Anthropic is seeking a Community Engagement Manager based in Texas to serve as the on‑ground presence for its data center operations. The role involves building and maintaining relationships with local elected officials, community organizations, and other stakeholders; developing and executing community engagement strategies across all project phases; coordinating charitable giving and sustainability initiatives; and creating a playbook that will scale as the company expands. The position is remote‑friendly and requires frequent travel within the region. The annual compensation for this role is $265,000–$295,000 USD.
Community Engagement Manager, Data Centers (Texas) at Anthropic
Remote - Austin, TX
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USD 265,000 - 295,000
Requirements
Skills
- Experience in community affairs, public affairs, economic development, government relations, local or regional 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 actually play out
- A skilled relationship and coalition builder who earns trust with a diverse group of stakeholders, and who maintains relationships through difficult conversations
- The ability to represent a company credibly in public settings — town halls, hearings, 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 without losing track of any of them
- Based in Texas or willing to relocate there, and prepared to travel regularly across the region
- 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
- 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, not just the projects you are managing
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain trusted, sustained relationships with local elected officials, government agencies, economic development organizations, community groups, civic leaders, educational institutions, and workforce partners in the data center markets you cover
- Develop and execute a community engagement strategy for each of your markets, 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, not just how they are announced
- 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 our approach to environmental stewardship and respond to questions about power, water, and land use
- Build a community engagement playbook and repeatable processes that scale as Anthropic's infrastructure footprint grows
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