Community Engagement Manager, Data Centers (Virginia & West Virginia)

The role

You will serve as the on-the-ground presence for Anthropic in Virginia and West Virginia to build relationships with local communities. You will act as the connective tissue between Policy and Infrastructure teams and local officials, organizations, and residents.

What you will do

• Build and maintain relationships with local officials, community groups, and workforce partners
• Develop and execute community engagement strategies for each market
• Build external coalitions and host education and listening sessions
• Represent Anthropic in public forums, town halls, and local media
• Monitor community sentiment and advise internal teams on risks and opportunities
• Partner with Real Estate and Infrastructure teams on project planning
• Work with the Communications team on locally relevant messaging
• Coordinate charitable giving and community investment
• Partner with Energy and Sustainability team regarding environmental stewardship
• Build a community engagement playbook and repeatable processes

Required qualifications

• 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 community stakeholders on large infrastructure, construction, energy, or technology projects
• Skilled relationship and coalition builder
• Ability to represent a company credibly in public settings
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent engagements
• Based in Virginia or West Virginia or willing to relocate to one of them
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• 7+ years of experience in community engagement 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 county and municipal level
• Experience with community concerns around data center siting
• Experience managing corporate social responsibility programs
• Established relationships with economic development, workforce, or civic organizations in the markets this role covers
• Experience working with real estate, legal, communications, and policy teams at the same time
• A genuine interest in the communities where you work

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.