About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

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’s 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 customers, 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 Vantage and our customers, and establishes Vantage as a value-adding member of the community. 

Global Public Policy is responsible for Vantage’s 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 Vantage generates for our customers, investors, employees, and communities.

Position Overview

This role can be based in any of these US locations: Denver, CO; Santa Clara, CA; or Ashburn, VA.

In this newly created role, the Senior Manager, Public Policy – Community Engagement will be primarily responsible for creating, managing and reporting on the company’s community engagement program in North America, in close collaboration with the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) council. The Senior Manager will partner with various internal team members to determine Vantage’s community engagement priorities, build relationships with key stakeholders, and engage with constituents to develop programs and partnerships in communities that advance the company’s core values (Trust, Accountability, Respect and Agility) and bolster our reputation as a good corporate citizen. This role will be an integral part of driving forward end-to-end market success as Vantage grows in the region, carrying out our priorities for environment, social, and governance activities. This includes supporting market entry through development and operation of our data centers. This role will also be responsible for helping to establish and maintain a pro-investment public policy climate to facilitate Vantage’s growth. 

Essential Job Functions

• Create and implement a strategic community engagement plan to drive forward business objectives at all levels of government in North America.

• Research, identify and track current and emerging issues and trends around community engagement across North America; engage internal stakeholders to determine the company’s position, priorities, and risks, and actions to take regarding community engagement.

• Collaborate with the JEDI council to connect the community engagement objectives with the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy, encouraging use of Volunteer Time Off (VTO) hours and engaging with employees throughout North America. 

• Develop and implement a strategy to achieve community engagement objectives; engage with relevant federal, state, provincial, and local partners, especially third party and community organizations and decision-makers, to advance the company’s public policy interests.

• Collaborate closely with internal teams including Global Public Policy colleagues, New Site Development, Legal, Construction, Human Resources, JEDI, Marketing and Operations teams on key issues and workstreams, establishing a cadence of regular briefings.

• Engage in pre-development processes, researching drivers of community sentiment in existing and new markets, understanding and pursuing opportunities for partnership with community organizations, and with other public policy activities and efforts as needed.

• Lead relevant consultants, association membe