Community Engagement Lead

About Fluidstack We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built – but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it. About The Role As Fluidstack scales its global GPU cluster footprint across the US, Europe, and beyond, we're building new datacenters in communities that will live with them for decades. That relationship needs to be earned, not assumed. The Community Engagement Lead will be Fluidstack's primary interface between our infrastructure projects and the communities, governments, and civic institutions that surround them. You will build trust before the first shovel hits the ground, sustain it through construction and operations, and turn neighbors, local officials, and regional stakeholders into long‑term advocates. You'll own a function that sits at the intersection of public affairs, economic development, and communications—and you'll build it from scratch. This is a high‑leverage role with direct exposure to Fluidstack's leadership, site development teams, and government relations functions. You will be a material contributor to whether projects close on time or stall in council chambers. What You’ll Do Develop and own Fluidstack’s community engagement playbook: stakeholder mapping, outreach cadences, issue escalation protocols, and community benefit frameworks—scalable across geographies and jurisdictions. Serve as the primary face of Fluidstack in local communities—attending town halls, public hearings, planning commission meetings, and community events; represent Fluidstack’s interests at external policy and political forums. Build and maintain relationships across a broad stakeholder matrix: elected officials, city/county staff, utility partners, school districts, workforce development organizations, nonprofits, trade associations, and community members. Monitor state and local legislation, regulatory developments, and policy trends; align external policy shifts with internal business priorities and develop strategies to shape outcomes—briefing senior leadership on political and policy risk throughout. Proactively identify and neutralize opposition before it organizes; partner with Site Selection, Real Estate, and Legal to surface reputational, regulatory, and political risk before capital is committed. Coordinate community benefit commitments (local hiring, workforce programs, educational partnerships, grants) and develop communications materials that translate complex infrastructure realities into clear narratives for community, government, and executive audiences; manage external partners including lobbyists, consultants, and PR agencies. What We’re Looking For Experience specifically in hyperscale or AI datacenter development. Familiarity with energy procurement, grid interconnection, or sustainability communications. Multi‑jurisdictional and/or international community engagement experience. Experience engaging with sovereign or government customers alongside private stakeholders. Travel 30 %+ to active sites or as needed for projects. Nice To Have Experience specifically in hyperscale or AI datacenter development context. Familiarity with energy procurement, grid interconnection, or sustainability communications. Experience engaging with sovereign or government customers alongside private stakeholders. Multi‑jurisdictional and/or international community engagement experience. Salary The base salary range for this position is $115,000 – $200,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. The range represents Fluidstack’s good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options. Fluidstack is committed to pay equity and transparency. Equal Employment Opportunity Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr FluidStack