Community Engagement Manager, Data Centers (Louisiana)

Friendly · Friendly US (Travel Required) · USD 265,000-295,000 / year · 7+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

The Community Engagement Manager will serve as Anthropic's on-the-ground presence in Louisiana, managing relationships for data center sites throughout their lifecycle.
This role acts as the primary bridge between internal infrastructure teams and local stakeholders, including government officials, community organizations, and residents.
The position involves developing engagement strategies, managing local sentiment, and ensuring the company is a valued neighbor in the communities where it operates.

Build and maintain relationships with parish/municipal officials, economic development agencies, and community leaders.
Develop and execute community engagement strategies spanning site selection, construction, and operations.
Represent Anthropic in public forums, town halls, and local media.
Monitor community sentiment and advise internal teams on risks and engagement posture.
Partner with Real Estate and Infrastructure teams to integrate community input into project planning.
Coordinate charitable giving and community investment programs.
Collaborate with the Energy and Sustainability team to address environmental and utility-related inquiries.
Build a scalable community engagement playbook and repeatable processes.
Build external coalitions and host education and listening sessions.
Work with the Communications team to develop locally relevant messaging.

Experience in community affairs, public affairs, economic development, government relations, or local/state government.
Direct experience engaging with parish/municipal governments and stakeholders for large infrastructure, construction, energy, or technology projects.
Ability to represent the company credibly in public settings like town halls and press interviews.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for translating complex operational plans into plain language.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent engagements across different markets.
Based in Louisiana or willing to relocate there.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

7+ years of experience in community engagement specifically on data center, utility, energy, or large-scale industrial infrastructure projects.
Familiarity with land use, zoning, and permitting processes at the parish and municipal level.
Experience in communities with a long industrial, energy, or port presence.
Understanding of coastal, flood, and hurricane resilience concerns.
Experience managing corporate social responsibility programs.
Established relationships with economic development, workforce, or civic organizations in Louisiana.
Experience working with real estate, legal, communications, and policy teams simultaneously.
Experience engaging with Tribal nations in Louisiana.

Travel required up to 50% of the time within Louisiana and occasionally to other data center markets.
Location-based hybrid policy: staff expected to be in an office at least 25% of the time.