Public Affairs Leader

About the role

Nebius is seeking a Public Affairs Leader to join our dynamic team. This role serves as the deputy to the VP of Public Affairs, managing a field team and driving community engagement in North America.

Responsibilities

• Lead the field team, managing and developing a team of three market-based public affairs professionals.
• Set priorities, coach performance, and ensure field staff have the support and strategy they need to be effective on the ground.
• Serve as the deputy to the VP of Public Affairs, covering decisions, representing the function internally, and stepping in as needed.
• Manage relationships with outside consultants and government relations firms across markets.
• Drive community engagement strategy, including developing and executing the community engagement playbook across active markets.
• Represent Nebius externally before local elected officials, planning boards, public town halls, and community open houses.
• Identify risks early and develop mitigation strategies before they become blockers.
• Support and guide Nebius's community investment programs, including local education and workforce initiatives.
• Partner closely with legal, infrastructure, communications, and marketing teams to coordinate messaging and stakeholder strategy around specific projects.
• Translate complex policy and community dynamics into clear, actionable briefings for senior leadership.
• Track political and regulatory developments across North American markets, surfacing issues and opportunities relevant to our build-out.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of public affairs, communications, and/or community engagement work.
• Hands-on experience with developing infrastructure and engaging communities.
• Experience working in or alongside a fast-moving company or startup environment; comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Proven ability to manage a team and outside consultants.
• Data center, energy, or other large-scale infrastructure experience strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Relationship-builder: credible and comfortable in rooms with everyone from a neighbor to the Mayor, company executives, and project antagonists.
• Clear communicator: you translate complexity into crisp executive summaries and briefings that decision-makers can actually use.
• A self-starter that can independently work towards key objectives, set goals and achieve them.
• Collaborative across functions: you work naturally with legal, comms, and business teams rather than operating in a silo.
• Solutions-oriented: when you surface a problem, you bring a recommended path forward.

Benefits

• Health insurance: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan: Up to 4% company match with immediate vesting.
• Parental leave: 20 weeks paid for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers.
• Remote work reimbursement: Up to $85/month for mobile and internet.
• Disability & life insurance: Company-paid short-term, long-term and life insurance coverage.

Pay

$150,000—$187,500 USD base compensation range, with actual compensation determined based on job-related factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, the level at which the candidate is hired, and geographic location, consistent with applicable law.

Schedule

Full-time position.