Chief Information Security Officer, Equinix
$332-498k
Offers bonus
Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$332-498k
Offers bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrated experience leading transformational security programs in high-growth, cloud-first or digital businesses
- Proven ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels, influencing across technical and executive audiences
- Deep knowledge of global cybersecurity regulations, cloud security architecture, identity management, and data protection
- Strong track record in building high-performing, globally distributed security teams. A security talent magnet!
- Experience with monetization or platform-level security differentiation is a plus
- Ability to anticipate the unknown by drawing on vast experiences, willingness to see past the present, and continually innovate and create new ways to remain at the forefront of security
- Leadership ability that attracts talent and creates loyalty, trust, and followership. One who can energize people and teams and make cross-functional and cross-business cooperation happen. Subordinates, peers, and superiors must highly respect this individual
- A combination of personality traits—collaboration, honesty, integrity, intensity, passion and a low ego—necessary to blend with the rest of the executive management team
- A compelling leadership style that includes exceptional people management skills, program management, business and technology expertise with a style that inspires confidence
- An effective communication style that is direct, structured, and succinct. One who can articulate complex concepts clearly and simply and can adjust communication based on the technical expertise of the audience. Must have experience effectively presenting to a seasoned audience including the senior leadership team and board of directors
- A hands-on and entrepreneurial style –one that looks to become personally involved in all elements of managing their functional responsibility, and someone who seeks to develop senior managers and experts with similar capabilities
- The intellect and the executive presence to become an enabler and true business partner across the corporation –someone who can contribute to broader business conversations beyond their functional expertise
- Organizational savvy to solicit the involvement of others to build a sense of ownership. Must have the confidence to act quickly and decisively when the environment requires such agility
What the job involves
- We seek a visionary and execution-focused Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead Equinix’s global cyber security strategy
- This role is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s systems and platforms, networks and data across all geographies, ensuring regulatory and operational compliance, and building a modern, resilient security architecture that enables innovation
- The CISO will also play a strategic role in exploring opportunities to transform security into a differentiator and maybe become a potential revenue stream for Equinix in the future
- This executive position will report directly to our Chief Digital and Innovation Officer (CDIO) and will be a key executive of Equinix
- Define and drive the enterprise-wide information and cyber security strategy across the company, with a vision to make Equinix one of the most secure and trusted global companies
- Oversee all aspects of security operations, governance, architecture, engineering and incident response to protect systems, networks, and our data
- Lead the modernization and simplification of the security environment to support Equinix’s digital transformation agenda. Keep us secure but allow us to innovate
- Embed “secure-by-design” principles into software development, infrastructure provisioning, and vendor management
- Collaborate with technology and business leaders to integrate security considerations into digital initiatives, cloud strategies, emerging technologies, and operational processes
- Fully own the global cyber risk management framework, aligning with regulatory requirements and business risk appetite
- Ensure compliance with international data privacy and security regulations across all operating regions
- Take leadership in policy compliance and policy setting working closely with leading regulators and authorities across the Digital industry
- Champion a proactive security culture across Equinix’s global workforce, including training, education, and executive engagement
- Work closely with product, engineering, legal, and operations teams to ensure security is embedded across the enterprise
- Serve as a key advisor to the executive leadership team and the Board of Directors on cyber resilience and emerging threats
- Build a scalable, automated, cloud-native security architecture to support Equinix’s digital and platform strategy
- Partner with the CTO/CDO functions to drive DevSecOps adoption and enable secure product delivery at speed
- Bring an innovation and techno-commercial mindset around security to help build our security solutions as. Platform with a potential to allow Equinix to monetise it in future, should we choose to
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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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 HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
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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