nonprofit management

Government relations

Economic development

Public facing engagement

Education

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

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 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.

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
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 50%)

Minimum 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 and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with local and state policy, legislative processes, and legislative proceedings at a local level

Preferred Qualifications

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

Compensation

• $153,000/year - $224,000/year; Country: US; Bonus eligible; Equity eligible

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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