Community Engagement Manager, Data Centers (Indiana & Kentucky)

The role

You will serve as the on-the-ground presence for Anthropic in Indiana and Kentucky to build relationships with local officials and community stakeholders. You will develop community engagement strategies and act as the connective tissue between policy and infrastructure teams and local 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 to bring community input into project planning
• Work with Communications team to develop locally relevant messaging
• Coordinate charitable giving and community investment
• Partner with Energy and Sustainability team to explain 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 county and municipal 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 Indiana or Kentucky or willing to relocate to one of them
• Prepared to travel regularly across both states
• 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 in Indiana and/or Kentucky
• 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 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. Their mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.