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.
+ Identifyand manage policy risks and opportunities related to energy, utilities, land use, tax, sustainability, permitting, and infrastructure investment.
+ Anticipate emerging policy issues affecting hyperscale andAIdrivengrowth, 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 andmaintainstrong 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, andlong termpartnership 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 operationaldecision making.
+ Translate complex policy and regulatory developments into concise executive briefings and recommendations.
+ Engage with industry associations, trade groups, andpublic/privatecoalitions to advance shared policyobjectives.
+ 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 experiencerequired.
+ 7-10+ years of hands-on experience in economic development, government relations,or state and local government.
+ Experience learning business needs andrepresentingthose interests before government officials.
+ Creative and critical thinking and the ability to understand complex issues andidentifyclear and effective action plans to resolve them is desired.
+ Beneficial to have experience working on policies related to energy, artificial intelligence, taxes, sustainability, and infrastructure development.
+ Strong written and verbal communication to internal and externalaudiencesincluding senior government officials and company executives.
+ A standout colleague who enjoys working in a matrixed organization to drive forward business value creation is strongly preferred.
+ Experience in leading contract lobbyists and working as an internal lobbyist for a private company is strongly preferred.
+ Advanced political acumen and the ability to connect with collaborators from all backgrounds.
+ Must at ease balancing multiple priorities with shifting timelines andobjectives.
+ Travel isanticipated. Travel includes visits to otherCyrusOneoffices, capital cities, regionalmeetingsand hearings, etc. Travel may increase over time as the business evolves.
PreferredExperience:
+ Direct experience supporting datacenters, hyperscale, AI infrastructure, or other largeenergy intensivedevelopments.
+ Familiarity with economic development incentives, land use, zoning, and permitting.
+ Background in corporate public affairs,state and localgovernment service, or relevant trade associations.
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