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Regional Managing Director, Data Center Community, Columbus, OH

Microsoft· Corporate Social Responsibility
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Hybrid (Columbus)$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. Acts as local community leader, stakeholder contact, and chief spokesperson for the assigned region, coordinating with data center operations and internal teams to deliver a locally empowered, campaign-ready 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, business and civic convenings, and high-stakes community conversations.
  • Manage and guide a regional team and budget consisting of a Community Manager and a Communications Manager, setting priorities, aligning execution, and ensuring integrated local operation.
  • Partner with local data center operations leader to align community engagement, communications, and operational priorities for coordinated regional presence.
  • Coordinate with regional and national surge teams for market entry, permitting, zoning, local controversy, media attention, or urgent community concerns.
  • Manage a locally focused budget to enable local partnerships and support community priorities related to the data center and its operations.
  • Own and accountable for the integrated community engagement strategy, translating public commitments into locally relevant plans, partnerships, and measurable outcomes.
  • Build and sustain trusted relationships with local officials, civic leaders, business organizations, education and workforce institutions, nonprofits, labor partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Represent Microsoft as a trusted local leader in public forums, meetings, advisory boards, chambers of commerce, business councils, and coalitions.
  • Anticipate community risks and opportunities, maintain a stakeholder map, identify sentiment, and escalate issues with actionable recommendations.
  • Ensure community engagement is transparent and continuous through the data center lifecycle.
  • Serve as Microsoft’s chief local spokesperson for investments, operations, community commitments, and impact.
  • Guide the local narrative across engagement, media, and stakeholder communications while aligning with broader messaging.
  • Prepare for and lead public-facing engagements (town halls, hearings, tours, events, listening sessions, briefings).
  • Develop talking points, FAQs, briefs, local proof points, media materials, rapid-response guidance, and storytelling with the Communications Manager.
  • Act as trusted local voice during sensitive moments with transparency and operational accuracy.
  • Lead budget communications and engagement operating rhythm for the regional team.
  • Oversee local communications strategy including storytelling, media engagement, monitoring, updates, and crisis readiness.
  • Guide community programming and philanthropic investments to align with priorities and commitments.
  • Connect communications, media, and community efforts to generate proof points and demonstrate tangible benefit.
  • Maintain data, metrics, outcomes, and qualitative feedback for reporting and transparency.

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 same fields OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years as a public spokesperson or external representative with public speaking and media experience.
  • 4+ years leading high-visibility community engagement in complex environments with elected officials, media, business leaders, nonprofits, and education/workforce partners.
  • Ability to travel frequently within the assigned region and participate in evening or weekend events as needed.

Skills

Required:Public speaking / spokesperson experienceStakeholder engagement

Benefits

  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • Base pay range: USD 132,200 - 258,000 per year (general), higher ranges in SF Bay Area and NYC: USD 165,800 - 278,900 per year.
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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