Community Engagement Lead
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 115 - 200
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Fluidstack
At Fluidstack we build the compute data centers and power that will fuel artificial superintelligence. We supply GWs of compute capabilities to the worlds biggest AI Labs at industry-defining speeds.
Our team is small fast and obsessed with quality. We own outcomes end-to-end challenge assumptions and treat our customers problems as our own. No task is beneath anyone here.
There are a few thousand people who will shape the trajectory of superintelligence. Come and be one of them.
About The Role
As Fluidstack scales its global GPU cluster footprint across the US Europe and beyond were building new datacenters in communities that will live with them for decades. That relationship needs to be earned not assumed.
The Community Engagement Lead will be Fluidstacks primary interface between our infrastructure projects and the communities governments and civic institutions that surround them. You will build trust before the first shovel hits the ground sustain it through construction and operations and turn neighbors local officials and regional stakeholders into long-term advocates. Youll own a function that sits at the intersection of public affairs economic development and communications and youll build it from scratch.
This is a high-leverage role with direct exposure to Fluidstacks leadership site development teams and government relations functions. You will be a material contributor to whether projects close on time or stall in council chambers.
What Youll Do
Develop and own Fluidstacks community engagement playbook: stakeholder mapping outreach cadences issue escalation protocols and community benefit frameworks scalable across geographies and jurisdictions
Serve as the primary face of Fluidstack in local communities attending town halls public hearings planning commission meetings and community events; represent Fluidstacks interests at external policy and political forums
Build and maintain relationships across a broad stakeholder matrix: elected officials city/county staff utility partners school districts workforce development organizations nonprofits trade associations and community members
Monitor state and local legislation regulatory developments and policy trends; align external policy shifts with internal business priorities and develop strategies to shape outcomes briefing senior leadership on political and policy risk throughout
Proactively identify and neutralize opposition before it organizes; partner with Site Selection Real Estate and Legal to surface reputational regulatory and political risk before capital is committed
Coordinate community benefit commitments (local hiring workforce programs educational partnerships grants) and develop communications materials that translate complex infrastructure realities into clear narratives for community government and executive audiences; manage external partners including lobbyists consultants and PR agencies
What Were Looking For
Experience specifically in hyperscale or AI datacenter development
Familiarity with energy procurement grid interconnection or sustainability communications
Multi-jurisdictional and/or international community engagement experience
Experience engaging with sovereign or government customers alongside private stakeholders
Travel 30 % to active sites or as needed for projects.
Nice to have:
Experience specifically in hyperscale or AI datacenter development context
Familiarity with energy procurement grid interconnection or sustainability communications
Experience engaging with sovereign or government customers alongside private stakeholders
Multi-jurisdictional and/or international community engagement experience
The base salary range for this position is $115000 - $200000 per year depending on experience skills qualifications and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.
You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email please email with your resume/CV the role youve applied for and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.
