Senior Director, External Affairs

**Overview:** **** Tract is a team of digital infrastructure experts dedicated to accelerating responsible data center growth by developing master-planned data center parks with access to pre-positioned power and fiber. We are focused on key markets where hyperscale and wholesale demand is growing. Our approach is to collaborate with states, cities, and localities to ensure development is targeted for the optimal locations to maximize the economic development benefits for the community while being good stewards of the land and minimizing impacts on neighbors. Tract is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with real estate holdings throughout the United States. **Position Overview:** We are looking for an experienced, organized, detail-oriented, and relationship-driven Senior Director of External Affairs to join our growing team to drive federal, state, and regional/local governmental and energy external affairs and community outreach throughout the United States. The role of the Senior Director, External Affairs will be responsible for developing, prioritizing, tracking, and communicating Tract’s external affairs priorities at the national, state, and local level across the United States. This position will collaborate with a matrixed set of external and internal stakeholders, supporting and implementing the political engagement strategy necessary to allow Tract to push forward the industry and development of master-planned campuses. This position will develop strategies to manage the political opportunities presented from changing regulations to the public perception of data centers. Many of these challenges occur at the local level, however this person will support efforts to develop positive support from National, State, and Non-governmental advocacy organizations throughout the process. Aggregating the capital investment, tax generation, and direct and indirect jobs projected for these developments create highly impactful opportunities for State economic development. Tract desires to create momentum for our mission at the highest levels of government, paving the way for our project teams to be able to do what they do best, delivering the highest quality developments. Numerous issues and challenges vie for attention from Nation and State leaders, Tract’s future opportunities depend on staying one step ahead of policy. Tract wants to tell our story in our own voice, and we are looking for someone who can create those opportunities. Reporting to the Vice President, Business Development and External Affairs, a strong Senior Director, External Affairs candidate demonstrates a strong political acumen, a thorough understanding of national, state, and local-level public policy and can be effective with all constituents. They will build and maintain networks of contacts both within Tract and externally with national and state-level policy makers and can clearly articulate ideas to senior internal and external audiences. This role requires one with great judgment and impeccable ethics with the desire to succeed in a demanding, innovative, and entrepreneurial setting. This role is intended to serve as an execution-oriented partner to the Vice President, with responsibility for disciplined tracking, reporting, follow-through, and day-to-day management of assigned policy matters. **Responsibilities:** The Senior Director, External Affairs will work closely with internal stakeholders to understand the interests of Tract and our clients as they relate to governmental affairs developments, involving subject matter experts as appropriate to help craft a consistent narrative and approach to gain the political support required to reach successful outcomes. They will prepare briefing and presentation materials for engagements with policymakers, regulators, and clients, write comment letters to policy makers and contribute to thought leadership on relevant policy topics. The Senior Director will monitor legislation and federal/regulatory develop…