Senior Legal Counsel, Equinix
Ethics & Compliance
$198-298k
Toronto Office TRO : 157,000 - 235,000 CAD. Plus bonus
Digital infrastructure company
Open for applications
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$198-298k
Toronto Office TRO : 157,000 - 235,000 CAD. Plus bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- JD or equivalent required
- 10+ years of relevant law firm or in-house experience highly preferred, with at least 2 years of focus on global compliance programs for large, US headquartered public corporations
- Demonstrated experience building ethics and compliance programs grounded in US laws and regulatory guidance
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
- Strong communication, leadership and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage a demanding workload
- Experience working in a culturally diverse and global company
- Demonstrated high level of integrity, thoroughness, flexibility, initiative and teamwork
- Familiarity with data centers, colocation, the telecommunications industries, or software products a plus
- Active member in good standing in at least one state or provincial Bar association and the ability to practice in house in the jurisdiction of your primary office location
What the job involves
- The One Legal team at Equinix is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate (Ethics & Compliance) to support our global Ethics & Compliance Office
- You will serve as a global expert in ethics and compliance programs reporting to the Head of Ethics & Compliance
- In this role you will have the opportunity to shape and build the global ethics and compliance program to align to the company’s strategic growth objectives
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of our Code of Business Conduct, policies and procedures, as well as relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices
- Assist with management of the Helpline, Conflicts of Interest portal, employee inquiries, and allegations of noncompliance
- Support internal investigations and allegations of noncompliance, including triage/assignment, advising on and tracking remediations, and effective reporting
- Work collaboratively with other members of the One Legal team to ensure all Equinix contracts (customer and supplier) contain appropriate compliance-related provisions
- Support various Equinix cross-functional teams where Ethics and Compliance subject matter expertise is sought
- Support and assist continuing improvement of global Ethics and Compliance Program, including risk assessment, education and awareness
- Providing guidance to management and employees on a broad range of ethics and compliance topics, including anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, compliance best practices, conflicts of interest, gifts travel and entertainment risks, marketing event risk, sanctions, third party risk management, and whistleblower protection
- Successfully navigate competing workflows, set appropriate priorities with clients and deliver results within agreed timelines
- Ability to develop and articulate risk-based solutions to challenging compliance issues
- Willingness to develop new areas of expertise and solve problems
- Exercise mature and reliable judgment and skill related to compliance program elements, compliance investigations, and regulatory interpretation
- Conduct other related activities and duties as assigned
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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