Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and overseeing the execution of Aligned’s national community engagement strategy, helping to define the standard for how the company enters, develops, and integrates within its host communities.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of regional Liaisons, providing the strategic leadership and resources necessary for them to succeed in local environments.
• Serve as the senior advisor for sensitive political and reputational issues from Community Liaisons.
• Monitor macro-sentiment across all markets to identify risks and improvements to Aligned’s operations; Leverage this data and insights gleaned from Community Engagement Liaisons to provide cross-functional teams with actionable insights, developing strategies to increase effectiveness at both the corporate and site levels.
• Partner with cross functional development, energy, government / public affairs, communications, and operations teams to ensure that community feedback directly influences capital investment and project design decisions.
• Standardize, scale and continuously refine Aligned’s community engagement playbook and digital workflow, ensuring a consistent, high-quality engagement model across all geographies.
• Represent Aligned alongside Community Engagement Liaisons in high-level engagements with community members and major NGO partners, and at critical industry conferences to shape the narrative of data centers as vital infrastructure.
• Direct the strategy for Aligned’s community investment initiatives; work with internal teams and Community Engagement Liaisons to ensure they materialize successfully.
• In partnership with the Communications team, design and execute a proactive outreach strategy to shape the project narrative, while leading the response framework for addressing public concerns and mitigating project risks.
• Partner with Aligned’s Sales and Finance/Investment teams to provide data-driven insights and messaging related to Aligned’s community engagement health and social impact to fortify customer and investor confidence.
• Partner with customer and communications teams to architect and execute high-impact, collaborative community engagement programs that align with shared corporate social responsibility goals.

Requirements

• 5–10+ years in public affairs, community relations, or government affairs, with at least 5 years in a leadership or people-management capacity.
• Experience in the data center, energy, or large-scale infrastructure sectors is required.
• Experience navigating political environments and building consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
• The ability to take disparate data points from various regions and synthesize them into a cohesive national strategy that advances Aligned’s long-term development pipeline.
• Experience building scalable systems (such as CRMs or sentiment tracking workflows) to manage community engagement data across a growing regional or national portfolio.
• Maintains a calm, steady presence in complex environments, with a proven ability to guide teams through sensitive public discussions and build consensus among diverse community groups.

Preferred

Benefits

• Health Coverage : Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts: HSA with employer contribution for eligible participants. FSA's offered for health and dependent care to increase tax savings.
• Retirement Savings : 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Company-Sponsored Insurance : Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (with medical election)
• Optional Benefits : Voluntary life, critical illness, legal, and additional disability coverage