Led by an experienced management team and supported by a strong investor group, including large and experienced institutions and strategic partners, EdgeConneX offers a dynamic, fast-paced work environment where we are bringing flexibility, proximity, power, and connectivity to some of the world’s key businesses. With major offices in Herndon, Denver, and Amsterdam, we have a global footprint and a unified team of employees committed to providing a premier customer experience and delivering the full spectrum of data center solutions, from core to edge, like no other data center provider can do.
Focused on driving innovation and helping our customers define and deliver their own unique vision for the Edge, at any scale, in any market worldwide, for any requirement, we are building tomorrow’s data center infrastructure, today for some of the world’s most demanding Network, Content, and Cloud customers.
Title: Community Engagement Manager - Austin, TX
The Community Engagement Manager will drive and coordinate community engagement efforts across major EdgeConneX developments, with a primary focus on North America. This role serves as a key connective tissue between local community stakeholders — including elected officials, school systems, and civic organizations — internal teams across the organization, partner organizations and industry advocacy groups. The Community Engagement Manager will serve as a visible, trusted representative of EdgeConneX in local communities, building long-term relationships that support responsible data center development. In addition to community engagement leadership, this position provides support across marketing, communications, media relations, and internal communications workstreams. This position reports to the Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications. While the position offers remote flexibility, we are looking for someone based locally in Austin. There also could be upwards of 30% travel associated with this role over time, mostly domestic within the U.S.
Primary Responsibilities
Community Engagement Coordination
- Drive and coordinate community engagement initiatives and execution across EdgeConneX markets under development, with a majority of focus on North America; serve as a proactive, organized point of coordination ensuring consistent community presence and relationship-building in each market.
- Build and maintain trust-based relationships with local external stakeholders in active and pipeline markets, including elected officials, municipal staff, school administrators, neighborhood associations, community entities, youth organizations, and other civic leaders; represent EdgeConneX at community and education events.
- Maintain a master community engagement tracker across all markets, documenting stakeholder contacts, meeting history, commitments made, and follow-up items to ensure accountability and continuity.
Education & Workforce Development Liaison
- Serve as an EdgeConneX liaison to K–12 schools in markets where the company operates or is developing; and represent EdgeConneX at STEM school events.
- Capture and share community and education engagement stories — photos, testimonials, outcomes — for use in internal and external communications, social media, award nominations, etc.
Media Monitoring & Intelligence
- Organize media coverage and social listening leveraging existing media tools.
- Maintain a media inquiry log and support press release distribution logistics; track post-release coverage and compile placement summaries
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong communications, both written and verbal, in leading teams and coordinating with peers and other disciplines on driving projects/issues to closure
- Commitment to organizational excellence and constant awareness to seek opportunities to improve processes/quality of deliverables
- Superb ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/responsibilities
- Superb ability to meet committed timelines, leveraging assistance/input from peers
- Strong and effective team player in working with various disciplines and peer groups; can cover all gamut of tasks required to ‘getting a job done’
- Strong attention to detail
Experience / Education Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in community affairs, community relations or a related field; experience coordinating across multiple geographies or markets strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Political Science, Public Relations, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with diverse community stakeholders including government officials, school, nonprofit leaders, and civic organizations
- Experience engaging with industry advocacy organizations and/or managing nonprofit or community partner relationships
- Proficiency with tools such as Meltwater, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite, and social media platforms (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook)
EdgeConneX believes inclusion – of thought, backgrounds and experiences – affects all that we do, from our employees to the solutions we deliver. Our goal is to create an environment where embracing differences helps deepen the lives and work experience of our employees, enhances our innovation and creativity, and enriches our involvement in our communities. EdgeConneX is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, as well as any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
EdgeConneX offers a competitive benefits package.
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