Operations Compliance Manager, Equinix
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Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
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Plus bonus
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- Proven years of experience in relevant field of compliance preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in a related subject preferred
- QISBC or EHS certification preferred, qualified lead auditor/implementer in at least one standard preferred
What the job involves
- The Operations Compliance Manager (Expert level) project manages implementation of compliance and local legislative requirements at single or multi-site level(s)
- Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for assigned compliance related complex topics. Identifies risks and noncompliance via audits and compliance consulting meetings within the Data Center
- Determines methods & procedures on new assignments; may coordinate project work for others
- Plans and leads complex compliance audits
- Acts as an expert single point of contact (SPOC) for the Compliance Center of Excellence (COE) for advanced audit activities
- Performs site level audit evidence reviews including making sure the sites in scope are prepared for any upcoming audits
- Manages and follows-up on complex audit findings
- Identifies processes to be audited based on expert knowledge of criteria and controls
- Reports any findings to management and relevant stakeholders
- Manages rollout of new certifications and sustenance of existing certifications within the sites in scope
- Participates in wide-ranged advanced external audits as a subject matter expert (SME)
- Creates and identifies unique changes to any local site level management system assets by raising a document change request
- Provides wide-ranged compliance knowledge input and hosts site level management review meetings
- Ensures expert level local procedures are developed and maintained to comply with local legislative and Equinix requirements
- Oversees/Ensures all required compliance records are maintained in local/global repositories; including: records relevant to Operations compliance (QISBC and EHS)
- Creates global/regional policies and processes relevant to the compliance subject assigned. Also, reviews any local procedures for noncompliance and deviations
- Maintains and keeps up-to-date management system assets in the designated process repository
- Produces advanced compliance reports for local management including key performance indicators and metrics for complex matters
- Performs an expert analysis on corrective and preventative actions to identify complex systemic issues/root causes/delays in completion and recommends to resolve though broad preventive actions
- Identifies and leads complex process improvement initiatives and compliance projects for the site/country in collaboration with regional and/or global stakeholders
- Forecast and track budget for assigned scope of work
- Plan and manage advanced compliance projects as per scope assigned
- Develops and implements advanced training plans for standards, regulatory and reporting requirements (i.e., environmental compliance, global security management)
- Works with local, regional and global management to assess need for new training or re-training efforts
- Develops and implements training materials and trains internal team members others on compliance topics
- Monitors training of external/internal stakeholders to assure necessary compliance training is delivered to applicable stakeholders
- 1st Line Responsibilities
- Acts as an expert level single point of contact (SPOC) for complex site level compliance for customers or any third party audits
- Manages site level audit findings by providing subject matter expertise (SME) guidance on complex compliance related questions
- Provides budget expert level recommendations for complex site level compliance needs/requirements
- Provides SME compliance support for site/country stakeholders, including: mentoring and identifying compliance related risks and issues at a site level
- Assists Data Center Managers in the implementation of site level compliance policies and processes as per global requirements
- 2nd Line Responsibilities
- Manages complex compliance through standards team's first line of defense actions with local, regional and global operations and crossfunctional teams
- Assures global operations compliance team follows regulatory and compliance standards and company guidelines and requirements, include communication to the external stakeholders
- Provides RFI/RFP support for compliance related topics and second level support for customer audits
- Assures team stays current on standards, fielding their requests for training and other newsfeed resources
- Analyzes and investigates Regional/Global level incidents and advises on remedial action
- Supports and advises first line of defense on management reviews
- Compliance Implementation
- Provides the customer RFI, RFP, pre-sales, audit and questionnaire site level compliance support
- Leads on responses for complex requests or sensitive issues with high risk
- Integrates new sites or site expansions to Equinix standards
- Ensures global business continuity and risk assessment program is followed
- Supervise/Support application of designated permits, compliance to existing permits, plans (e.g. air, spill prevention, chemical reporting, etc.)
- Evaluates/Approves advanced work place changes, processes, equipment and substances for compliance to Equinix policies and recommends expert level corrective action
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
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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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