Director of People Strategy and Planning, Equinix
CA$166-248k
Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$166-248k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years in HR strategy, workforce planning, consulting, or adjacent enterprise strategy roles
- Demonstrated leadership across multi‑disciplinary teams (strategy, analytics, operations)
- Deep understanding of strategic workforce planning, governance, and investment decision‑making
- Strong executive presence with the ability to simplify complexity and influence senior leaders
- Proven experience developing Board‑level narratives and materials
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, scale, and matrixed environments
- Strong people leadership, coaching, and talent development capabilities
- Experience managing budgets and making cost-benefit trade-offs
- Ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Knowledge of HR best practices and industry trends
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment
What the job involves
- Equinix is experiencing unprecedented growth, transforming its culture, and operating norms and The People Team is undergoing our own Transformation
- We are seeking an experienced HR Strategic Planning Director to join our team at Equinix
- This role is ideal for someone who is a builder, wants to help shape the future, and is willing to be vulnerable in recognizing that our progress will not be linear
- Reporting to the VP of HR Strategy, this role will build and lead a 5-person team
- The Director, People Strategic Planning is accountable for end‑to‑end enterprise people strategy orchestration, ensuring tight integration within the People Strategy team; the People Leadership Team and their reports; HRBPs; Corporate Strategy and Finance
- This role translates long‑term business strategy into cohesive workforce priorities, investment decisions, and execution rhythms, ensuring leaders have a clear, integrated view of where the organization is going, what workforce it needs, and how progress is tracked
- The Director of People Strategic Planning is responsible for leading and overseeing the development and execution of People Function’s strategy as well as Enterprise Strategic Workforce Planning
- This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful implementation of priorities
- You will collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry and enjoy a competitive package, extraordinary benefits, and a creative and diverse work environment
- Own the integration and coherence of the enterprise People Strategy and Workforce Strategy, ensuring alignment to 3–5 year business priorities
- Serve as the custodian of strategic narrative and plan, connecting people priorities, workforce capacity, skills, and investments into a single view
- Author and facilitate the development of our People Strategy document and refresh components of the strategy as needed
- Ensure clear articulation of tradeoffs, risks, and strategic choices related to workforce and talent
- Ensure the organization maintains a strong external POV on workforce trends, AI, skills evolution, and labor market dynamics
- Guide synthesis of internal insights (eSat, attrition, org shifts) with external research to inform strategy evolution
- Champion forward‑looking thinking without losing execution discipline
- Provide senior leadership and direction across SWP Strategy and SWP Operations, ensuring strong linkage between: Strategic intent and future‑of‑work assumptions; Workforce scenario planning and modelling
- Ensure SWP outputs are decision‑relevant, scalable, and trusted by executive leadership
- Oversee People Team planning and governance mechanisms, including QBR rhythms, roadmap tracking, and enterprise workforce planning cycles
- Guide strategic investment prioritization and resource allocation recommendations in partnership with Finance and People leadership (without owning cost centers)
- Ensure consistent standards for planning quality, accountability, and follow‑through across teams
- Accountable for executive‑ready and Board‑level materials that clearly articulate people and workforce strategy, scenarios, risks, and outcomes
- Act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team senior People leaders on workforce implications of business strategy, AI adoption, and transformation initiatives
- Translate complex data and modelling into clear strategic choices and implications
- Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing, diverse leadership team
- Establish clear role boundaries, decision rights, and collaboration norms across the strategy ecosystem
- Model inclusive leadership, strategic clarity, and high standards for analytical and executive work
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 HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Adaire Fox-Martin
(CEO & President)Prior to becoming CEO of Equinix in 2024, Adaire spent nearly 3 years at Google in various roles, including Head of Google Ireland and President of Google Cloud Go to Market. She also spent nearly 14 years at SAP and over 18 years at Oracle Corporation.
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