The Community Engagement Manager will build and maintain relationships with key local stakeholders to advance data center infrastructure goals. They will also manage community development plans, oversee charitable initiatives, and monitor local needs to mitigate business risks.
Meta Platforms, Inc. designs, builds, and operates some of the most innovative and efficient data centers in the world. Developing, operating, and managing our data center infrastructure the "right" way means ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility, and capital and operational cost efficiency — all within a safe, healthy working environment. Equally important is the positive role we play in the communities where we operate.
Meta is seeking two experienced individuals to join our Data Center Community Engagement team — one supporting our West Region and one supporting our East Region. In these roles, you will partner with our site selection, operations, communications, and public policy teams to advance community engagement initiatives and maintain important relationships across our 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, 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 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 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 centers as needed.
Travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 50%).
Minimum 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
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Data center experience
Public Relations Experience
Master of Public Administration or Master of Business Administration
$190,000/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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