Senior Manager, Government Affairs, Public Policy

Role Overview

• 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

• 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

• 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.