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Regional Managing Director, Data Center Community, NW Indiana

Microsoft· Corporate Social Responsibility
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Hybrid (La Porte and South Bend, IN)$132.2k - $258kfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Externally facing leadership role responsible for earning and sustaining trust in a Microsoft data center community region. Serves as local community leader, spokesperson, and primary point of contact with civic leaders, officials, organizations, educators, nonprofits, media, and stakeholders. Leads a regional team and collaborates with data center operations, legal, government affairs, philanthropy, and communications to deliver a coordinated, locally empowered approach.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Microsoft’s regional data center community strategy, including local stakeholder engagement, public narrative, community investment, and trust-building priorities.
  • Serve as the chief local spokesperson for the region, shaping Microsoft’s voice in community forums, public events, local media engagements, and high-impact venues.
  • Manage and guide a regional team and budget (Community Manager and Communications Manager), aligning execution as a single local function.
  • Partner with local data center operations to align community engagement, communications, and operational priorities.
  • Coordinate with regional and national surge teams for market entry, permitting, zoning, controversy, media attention, or urgent concerns.
  • Manage a locally focused budget to enable partnerships and support community priorities related to the data center and its operations.
  • Own and accountable for the integrated community engagement strategy for the assigned data center region, translating commitments into locally relevant plans and measurable outcomes.
  • Build and sustain trusted relationships with officials, civic leaders, business, education, nonprofits, labor partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Represent Microsoft as a trusted local leader in public forums and high-impact venues.
  • Anticipate risks and opportunities, maintain stakeholder maps, and escalate issues with actionable recommendations.
  • Ensure engagement is transparent and continuous through lifecycle of the data center.
  • Serve as chief local spokesperson for local investments, operations, commitments, and impact; ensure messaging is consistent with regional/national levels.
  • Prepare for and lead public-facing engagements (town halls, hearings, tours, groundbreaking events, etc.).
  • Develop talking points, FAQs, briefings, media materials, and rapid-response guidance with Communications Manager.
  • Be the trusted local voice during sensitive moments with transparency, empathy, speed, and accuracy.
  • Lead budget communications and governance for the regional team; ensure clear priorities and accountability.
  • Oversee local communications strategy, storytelling, media engagement, sentiment monitoring, and crisis readiness.
  • Guide community programming and philanthropic investments including grants, sponsorships, STEM/upskilling, workforce programs, and education partnerships.
  • Ensure data-driven reporting with metrics and qualitative feedback for transparency and improvement.
  • Coordinate cross-functional Microsoft teams for community-facing work and establish escalation paths for issues.
  • Support government relations alignment with internal teams and provide local insights for regional planning.

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree AND 6+ years in CSR, philanthropies, corporate affairs, government affairs, business and international development, or related area OR Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years in the same domains OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of experience as a public spokesperson or external representative (public speaking, media, stakeholder briefings, sensitive conversations).
  • 4+ years of experience leading high-visibility community engagement in complex environments (with officials, media, business leaders, nonprofits, education/workforce partners, advocates).
  • Ability to travel frequently within the region and participate in evening/weekend events as needed.

Skills

Required:Public speakingStakeholder management

Benefits

  • Benefits and pay information available; base pay range USD 132,200 - 258,000 per year across the U.S.; higher ranges for San Francisco Bay Area and NYC metropolitan area (USD 165,800 - 278,900).
  • Potential eligibility for additional benefits and compensation as per role and location.
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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