Public Policy Manager, Infrastructure and Energy

Meta; Washington; On-site; USD 153,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced energy policy professional to support strategic engagement on policies affecting data center infrastructure, site selection, and energy goals. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, identify legislation, and shape policy responses with internal partners and external associations.

The role requires 5+ years in energy policy, the ability to manage multiple workstreams, and a track record of implementing strategic initiatives in a large organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public policy, economic development, or energy related fields.
• 5+ years of experience in energy policy with a focus on using technical policy expertise to support business needs.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams, tracking deadlines, and coordinating deliverables across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and successfully implement strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to work with large cross-functional groups, including technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of cross-functional policy initiatives related to policy proposals focused on data center infrastructure, energy, and economic development, site selection and environmental policy issues that span across multiple teams and organizations
• Help identify and track energy, and data center infrastructure related legislation across US States and US Federal, including managing review processes and consolidating feedback across cross-functional partners
• Work in partnership with internal cross-functional partners, trade associations, external consultants to identify emerging policy issues that relate to data centers infrastructure and assess the potential impact to Meta data center operations
• Support policy and engagement strategies that are informed by business needs, research, and the public opinion climate
• Facilitate alignment across internal teams and external partners, including trade associations
• Prepare summary documentation and memos on infrastructure and energy related policies and issues to support external engagement and drive internal alignment
• Support other relevant economic policy issues, such as tax and trade policy, as needed

Skills

Energy policy

Policy strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in public policy/economics/energy fields

Tools

AI tools

Prompt engineering

Agent orchestration

Job description

Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible. Our infrastructure is the physical infrastructure on which Meta's platforms operate, facilitating community building and connection around the world. They also generate jobs and opportunities for local communities where they are located. Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates 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.Meta is seeking an experienced and individual to join our Economic Policy team to support our strategic engagement on policy issues that impact our data center infrastructure operations, site selection efforts, and energy goals. You must have direct experience developing and successfully implementing policy strategies on energy issues at the State and/or Federal levels. This role will partner closely with regional policy teams and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of cross-functional policy initiatives related to policy proposals focused on data center infrastructure, energy, and economic development, site selection and environmental policy issues that span across multiple teams and organizations
• Help identify and track energy, and data center infrastructure related legislation across US States and US Federal, including managing review processes and consolidating feedback across cross-functional partners
• Work in partnership with internal cross-functional partners, trade associations, external consultants to identify emerging policy issues that relate to data centers infrastructure and assess the potential impact to Meta data center operations
• Support policy and engagement strategies that are informed by business needs, research, and the public opinion climate
• Facilitate alignment across internal teams and external partners, including trade associations
• Prepare summary documentation and memos on infrastructure and energy related policies and issues to support external engagement and drive internal alignment
• Support other relevant economic policy issues, such as tax and trade policy, as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public policy, economic development, or energy related fields
• 5+ years of experience in energy (or related) policy with a focus on using technical policy expertise to support business needs
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams, tracking deadlines, and coordinating deliverables across teams
• Demonstrated ability to develop and successfully implement strategic initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to work with large cross-functional groups, including technical teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• 5+ years experience in managing complex policy related initiatives related to data center, economic development, utility, manufacturing or other large infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

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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