Sr. Manager, Corporate Affairs (West) (San Francisco)

Title: Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs (West Region)Location: San Francisco or Los Angeles, CaliforniaYour RoleAs the regional Corporate Affairs lead, you'll serve as the primary communications partner for Digital Realty's Western U.S. markets. Working closely with Government Affairs, business leaders, media, and community stakeholders, you'll help shape our public narrative, support strategic initiatives, manage reputational risks, and ensure consistent messaging across the region. This role is ideal for a communications professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys combining media relations, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement to drive business impact.What You'll DoLead corporate affairs and media relations activities across the Western U.S. regionPartner with Government Affairs to align communications with policy and regulatory prioritiesDevelop media strategies, pitch stories, and manage press inquiriesCreate engaging content for press releases, executive messaging, social media, web, and internal communicationsSupport events, community engagement programs, executive visits, and milestone announcementsMonitor media coverage and identify emerging reputational risks and opportunitiesDevelop thought leadership opportunities for regional leadersTrack and report on media performance and communications impactWhat You’ll NeedBachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Political Science, or a related field8-10 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, media relations, or corporate affairsPrefer a background in technology, infrastructure, real estate, or data center industriesStrong writing, storytelling, and content creation skillsExperience building relationships with media, government affairs teams, and senior stakeholdersAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environmentStrong judgment, organization, and problem-solving skillsOccasional travel throughout the Western U.S. region and other company locations as neededPrefer experience supporting government affairs, public policy, or regulatory initiativesA bit about usDigital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.A bit about our team MarketingOur Marketing team works in one of the world’s fastest-growing and exciting sectors. We collaborate with the Sales team to develop effective strategies that help build our business and also ensure our corporate strategy meets our local market needs. Our team helps the business keep the world connected and continue to grow by translating our unique offerings into bespoke campaigns, content and propositions for different locations and customer segments.What we can offer youOur rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.Health and SafetySafety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.Our Compensation PhilosophyDigital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee’s total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or commissions, and equity awards not quantified below.Compensation range: $130,000 to $170,000 per year. This compensation range represents the Company’s good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting. Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more. Full timePosting Date: 2026-07-27