Community Engagement Manager, Data Centers (New York)

Overview

Anthropic is hiring a Community Engagement Manager in New York to serve as its on-the-ground presence in communities where its data centers are sited, built and operated, acting as a relationship role across the full project lifecycle.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain trusted, sustained relationships with town, village, city and county elected officials and administrators, planning and zoning boards, local industrial development agencies, state agencies, economic development organizations, community groups, civic leaders, labor and building trades organizations, educational institutions, and workforce partners in the New York data center markets you cover
• Develop and execute a community engagement strategy for each market, spanning site selection, pre-development, construction, and ongoing operations
• Build external coalitions, host education and listening sessions, and design local solutions that deliver real benefits to the communities where we operate
• Represent Anthropic in public forums, town halls, planning hearings, community events, and local media
• Monitor community sentiment and local political dynamics, and advise internal teams on risks, opportunities, and the right pace and posture for engagement
• Partner with the Real Estate and Infrastructure team to bring community input into how projects are planned, communicated and delivered, including public comment and environmental review processes
• Work with the Communications team to develop proactive, locally relevant messaging
• Coordinate charitable giving, community investment, and economic development commitments in your markets, including managing nonprofit partner relationships
• Partner with the Energy and Sustainability team to explain Anthropic's approach to environmental stewardship and respond to questions about power, water, and land use, including how New York's energy and climate policies and grid conditions shape plans
• Build a community engagement playbook and repeatable processes that scale as Anthropic's infrastructure footprint grows

What you'll need

• Experience in community affairs, public affairs, economic development, government relations, local or state government, or a closely related field
• Direct experience working for or engaging with local governments and a broad set of community stakeholders on behalf of large infrastructure, construction, energy, or technology projects, with a working understanding of how local politics and community dynamics play out
• A skilled relationship and coalition builder who earns trust with a diverse group of stakeholders and maintains relationships through difficult conversations
• The ability to represent a company credibly in public settings, including town halls, hearings, and press interviews
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to turn a complex operational plan into plain language that a local official or reporter can understand and respond to
• The ability to work independently, get up to speed quickly on complex policy issues, and manage multiple concurrent engagements across different markets
• Based in New York or willing to relocate there, and prepared to travel regularly across the region
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• 7+ years of experience in community engagement specifically on data center, utility, energy, or large-scale industrial infrastructure projects, or in local government
• Familiarity with land use, zoning, and permitting processes at the local and regional level in New York, including environmental review under SEQRA and local incentive approvals through industrial development agencies
• Experience managing corporate social responsibility programs
• Established relationships with economic development, workforce, labor, or civic organizations in the markets this role covers
• Experience working with real estate, legal, communications, and policy teams at the same time
• Experience engaging with Native nations in New York, including familiarity with consultation processes and Tribal sovereignty
• A genuine interest in the communities where you work, not just the projects you are managing

Details

• Location: New York; travel regularly across New York State, including upstate communities, up to 50% of the time, and occasionally to other Anthropic data center markets
• Location-based hybrid policy: staff expected in an office at least 25% of the time, with some roles requiring more
• Visa sponsorship is available for some roles and candidates