Responsibilities

• Regional Leadership and Community Strategy
• Own and accountable for the integrated community engagement strategy for the assigned data center region, translating Microsoft’s public Community-First AI Infrastructure commitments into locally relevant plans, partnerships, communications, and measurable outcomes.
• Build and sustain trusted relationships with local elected officials, civic leaders, business organizations, education and workforce institutions, nonprofits, labor partners, community advocates, and other priority stakeholders.
• Represent Microsoft as a trusted local leader in public forums, community meetings, advisory boards, chambers of commerce, business councils, nonprofit coalitions, and other high-impact venues.
• Anticipate community risks and opportunities, maintain a clear stakeholder map, identify emerging sentiment, and escalate issues quickly with recommendations for action.
• Ensure community engagement begins early, remains transparent, and continues through the full data center lifecycle, including planning, construction, operations, expansion, and moments of heightened scrutiny.
• Chief Spokesperson and Public Narrative
• Serve as Microsoft’s chief local spokesperson for the assigned data center community, delivering clear, credible, plain-language messages about Microsoft’s investments, operations, community commitments and impact, and long-term presence.
• Guide the local narrative across community engagement, media, social sentiment, public meetings, and stakeholder communications, ensuring consistency with Microsoft’s regional and national messaging while remaining responsive to local needs.
• Prepare for and lead public-facing engagements such as town halls, hearings, office hours, tours, groundbreaking events, listening sessions, briefings, and community benefit discussions.

Requirements

• Master's Degree AND 6+ years work experience in corporate social responsibility (CSR), philanthropies, corporate affairs, government affairs, business and international development, or related area
• OR Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years work experience in corporate social responsibility (CSR), philanthropies, corporate affairs, government affairs, business and international development, or related area
• OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience serving as a public spokesperson or external representative, including comfort with public speaking, media-adjacent environments, stakeholder briefings, and sensitive community conversations.
• 4+ years of experience leading high-visibility community engagement in complex environments involving elected officials, media, business leaders, nonprofits, education and workforce partners, and community advocates.
• Ability to travel frequently within the assigned region and participate in evening or weekend community events as needed.

Preferred

• Master's Degree AND 8+ years work experience in corporate social responsibility (CSR), philanthropies, corporate affairs, government affairs, business and international development, or related area
• OR Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years work experience in corporate social responsibility (CSR), philanthropies, corporate affairs, government affairs, business and international development, or related area
• 4+ years experience managing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) or related program.
• 3+ years people or team management experience.
• Experience working in or with data center, infrastructure, energy, construction, technology, or other highly visible capital investment environments.
• Experience navigating local permitting, zoning, public meetings, community benefits discussions, coalition-building, or issue advocacy.
• Knowledge of AI infrastructure, cloud technology, workforce development, digital skilling, sustainability, electricity, water, construction, or local economic development issues relevant to data center communities.
• Experience designing community investment strategies, advisory boards, nonprofit partnerships, workforce pathways, AI skilling programs, grants, sponsorships, employee volunteer engagement, or local impact campaigns.
• Experience working effectively across large, matrixed organizations with legal, policy, communications, operations, engineering, and executive stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage or guide cross-functional teams, consultants, or pods that include communications, community engagement, public affairs, program delivery, and issue-management responsibilities. Experience managing budgets and resource allocation for community engagement programs.