About Vantage Data Centers

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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.

Position Overview

In this newly created role, the Senior Manager – Public Policy for UK and Ireland (UK/I) will be responsible for developing, implementing, and reporting on the company’s public affairs program in in these markets. This Senior Manager will partner with various internal stakeholders to determine Vantage’s policy priorities, build relationships with key stakeholders across Mainland Europe geographies, engage at the local, regional, and national levels of government to advocate for Vantage’s position on a variety of issues, from energy to permitting to sustainability policies and regulatory environments. This role will be an integral part of driving forward end-to-end market success as Vantage grows in the region. This includes supporting initial market intelligence and land selection, through the development and across the operation of our data centers. This role will also be responsible for establishing regulatory and policy environments that support Vantage’s growth, access to energy, customer service and ESG strategies.

Essential Job Functions

• Support the development and execution of a strategic public policy engagement plan to drive forward business objectives at the national and local levels in England, Wales and Ireland.
• Research, identify and track current and emerging policy issues across geographies, engage internal stakeholders to determine the company’s position, priorities and risks in each market.
• Develop strategy to navigate and impact policy objectives; engage with public stakeholders at all levels to advance the company’s public policy interests.
• Collaborate with Vantage’s New Site Development, Engineering, Legal, Energy, Construction, and Operations teams on key issues and workstreams; including owning the policy workstreams in any market-specific cross-functional task forces.
• Engage on expansion and pre-development processes with the Market Development, Site Selection and New Site Development teams, including researching policy drivers and public sentiment in new markets, identifying and building out first relationships with new authorities and public stakeholders, as well as assisting with facilitating permit and zoning applications as necessary.
• Support and drive forward the development and execution of community engagement programs in jurisdictions where Vantage operates or plans to operate in UK/I.
• Oversee third-party public affairs agencies and industry associations in UK/I.
• Build and manage relationships with public affairs counterparts in the industry and with Vantage customers.

Duties

• Monitor policy and political developments across UK/I, and track and report on issues of importance to Vantage and the data center industry.
• Coordinate and draft Vantage positioning statements and external-facing documents for public policy matters, including responses to official requests for information, prepare slide decks and talking points for internal and external meetings, as well as manage briefings for executives and key internal stakeholders when related to UK/I markets.
• Engage with governments across UK/I markets by advocating for Vantage’s position in full compliance with applicable law and regulations.
• Represent Vantage at government and industry meetings in UK/I to testify/comment on Vantage’s behalf.
• Partner with marketing and business teams to develop messaging, collateral, and public relations materials to drive the public narrative around Vantage and the data center industry.
• Promote Vantage’s commitment to sustainability, diversity, and inclusivity; engage in the community supporting Vantage’s role as a good corporate citizen.

Job Requirements

• At least 5-7 years hands-on experience in public policy, government relations, civil service, policy advisory, or similar in the UK is required. Experience in Ireland and other northern European markets is a strong plus.
• Experience in energy-related and/or large-scale development industries or projects is strongly preferred. Data centre experience is preferred but not mandatory.  
• Bachelor's degree in political science,