Regional Lead, Data Center Community Engagement

Meta; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Platforms, Inc. designs, builds, and operates data centers globally, focusing on uptime, capacity, flexibility, and cost efficiency in a safe, healthy environment.

Meta is hiring two Regional Managers to lead Community Engagement teams across the United States, coordinating with site selection, operations, and policy teams to advance local strategies. You will oversee a team of Community Engagement Managers, guide strategy, and build external relationships with stakeholders and officials.

Qualifications

• 10+ 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, donation, and corporate social responsibility planning
• Experience to communicate and work with highly confidential information
• Experience with communication, organizational and program management skills, with the experience to manage multiple projects and coordinate 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 and legislative processes. Experience with understanding of legislative proceedings and planning at a local level

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of community engagement managers, providing strategic direction, coaching, and accountability for developing, coordinating, and implementing community affairs initiatives across regional data center markets
• Develop strategies to build a broader profile and reputation for the company in assigned data center communities
• Build and enhance external relationships with a variety of stakeholders and elected officials and staff
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with internal teams — including site selection, public policy, communications, legal, and data center operations — to align company and infrastructure goals with local community strategies and advance them at the market level
• Monitor local community needs and report back to leadership with regular cadence with risks to larger business goals
• Lead integrated planning across External Affairs by driving alignment on communications, events, and project initiatives — ensuring community engagement is embedded in broader cross-functional strategies
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 75%).

Skills

Public affairs

Nonprofit management

Government relations

Economic development

Public engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Policy and legislative experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in public relations/communication/external affairs/business

Tools

AI tools

Prompt engineering

Job description

Meta Platforms, Inc. designs, builds, and operates data centers globally, focusing on uptime, capacity, flexibility, and cost efficiency in a safe, healthy environment.

Meta is hiring two Regional Managers to lead Community Engagement teams across the United States, coordinating with site selection, operations, and policy teams to advance local strategies. You will oversee a team of Community Engagement Managers, guide strategy, and build external relationships with stakeholders and officials.