Community Engagement Lead - Effingham County / Savannah MSA

Overview

About the Team OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is embarking on a journey to build the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Industrial Compute team is central to this mission, setting the core infra strategy and implementing this vision. From site selection to the buildout process, this team sits at the intersection of commercial, technical, strategy, and operations, interac

What you'll do

• This role ensures that OpenAI builds strong, trust-based relationships with local stakeholders, communicates proactively about our projects, and integrates community priorities into our development approach.
• The role spans engagement, communications, and reputation management, and will partner closely with the Economic Development and Environmental leads.
• Build and maintain relationships with local leaders, community organizations, NGOs, and residents.
• Develop and execute community engagement strategies for new and existing sites.
• Represent OpenAI in public forums, hearings, and community events.
• Partner with the Economic Development Lead on incentive compliance and community benefits.
• Partner with the Environmental Lead on communicating environmental stewardship and sustainability efforts.
• Develop proactive communications to address concerns, highlight benefits, and reduce risk of opposition.

Requirements

• Practical experience with Go, Rust, AWS.
• Experience level: 8+ yrs.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English.
• Comfortable working remotely with distributed teams.

Skills