Community Engagement Manager, Public Policy

Meta Platforms, Inc. designs, builds, and operates some of the most innovative and efficient data centres in the world. Developing, operating and managing the data centre 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 centres. Meta is seeking an experienced individual to join our data centre 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 centre regions.

Responsibilities

Create, maintain, and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the data centre community, including local county elected officials, business organisations, non-profit organisations, local school districts, etc
Partner with internal teams to understand company and infrastructure related goals and initiatives and how to advance them at the local level
Maintain and optimise Meta's regional data centre 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 with risks to 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 centres as needed
Travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 50%)

Qualifications

8+ years of relevant experience in public affairs, non-profit 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 non-profit grants, donation, and corporate social responsibility planning
Experience communicating and working with highly confidential information
Experience managing programmes or projects, including coordinating timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communications across internal and external teams
Experience collaborating and building productive cross-functional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Experience with local and national policy and legislative processes, including understanding of legislative proceedings and planning at a local level Master of Public Administration or Master of Business Administration
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Data centre experience
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
Experience managing media relations, public communications, or stakeholder engagement in a corporate or government context