Community Development Regional Manager

$119,000 - $177,000/Yr

Meta - Cheyenne, WY

Full-time - Mid Level

Cheyenne, WY

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About the position

Meta is seeking an experienced individual to join our data center community development team. This role is crucial in partnering 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 center regions. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and managing relationships with key stakeholders in the data center community, which includes local county elected officials, business organizations, non-profit organizations, and local school districts. This position requires a proactive approach to understanding and advancing company and infrastructure-related goals at the local level, ensuring that Meta plays a positive role in the communities where we operate our data centers. In this role, you will maintain and optimize Meta's regional data center community development plan, building strong relationships with local community partners to alleviate risks and advance infrastructure development. You will monitor local community needs and report back to leadership regularly, identifying risks to larger business goals. Collaboration with internal teams is essential to develop strategies for community involvement, and you will coordinate diligence and strategic planning surrounding charitable activities and other community initiatives. Familiarity with local and state policy and legislative processes is important, as you will manage external relationships through engagements and media interviews in local markets. Additionally, you will lead various projects related to our data centers as needed, with the ability to travel domestically and internationally as required, up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the data center community, including local county elected officials, business organizations, non-profit organizations, and local school districts.
• 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 strong relationships with local community partners to alleviate risks and advance infrastructure development.
• Monitor local community needs and report back to leadership with regular updates on 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.

Requirements

• 7+ 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.
• Ability to communicate and work with highly confidential information.
• Proven communication, organizational, and program management skills, with experience managing multiple projects and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating and building productive cross-functional and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Data center experience
• MPA or MBA
• Public Relations Experience

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid volunteer time
• Professional development opportunities