Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development, Equinix
Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- Substantial track record of strategy formulation, M&A and real estate deal closing experience and business partnership experience
- Demonstrated track record in general management, investment banking, corporate development and strategy
- Significant experience over a broad range of deal sizes (<$10M and >$500 M) is advantageous
- Experience of dealing and negotiating with government bodies across EMEA is highy advantageous
- Experience of the telecoms, digital infrastructure or technology domain regionally and globally. Knowledge of the data center business advantageous
- Proven ability to see the ‘bigger long-term picture’ and think strategically while achieving short-term results
- Ability to determine and present clear strategic direction for inorganic and organic deals
- Inspirational leader with strong collaboration skills and proven ability to work cross-functionally with diverse business unit leaders in a global matrix
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and persuasively
- Proven record of working with senior executives
- Proactive, collaborative, and able to work comfortably in a non-hierarchical context
What the job involves
- Reporting to the President EMEA, the VP leads the EMEA Strategy & Corporate Development Team and is responsible for all strategic planning and deal activities related to mergers and acquisitions, real estate and strategic investments in the region
- The VP works closely with executive team and relevant functions to ensure timely execution of our regional strategy, M&A, real estate investments and capital planning projects
- Leads annual strategic planning process in conjunction with Regional and Corporate teams
- Approves strategy/business case development and sponsors at the executive level
- Negotiates at executive level to obtain buy-in for cross-functional projects
- Provides vision and input into research on market extension opportunities
- Sets the direction and strategy for data center development pipeline, managing and prioritizing regional $Xbn capex budget and approving planned capacity additions
- Sets metro real estate strategies and optimizes data center development plans within metro, leading Design & Construction, Sales, Operations, Finance and other teams to improve regional performance and execution
- Oversees all regional real estate transactions, including land acquisition, building acquisitions, lease renewals, and new leases
- Responsible for management of tenant lease portfolio
- Responsible for underwriting and seeking management and board approval for capital expansions
- Represents investment proposals to executive management at global investment committees
- Guides ad hoc financial analysis and supports investment analysis across functions
- Oversees budget and forecasts for regional capex investments
- Establishes and leads M&A strategy for the region
- Sources and analyzes accretive acquisition and partnership opportunities for region
- Establishes expectations and leads cross-functional teams through sourcing, evaluating, and buying/selling processes
- Drives development of operational models and synergy forecasts for targets
- Leads negotiations (with support from legal team) for M&A transactions
- Represents and drives deal approvals at the senior executive and Board Level
- Shapes a collaborative, transparent, and entrepreneurial culture
- Motivates employees around shared vision
Our take
Equinix is a veteran player in the digital infrastructure market, connecting industry-leading organizations in finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare, and education.
The company provides a range of services within the categories of digital, support, data center, and interconnection, with capabilities including, for example, simplifying hybrid cloud deployments or securing on-site deployments. It has an extensive range of partners, granting its clients access to a vast range of industry-leading technologies atop its own offerings.
With a wide global presence, Equinix has secured a path to continued success by its ability to keep abreast of developments in the space. The company is comfortably positioned to remain a robust and leading player across multiple growth avenues and can be expected to make more smart developments and partnerships in the future.
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Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Equinix employees receive excellent health care and counseling plans that vary by country to ensure the well-being of you and your family. We offer paid vacations and holidays and encourage community involvement year-round via volunteer opportunities
- Spending time with your loved ones and taking care of your family are important. Equinix provides a range of country-specific programs that ensure you have the resources needed to thrive and manage your family’s needs
- Equinix offers different programs to help you build your financial security, make charitable donations and seek additional education. In many countries we also offer a flexible employee stock purchase plan
Company values
- Seek something bigger - Come drive meaningful change as part of the world’s trusted, leading digital infrastructure company. Together, our work enables innovation that enriches our work, life and planet
- Challenge assumptions - Bring your unique perspectives and contributions to help us make bold decisions, become aware of biases and remove any barriers that still exist
- Want to unlock your potential - Achieve, learn, adapt and be comfortable building a fulfilling career. We are here to help you unlock your potential
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
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Leadership
Charles Meyers
(President & CEO (Not Founder))Former Senior Associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton, President and COO at BellSouth.net, and VP of Business and Corp Development at Internet Security Systems. Before becoming CEO of Equinix, they were a Senior Technology Executive and Fitness Entrepreneur at Life Restorations LLC and Group President of Messaging and Mobile Media at VeriSign.
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