Associate Director, Public Policy

The role

Lead AirTrunk's global public policy function and set its policy positions on energy, water, planning, community and emissions. Guide engagement with industry associations, policy forums and governments, and work with regional Government Relations teams on advocacy.

What you will do

• Lead AirTrunk's policy positions across energy, water, planning, community and emissions
• Identify emerging policy and regulatory risks and opportunities and recommend whether to advocate, monitor or act
• Develop practical solutions that support responsible data centre growth
• Guide engagement with industry associations, policy forums and governments
• Coordinate research, thought leadership and policy contributions
• Partner with regional Government Relations leads to prioritise advocacy
• Keep the AVP informed of key risks, opportunities and progress
• Lead the global Public Policy function, including the Energy Policy Manager
• Set priorities and quality standards and build capability as the team grows
• Provide clear, timely policy advice for executive and stakeholder engagement

Required qualifications

• Extensive experience leading public policy development and implementation in a complex, multi-market organisation
• Proven ability to take a policy issue from problem definition through to implementation
• Strong ability to develop clear, evidence-based policy positions
• Strong understanding of policy and regulatory issues relevant to data centres and digital infrastructure, including energy, water, planning, emissions and community impact
• Experience identifying emerging policy risks and opportunities and translating them into practical responses
• Curious, low-ego and highly collaborative
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to work across regional Government Relations teams and internal experts
• Strong leadership and executive communication skills

Benefits

• Flexible and safe working environment
• Benefits described as empowering AirTrunkers to stay positively charged

About the company

AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre company operating across the Asia Pacific and Middle East region, with its first hyperscale data centres opened in Australia in 2017. The company is backed by investors including Blackstone.