Director, Policy Communications
Nscale is a London-based, full-stack AI cloud and infrastructure company that provides GPU compute, managed AI services, orchestration software, data centers, and power infrastructure for AI training, fine-tuning, and inference.
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About Nscale
Nscale builds and operates vertically integrated AI infrastructure spanning software, GPU compute, networking, storage, purpose-built data centers, and power. Its active cloud platform offers self-service inference endpoints, fine-tuning, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, virtual machines, and GPU clusters.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will lead community and policy communications across federal, state, and local audiences. You will develop proactive messaging, build community and media relationships, support policy and development communications, monitor public sentiment and emerging issues, and lead crisis communications for data-centre and policy matters.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in policy communications, public affairs, or public relations
- Experience developing communications strategies that translate policy and regulatory topics into locally relevant narratives
- Experience supporting policy communications for technology companies
- Experience with infrastructure development communications, including data centres, energy, utilities, siting, permitting, or community engagement
- Experience building relationships with policy journalists, think tanks, trade associations, and industry groups
- Experience partnering with Government Affairs, Policy, Corporate Affairs, and Legal
- Written and verbal communication skills for technical and regulatory audiences
- Experience advising executives for high-stakes public, media, or community engagements
- Experience with issues management and crisis response
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute communications plans for federal, state, local, and municipal stakeholders
- Execute events and programs that build relationships with local communities
- Create public-facing messaging on environmental footprint, economic contribution, and local data-centre impact
- Develop external messaging with Government Affairs, Legal, and Community Engagement stakeholders
- Monitor media and social media for public, political, and local-community sentiment
- Translate national policy positions into locally resonant messaging, articles, press placements, coalition talking points, and leadership commentary
- Build relationships with policy reporters, universities, think tanks, trade groups, and coalition partners
- Use public-opinion research and polling data to develop content on energy use, job creation, and community impact
- Monitor policy landscapes for media risks, opportunities, and emerging narratives
- Lead communications on sensitive regulatory, siting, and community issues
- Lead crisis communications responses and maintain reactive talking points
- Advise senior leaders on policy communications
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan participation