Senior Manager, Government Affairs & Public Policy

Responsibilities:

• 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.

• Identifyand manage policy risks and opportunities related to energy utilities land use tax sustainability permitting and infrastructure investment.

• Anticipate emerging policy issues affecting hyperscale andAIdrivengrowth 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 andmaintainstrong 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 andlong termpartnership 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 operationaldecision making.

• Translate complex policy and regulatory developments into concise executive briefings and recommendations.

• Engage with industry associations trade groups andpublic/privatecoalitions to advance shared policyobjectives.

• 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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

• 7-10 years of hands-on experience in economic development government relationsor state and local government.

• Experience learning business needs andrepresentingthose interests before government officials.

• Creative and critical thinking and the ability to understand complex issues andidentifyclear 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 externalaudiencesincluding 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 andobjectives.

• Travel isanticipated. Travel includes visits to otherCyrusOneoffices capital cities regionalmeetingsand hearings etc. Travel may increase over time as the business evolves.

PreferredExperience:

• Direct experience supporting datacenters hyperscale AI infrastructure or other largeenergy intensivedevelopments.

• Familiarity with economic development incentives land use zoning and permitting.

• Background in corporate public affairsstate and localgovernment service or relevant trade associations.