Senior Manager, Government Affairs & Public Policy

The Senior Manager, Government Affairs & Public Policy will lead and execute regional public policy strategies that enable the successful development, expansion, and operation of largescale data center infrastructure across multiple U.S. markets.

This role sits at the intersection of public policy, energy, real estate development, and economic development, serving as a critical partner to internal business teams and external stakeholders. The Senior Manager will shape legislative, regulatory, and facilitate community outcomes that support power availability, project delivery, sustainability goals, and long term operational certainty in a rapidly evolving digital infrastructure landscape driven by cloud and AI demand.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement state and local public policy strategies that directly support site selection, project development, and ongoing operations across current and future data center markets. 

• Identify and manage policy risks and opportunities related to energy, utilities, land use, tax, sustainability, permitting, and infrastructure investment. 

• Anticipate emerging policy issues affecting hyperscale and AIdriven growth, including power availability, grid reliability, decarbonization, and infrastructure resilience. 

• Partner with internal energy and sustainability teams to align policy advocacy with clean energy and decarbonization strategies. 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with state and local elected officials, regulatory agencies, economic development organizations, and key government staff. 

• Support economic development and incentive strategies, including negotiations, compliance, and long term partnership management. 

• Represent the company in public hearings, legislative forums, and stakeholder meetings. 

• Work closely with real estate, development, construction, legal, tax, sustainability, operations, and communications teams to align policy strategy with business priorities. 

• Provide clear, actionable policy guidance to support market entry, site development, and operational decision making. 

• Translate complex policy and regulatory developments into concise executive briefings and recommendations. 

• Engage with industry associations, trade groups, and public/private coalitions to advance shared policy objectives. 

• Draft position papers, comment letters, testimony, and advocacy materials. 

• Support company leadership in external speaking engagements and industry forums. 

• Support community engagement strategies related to data center development, including local outreach and stakeholder education. 

 

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. 

• 7-10+ years of hands-on experience in economic development, government relations, or state and local government. 

• Experience learning business needs and representing those interests before government officials. 

• Creative and critical thinking and the ability to understand complex issues and identify clear and effective action plans to resolve them is desired. 

• Beneficial to have experience working on policies related to energy, artificial intelligence, taxes, sustainability, and in