Vice President, Public Policy and Community Relations

About Core Site

At Core Site, we empower a more connected future through high-performance data centers and interconnection solutions. Recognized as a trusted partner in digital transformation, our strategically located facilities and innovative services enable businesses to connect, collaborate, and grow in an ever-evolving technological landscape.

Our culture is defined by operational excellence and a relentless drive for innovation. We foster a collaborative environment where every team member is valued, wins are celebrated as a team, and ownership is part of our DNA. At Core Site, we’re not just building state-of-the-art infrastructure—we’re creating a community of forward-thinkers committed to solving complex challenges and delivering exceptional customer experiences.

As a member of the company’s Legal team, the Vice President, Public Policy and Community Relations will manage and develop a team and work closely with the VP of Marketing and Sales Development, SVP of Corporate Development, and SVP of General Management to define and build public policy strategies at Core Site to support our growth. This includes planning and executing strategic communications programs while operating at a high level of autonomy and regularly collaborating with cross-functional subject matter experts.

The role enables Core Site to deliver on its growth plans across the U.S. and has responsibility for maintaining relationships, tracking emerging regulations and engaging across federal, state and local regulatory environments. The Vice President will be responsible for formalizing a national community relations strategy to proactively and continually engage with local leaders and the communities in which we operate.

• Develop and implement a coordinated strategy to advance our public policy agenda across our existing and expansion markets.
• Set the public policy and community engagement strategy to actively build and maintain relationships with key elected officials, regulatory agencies, industry associations and community leaders.
• Lead the design, implementation and measurement of community engagement strategies and philanthropic initiatives, building meaningful partnerships and driving positive outcomes for the communities in which Core Site operates.
• Research, identify and track current and emerging public policy issues.
• Partner with various internal stakeholders to prioritize key public policy issues related to our mid- and long-term business plans.
• Select, develop and manage third-party policy advisors and lobbyists.
• Manage, develop and mentor a regional team.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams, including leadership, legal, general management, corporate development, operations and marketing, to ensure alignment and lead support of public policy, community and government initiatives.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments at the local, state and federal level that could impact Core Site’s operations and, as appropriate, proactively create and implement strategies to address such developments.
• Collaborate on internal processes for handling public policy and community relations matters that arise on an emergency or unexpected basis so that Core Site is prepared to respond in such cases.
• Provide regular public policy updates for senior management and key stakeholders.
• Partner with the marketing/PR team and internal subject matter experts to develop materials that:
• Educate policymakers about Core Site, our multi-tenant model and critical role in supporting essential services and our daily digital lives.
• Highlight Core Site’s contributions to the communities in which it operates.
• Provide leadership and strategic representation for the Company within relevant trade associations, contributing to organizational planning, policy development, and key decision-making initiatives.
• Promote and demonstrate behaviors consistent with Core Site’s culture and core values.

• Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment, with regular on-site presence of up to 2 days per week.
• Flexibility to travel up to 25%, with the potential…