The Community Engagement Manager will serve as Anthropic's on‑ground presence in the communities where our data centres are located, built, and operated. Working with the Public Policy team, the role builds trusted relationships with local councils, state governments, and community organisations, develops engagement strategies across site selection to operations, and coordinates community investment and sustainability initiatives.
Community Engagement Manager, Data Centres (Australia) en Anthropic
Híbrido - Sydney, Australia
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Skills
- Experience in community affairs, public affairs, economic development, government relations, local council or state government, or a closely related field
- Direct experience working for or engaging with local councils and state governments on large infrastructure, construction, energy, or technology projects
- Skilled relationship and coalition builder who earns trust with a diverse group of stakeholders
- Ability to represent a company credibly in public settings — town halls, hearings, press interviews
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex operational plans into plain language
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple concurrent engagements across different markets without losing track of any of them
- Based in Australia or willing to relocate there, and prepared to travel regularly across the region
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
- 7+ years of experience in community engagement on data centre, utility, energy, or large-scale industrial infrastructure projects, or in local government
- Familiarity with land use, zoning, and planning approval processes at the local and regional level
- Experience managing corporate social responsibility programs
- Established relationships with economic development, workforce, or civic organisations in the markets this role covers
- Experience working with real estate, legal, communications, and policy teams simultaneously
- 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 councils, state government ministers and agencies, regional development organisations, community groups, civic leaders, educational institutions, and workforce partners in the data centre 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
- Work with the Communications team to develop proactive, locally relevant messaging
- Coordinate charitable donations, community investment, and economic development commitments in your markets, including managing not-for-profit 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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