Business Development Manager – Specialty Films
Covestro
Public Policy and Community Relations Director
CoreSite
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Colorado
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💰 $175,000 - $190,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop advocacy strategies at the local market level and position CoreSite on key issues
- Advise cross-functional team leaders on local matters including local legislative priorities, political environment, and public sentiment related to data centers
- Problem-solve and build relationships with local leaders and communities through a position of trust to create favorable local public policy environments
- Partner with Marketing, Legal, and Corporate Development department leaders to build out the company’s Public Policy and Community Engagement function
- Collaborate with American Tower’s Public Affairs Team for alignment and to leverage best practices
- Direct and support execution of strategic local regulatory and community engagement plans to drive business objectives
- Research, identify, and track current and emerging policy issues across the U.S. and engage internal team members to determine company strategies, positions, priorities, and risks
- Develop strategies to navigate and impact policy objectives and engage with state and local governments to advance company public policy interests
- Direct, lead, and collaborate with corporate development, legal, construction, finance, operations, and additional teams on key local issues and pre-development processes
- Engage in pre-development activities: research policy drivers, public sentiment, media coverage, local tax incentives, funding programs, permits and zoning authorities
- Develop and direct communication strategies to engage with community leaders in existing and new markets
- Manage contract lobbyists, association memberships, and coalition partnerships
- Research industry trends and incorporate insights into messaging development to educate and prepare cross-functional colleagues
- Regularly analyze performance against goals and report to marketing department and cross-functional leaders
Requirements
- Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment that includes at least two onsite days per week
- Flexibility to travel up to 25% of the time to multiple CoreSite markets, capital cities, regional meetings and hearings
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with diverse internal and external audiences, including senior government officials and company executives
- Experience in government relations, economic development, or community engagement
- Experience learning business needs and representing those interests before government officials
- Creative and critical thinking skills and the ability to understand complex issues and identify clear and effective action plans to resolve them
- Experience working on policies related to data centers, AI, tax policy, energy, and sustainability
- Experience in handling contract lobbyists and working as an internal lobbyist for a private company is highly preferred
- Advanced political savvy and the ability to connect with customers and community members
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university preferred
- Information technology and Business-to-Business experience preferred
- Between 7–10 years of hands-on experience in government relations, economic development, or community engagement
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Ability to travel is required
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas
- All offers contingent upon successful completion of a background check and, where permitted by law, a 5-panel drug test (THC, opiates, PCP, cocaine, amphetamines)
