Community Engagement Manager, Data Centers (New York)

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 New York communities where data centers are sited, built, and operated.
This role acts as the connective tissue between internal Policy and Infrastructure teams and local stakeholders, including officials, community organizations, and residents.
The position involves developing engagement strategies, managing local relationships, and building a repeatable playbook for infrastructure growth.

Build and maintain relationships with elected officials, planning boards, economic development organizations, and community groups.
Develop and execute community engagement strategies spanning site selection, pre-development, construction, and operations.
Build external coalitions and host education and listening sessions to deliver local benefits.
Represent Anthropic in public forums, town halls, planning hearings, 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 and environmental reviews.
Collaborate with the Communications team to develop locally relevant messaging.
Coordinate charitable giving, community investment, and nonprofit partner relationships.
Partner with the Energy and Sustainability team to address questions regarding environmental stewardship, power, water, and land use.
Build a community engagement playbook and repeatable processes for scaling infrastructure.

Experience in community affairs, public affairs, economic development, government relations, or local/state government.
Direct experience engaging with local governments and community stakeholders on behalf of large infrastructure, construction, energy, or technology projects.
Skilled relationship and coalition builder capable of maintaining trust through difficult conversations.
Ability to represent the company credibly in public settings like town halls and press interviews.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex operational plans into plain language.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent engagements across different markets.
Based in New York or willing to relocate, with the ability 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 specifically on data center, utility, energy, or large-scale industrial infrastructure projects.
Familiarity with New York land use, zoning, and permitting processes, including SEQRA and industrial development agency incentives.
Experience managing corporate social responsibility programs.
Established relationships with economic development, workforce, labor, or civic organizations in New York.
Experience working with real estate, legal, communications, and policy teams simultaneously.
Experience engaging with Native nations in New York, including familiarity with consultation processes and Tribal sovereignty.
A genuine interest in the communities where you work.

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