Senior Director, Local Policy & Data Center Strategy

Meta; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 190,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced leader to build and manage the company's local government affairs efforts across the United States, including directing a team of regional local policy managers and personally handling priority localities. You will align policy engagement with data center site strategy, overseeing permitting, infrastructure investment, and community relations.

The role requires deep public policy experience, strong leadership, and the ability to travel up to 80%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (political science, business/strategy, economics, legal, communications, public relations).
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams and manage complex policy programs.
• Experience designing and implementing advocacy campaigns with local/state stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of regional local policy managers; set strategy for local government engagement nationwide.
• Build and execute a national local government affairs strategy supporting both existing and new data center sites.
• Engage directly with local policymakers to advance data center infrastructure, permitting, and economic development.

Skills

Leadership

Policy advocacy

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Negotiation

Strategic planning

AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Meta seeks an experienced leader to build and manage the company's local government affairs efforts across the United States, including directing a team of regional local policy managers and personally handling priority localities. You will align policy engagement with data center site strategy, overseeing permitting, infrastructure investment, and community relations.

The role requires deep public policy experience, strong leadership, and the ability to travel up to 80%.