[Hiring] Regional Director of Community Engagement @Meta

Role Description

Meta is seeking an experienced individual to lead our regional data center community development team. This role will drive cross-functional alignment across site selection, operations, policy, communications, and public affairs teams to advance community development initiatives. The Regional Director will lead and manage a team of community engagement managers while serving as a critical internal connector ensuring company priorities are reflected in regional local community strategies.

• Supports our community engagement strategy, driving short- and long-term community affairs initiatives in data center communities in a particular geographic area.
• Serves as internal advocate for community interests, proactively building relationships across cross-functional partners to ensure community engagement priorities are represented in infrastructure planning and decision-making.
• Leads and manages a team of community engagement managers, providing strategic direction, coaching, and accountability for developing, coordinating, and implementing community affairs initiatives across regional data center markets.
• Develops strategies to build a broader profile and reputation for the company in assigned data center communities.
• Builds and enhances external relationships with a variety of stakeholders and elected officials and staff.
• Drives cross-functional collaboration with internal teams — including site selection, public policy, communications, legal, and data center operations — to align company and infrastructure goals with local community strategies and advance them at the market level.
• Monitors local community needs and reports back to leadership with regular cadence with risks to larger business goals.
• Leads integrated planning across External Affairs by driving alignment on communications, events, and project initiatives — ensuring community engagement is embedded in broader cross-functional strategies.
• Travels domestically and internationally as needed (up to 75%).

Qualifications

• 15+ 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.
• Experience to communicate and work with highly confidential information.
• Experience with communication, organizational and program management skills, with the experience to manage multiple projects and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating and building productive cross-functional and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with local and state policy and legislative processes. Experience with understanding of legislative proceedings and planning at a local level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Data center experience.
• Public Relations experience.
• Master of Public Administration or Master of Business Administration.

Benefits

• $231,000/year to $291,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits.