Community Engagement Manager, Data Centers (Montana & Utah)

The role

You will serve as the on-the-ground presence for Anthropic in Montana and Utah. You will build relationships with local officials, community organizations, and residents to make the company a trusted neighbor during data center site selection, construction, and operations.

What you will do

• Build and maintain relationships with local officials, community groups, and workforce partners
• Engage with Tribal governments and Native communities
• 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 local political dynamics
• Partner with Real Estate and Infrastructure teams on project planning
• Work with Communications team on locally relevant messaging
• Coordinate charitable giving and community investment
• Partner with Energy and Sustainability team regarding environmental stewardship

Required qualifications

• Experience in community affairs, public affairs, economic development, government relations, local or state government, or a closely related field
• Direct experience working with county and municipal governments and community stakeholders for large infrastructure, construction, energy, or technology projects
• Skilled relationship and coalition builder
• Ability to represent a company in public settings
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent engagements
• Based in Montana or Utah or willing to relocate to one of them
• Prepared to travel regularly, including long drives, across both states
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role

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 in Montana and/or Utah
• Familiarity with water rights and water use questions in the Mountain West
• Experience managing corporate social responsibility programs
• Established relationships with economic development, workforce, or civic organizations in the markets
• Experience working with real estate, legal, communications, and policy teams
• Experience working with Tribal governments and Native communities in Montana or Utah
• 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.