Community Relations Manager

Compass Datacenters • $70K — $95K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of experience in community relations, public affairs, external affairs, or government relations.
  • Exceptional communication skills, able to engage diverse audiences credibly and clearly.
  • Ability to maintain composure under pressure during high-stakes community interactions.
  • Willingness to travel frequently to multiple campus markets as required.
  • Strong organizational skills and capability to manage event logistics independently.
  • Background in energy, infrastructure, real estate development, or related sectors is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Build and nurture relationships with local stakeholders including government officials and civic leaders.
  • Engage proactively in managing local issues, providing insight and direct action to community concerns.
  • Plan and oversee Compass's Open House and Town Hall programs, managing logistics and stakeholder outreach.
  • Assist the VP in public affairs activities like rezoning hearings and community engagement events.
  • Travel to market locations to maintain relationships and respond to urgent issues effectively.
  • Report local market conditions and stakeholder sentiments to the VP with clarity and urgency.
  • Coordinate with Corporate Communications for media and communication needs arising from local issues.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Voluntary benefits
  • 401K plan
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) policy for USA employees
Full Job Description
The Community Relations Manager is Compass Datacenters' in-market issues and relationship professional, operating as the boots-on-the-ground extension of the VP, Community Relations across campus markets. This role builds and maintains the local stakeholder relationships that protect Compass's license to operate, supports in-market issues management, and leads planning and execution of Compass's Open House and Town Hall program in each market. The position requires regular travel to campus markets, a calm and composed presence under pressure, and the interpersonal credibility to represent Compass in a wide range of community and government settings.

Responsibilities:
  • Build and maintain ongoing relationships with local stakeholders across assigned Compass markets, including county commissioners, city officials, AHJs, EDAs, adjacent landowners, and civic leaders, in support of the VP, Community Relations.
  • Support in-market issues management: provide on-the-ground stakeholder engagement, local intelligence, and direct relationship activation when community concerns, organized opposition, or local incidents arise.
  • Own planning and execution of Compass's Open House and Town Hall program in market, managing logistics, stakeholder invitations, materials coordination, and on-site presence across all active campus markets.
  • Support the VP, Community Relations in public proceedings, rezoning hearings, and community engagement events, including stakeholder preparation and on-site logistics.
  • Travel regularly to assigned campus markets to sustain active relationships, provide on-the-ground presence, and respond rapidly when issues require direct engagement.
  • Communicate market conditions, stakeholder sentiment, and emerging issues to the VP, Community Relations with accuracy and appropriate urgency, surfacing intelligence early.
  • Coordinate with Corporate Communications and Marketing when local issues or in-market events generate media or communications needs.

Skills and Experience:
  • 5-8 years of experience in community relations, public affairs, external affairs, government relations, or a closely related field.
  • Strong communicator: credible, clear, and composed in community and government settings across diverse audiences.
  • Calm under pressure; effective in adversarial or high-stakes community situations.
  • Comfortable with frequent travel to campus markets.
  • Organized and self-directed; capable of managing event logistics and stakeholder relationships independently in the field.
  • Experience in energy, infrastructure, real estate development, or a related sector preferred.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Must have 5-8 years' experience in community relations, public affairs, external affairs, or government relations.
  • Must be comfortable with frequent travel to assigned Compass campus markets.

Location:
  • Dallas, TX

Travel:

Regular travel required to assigned Compass campus markets.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for new employment visa status.

Disclaimer:

Learn about us at www.compassdatacenters.com

Benefits:

Medical | Dental | Vision | Voluntary | 401K | Unlimited PTO (USA)

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About Compass Datacenters

Compass, Inc. is an American licensed real estate broker that utilizes the Internet as a marketing medium with the use of real estate technology. Compass employs more than 20,000 agents who earn a percentage of the selling price and give 15 to 30 percent on each sale to Compass. Compass specializes in high-margin, luxury homes in upscale markets. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in New York City. The company provides software to real estate agents. Compass is the first company to have built a proprietary mobile app for real estate agents. Compass operates in 20 U.S. markets including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington D.C., Dallas, South Florida, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Aspen, The Hamptons, Santa Barbara and Newport Beach. Compass has raised a total of US$1.5 billion from investors such as Founders Fund, Wellington Management and Institutional Venture Partners, Fidelity Investments, Dragoneer Investment Group, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and SoftBank Vision Fund. Compass was named Mid-Sized Business of the Year by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce in 2015. Compass was named to Crain's Fast 50, Inc. 5000, and Glassdoor's Best Places to Work in 2018. Compass received a Webby Award for Best Real Estate Website, and was named to Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2019. Compass won the 2020 Webby People’s Voice Award for Real Estate in the category Web.
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