Regional Manager of Community Engagement

About the role

Meta Platforms, Inc. is hiring two Regional Managers to lead teams within the data center Community Engagement organization, with a preference for one based in the Western United States and one in the Eastern United States. Each Regional Manager will oversee a team of Community Engagement Managers responsible for driving community development initiatives across their assigned region.

Responsibilities

• Serve 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.
• Lead and manage 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.
• Develop strategies to build a broader profile and reputation for the company in assigned data center communities.
• Build and enhance external relationships with a variety of stakeholders and elected officials and staff.
• Drive 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.
• Monitor local community needs and report back to leadership with regular cadence on risks to larger business goals.
• Lead integrated planning across External Affairs by driving alignment on communications, events, and project initiatives — ensuring community engagement is embedded in broader cross‑functional strategies.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 75%).

Requirements

• 10+ 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 communicating and working with highly confidential information.
• Experience with communication, organizational and program management skills, with the ability 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, including understanding of legislative proceedings and planning at a local level.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements).
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews).
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
• Data center experience.
• Public Relations experience.
• Master of Public Administration or Master of Business Administration.

Benefits

In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Pay

$190,000/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Schedule

Travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 75%).