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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and implement state and local public policy strategies that directly support site selection, project development, and ongoing operations across current and future data center markets.
- Identify and manage policy risks and opportunities related to energy, utilities, land use, tax, sustainability, permitting, and infrastructure investment.
- Anticipate emerging policy issues affecting hyperscale and AI driven growth, including power availability, grid reliability, decarbonization, and infrastructure resilience.
- Partner with internal energy and sustainability teams to align policy advocacy with clean energy and decarbonization strategies.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with state and local elected officials, regulatory agencies, economic development organizations, and key government staff.
- Support economic development and incentive strategies, including negotiations, compliance, and long term partnership management.
- Represent the company in public hearings, legislative forums, and stakeholder meetings.
- Work closely with real estate, development, construction, legal, tax, sustainability, operations, and communications teams to align policy strategy with business priorities.
- Provide clear, actionable policy guidance to support market entry, site development, and operational decision making.
- Translate complex policy and regulatory developments into concise executive briefings and recommendations.
- Engage with industry associations, trade groups, and public/ private coalitions to advance shared policy objectives.
- Draft position papers, comment letters, testimony, and advocacy materials.
- Support company leadership in external speaking engagements and industry forums.
- Support community engagement strategies related to data center development, including local outreach and stakeholder education.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
- 7-10+ years of hands-on experience in economic development, government relations, or state and local government.
- Experience learning business needs and representing those interests before government officials.
- Creative and critical thinking and the ability to understand complex issues and identify clear and effective action plans to resolve them is desired.
- Beneficial to have experience working on policies related to energy, artificial intelligence, taxes, sustainability, and infrastructure development.
- Strong written and verbal communication to internal and external audiences including senior government officials and company executives.
- A standout colleague who enjoys working in a matrixed organization to drive forward business value creation is strongly preferred.
- Experience in leading contract lobbyists and working as an internal lobbyist for a private company is strongly preferred.
- Advanced political acumen and the ability to connect with collaborators from all backgrounds.
- Must at ease balancing multiple priorities with shifting timelines and objectives.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Travel is anticipated.
- Travel includes visits to other CyrusOne offices, capital cities, regional meetings and hearings, etc.
- Travel may increase over time as the business evolves.
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Hard Skills & Tools
economic developmentgovernment relationspolicy advocacynegotiationscompliancepolicy guidancestakeholder engagementcontract lobbyinginfrastructure developmentsustainability
Soft Skills
creative thinkingcritical thinkingwritten communicationverbal communicationrelationship buildingcollaborationmatrix organizationpolitical acumenproblem solvingprioritization
Certifications
Bachelor's degree