Director, Data Center Policy and Government Affairs

Overview

Lead policy strategy and government relations for Prologis data center expansion.

Key Responsibilities

• policy advocacy
• regulatory analysis
• stakeholder liaison
• community engagement
• legislation tracking
• compliance management

Tasks

-Work closely with development teams to align project timelines with local approval processes. -Engage municipal decision-makers to secure timely approvals for data center projects. -Serve as the single point of contact for the Data Center unit on policy issues, ensuring consistent internal communication and alignment. -Design and execute proactive advocacy strategies to secure favorable policy and project approval outcomes, including authoring or contributing to position papers, comment letters, and testimony. -Ensure adherence to lobbying registration, ethics, and disclosure rules across all jurisdictions. -Serve as a trusted liaison to mayors, city councils, planning boards, county commissions, governors’ offices, state legislators, local elected officials, public utility commissions, and economic development agencies. -Represent Prologis in key coalitions and industry associations as well as state, local, and issue-based working groups. Coordinate joint advocacy campaigns where beneficial. -Integrate political and regulatory expertise into site selection, project approvals, and community engagement processes. -Ensure local and state community and regulatory requirements are anticipated and integrated into project planning. -Provide real-time intelligence and strategic guidance to Data Center leadership on municipal codes, local utilities, and permitting processes and political, regulatory, and community risks/opportunities in target markets. -Develop community-facing narratives and engagement strategies to foster local support for new facilities. -Manage outside counsel, contract lobbyists, public affairs consultants, and related budgets. -Partner with Development, Legal, and Energy teams to shape deal structures, permitting approaches, and incentive strategies. -Track, analyze, and forecast state and municipal legislation, regulations, ordinances, and ballot measures affecting data center siting, land use, energy procurement, taxation, incentives, and environmental compliance. -Draft clear and concise briefing memos, talking points, and public statements for company leaders.

Requirements

• 7+ years
• data centers
• negotiation
• stakeholder mgmt
• permitting
• travel 25%

What You Bring

-Understanding of local permitting processes, including environmental, traffic, and water use approvals. -Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to simplify complex policy issues. -Ability to manage multiple fast-moving issues across diverse jurisdictions. -Ability to travel up to 25% of the time -Experience navigating state and local regulatory processes in Tier 1 data center markets. -Demonstrated success in securing incentives packages, favorable interconnection terms, or legislative wins. -Strong negotiation, coalition building, and stakeholder management skills. -Proven track record navigating zoning, land use, and local approval processes and policies for large-scale developments. -Experience engaging with city councils, planning/zoning commissions, or county boards on major infrastructure projects. -Proactive problem-solving orientation; strategic instincts with tactical follow-through. -7+ years of experience in government affairs, legislative counsel, or public policy roles, with at least 5 years focused on data centers, digital infrastructure, cloud computing, or other energy-intensive facilities.

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About Prologis

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