This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Public Affairs Leader based in the United States. This senior public affairs role serves as the operational deputy to the VP of Public Affairs and helps shape strategy across a growing North American market footprint. You will lead a field team, oversee external consultants, and build trusted relationships with communities, elected officials, and other local stakeholders. The role is central to securing community support, navigating political and regulatory risks, and enabling large-scale infrastructure projects to move forward. You will develop repeatable engagement strategies from early project introduction through construction and operations. Working cross-functionally, you will translate complex community and policy dynamics into clear recommendations for senior leadership. The environment is fast-moving, entrepreneurial, and highly autonomous, with meaningful influence over both team development and public affairs strategy. This is an opportunity to help shape the community engagement model for an expanding technology and infrastructure platform.