About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Global Public Policy Department 

The mission of Vantage Data Centers’ Global Public Policy team is to help deliver the best possible digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies. By advocating for positions, advising on issues, and building relationships with stakeholders, through a combination of creativity, resourcefulness, trust, problem-solving, and an outward mindset, we aim to create a more favorable and resilient public policy environment for our company. Our work ensures success across the asset lifecycle, mitigates risks and fosters sustainable, long-term growth for our company and our customers, and establishes us as a value-adding member of the community.   

Global Public Policy is responsible for Vantage Data Centers’ government relations, economic development, and community engagement. The team partners with our New Site Development, Construction, Engineering, Legal, Tax, People, Operations, and other departments to grow market share, acquire and retain customers, navigate through regulatory and policy developments, mitigate risk, and expand into new geographies. We are a dedicated team of problem solvers who strive for excellence and drive value-creation in our work. We practice empathy, humility, curiosity, and accountability, and we strive to support and empower each other to promote the value that our company generates for our customers, investors, employees, and communities. 

Position Overview

This role can be based in Denver, CO, Dallas, TX, Madison, WI, and Ashburn, VA

 The Director, Public Policy – State and Local, North America, will lead the state and local public policy team across the United States. This individual will be responsible for driving and overseeing public policy strategy and its implementation in state and local governments, including public positioning on key issues, relationship mapping, and political programming, to support the removal of data center capacity constraints and long-term business growth through public policy changes and government decisions. Reporting to the Senior Director, Public Policy, North America, the Director will manage a team of regionally focused Senior Managers, oversee a network of state lobbying and public affairs firms, support a political contributions program, and serve as the company’s senior-most representative to state and local policymakers. 

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in managing public policy programs at the state and local levels, including for a private company. They need to be an experienced people manager, a strategic thinker, a results-oriented problem solver, and a professional with good judgment with the ability to navigate complex policy environments across diverse geographies.  

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the company’s state and local public policy program, overseeing strategy, execution, and engagement across all U.S. markets 

• Manage and mentor regionally focused Senior Managers responsible for state and local policy execution  

• Oversee a network of contract lobbyists and public affairs firms to support active policy engagement in target states and municipalities 

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with governors’ offices, state legislators, local elected officials, state agencies, and local permitting authorities 

• Track and analyze legislation, regulation, and local policy trends that could affect the company’s operations, investment, or growth 

• Shape and advance the company’s positions on key issues, including energy, tax policy, permitting, and infrastructure development 

• Collaborate with internal teams to align public policy strategies with business objectives 

• Contribute to the development and oversight of state-level political engagement strategies, including integration with company political giving and PAC activities 

• Other tasks assigned by management.

Duties 

• Set and communicate clear objectives for the state and local public policy team, ensuring consistent, high-impact engagement across markets 

• Review and support the development of workplans, strategy documents, and advocacy materials developed by internal st