Chief of Staff, Equinix
Office of the CTO
$198-298k
+ Bonus
Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$198-298k
+ Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate should be adept at driving innovation and transformation initiatives, possess excellent communication skills, and have a bias for action
- Over 10 years of relevant experience as Chief of Staff or in managing complex cross-team technology initiatives from ideation to delivery
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for engagement with stakeholders, including at the senior executive level
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver persuasive senior-executive-level content
- Familiarity with technology infrastructure ecosystems and trends
- Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop deep and trusted relationships across organizations
What the job involves
- The Office of the CTO (OCTO) at Equinix is chartered with driving the technology vision, strategy, and architecture to support the company’s overall business objectives
- The OCTO team also leads the technical innovation function with a strong focus on software transformation and fostering engagements within software ecosystems and developer communities
- The OCTO team seeks a Chief of Staff to drive and scale cross-functional initiatives that align with the company’s strategy and technology vision for Equinix's products and services
- This role reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer at Equinix
- As Chief of Staff, OCTO, you will serve as a trusted partner to the CTO, providing senior executive leadership support and driving technology initiatives in close collaboration with leaders across stakeholder organizations
- You will help to develop, drive, and evangelize the OCTO team’s vision, objectives, and execution plans
- Provide planning and execution support for OCTO initiatives, encompassing technology, architecture, strategy, and thought leadership
- Act as a liaison to the executive team and stakeholder Chiefs of Staff to align and execute on strategic priorities, milestones, and deliverables
- Support internal communications regarding OCTO’s priorities, milestones, and OKRs
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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Insights
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
Articles
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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