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%)

Minimum 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

Preferred Qualifications

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

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.