Project & Program Manager/Senior Manager, Equinix
+ Company shares & Annual bonus
Digital infrastructure company
Job no longer available
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ Company shares & Annual bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- While experience in the Data Center industry is beneficial, it is not as important as your ability to drive cadence, demonstrate a passion for optimization, and provide a clear vision for the team
- A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a similar position is required, MBA preferred
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively in regional roles
- Experience and track record in managing global programs, driving business review cadence including identifying clear actions and tracking performance against them
- Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills, strong ability to write well-structured decks that are senior (SVP+) Exec levels ready
- Strong commercial acumen combined with a good understanding of Operations (ideally in a manufacturing set up)
- Expertise in stakeholder engagement at multiple levels
- Strong analytical skills, the ability to query and identify the right performance metrics, build new KPIs and use data derived insight to identify and drive performance improvement
- Ability to adapt to the industry and bring a transferable skillset and experience (if from outside the Data Center industry)
- Proactive approach with the ability to adapt easily to a changing environment and prioritization of tasks
- Strong interpersonal and multitasking skills, with the ability to execute tasks in a high-energy and fast-paced environment
What the job involves
- As a Project and Program Manager/ Senior Manager in the Global Capacity Management team, your role will be crucial in driving programs and projects, overseeing resource planning and budgeting, and ensuring consistency across regions
- You will report to the Senior Director, Global Capacity Management, and work closely with Regional Directors in APAC, AMER, and EMEA
- You will be a key part of a Global team that manages and optimizes Data Center Capacity across over 240 Data centers spread across America, EMEA and APAC
- The ability to manage large scale, global programs and projects involving multiple, cross functional stakeholders, create and drive mechanisms and processes to keep team performance on track, and to interpret and analyze large data sets to problem solve and identify opportunities for improvement will be critical for success in this role
- You will provide key support to Capacity Management teams worldwide, ensuring their success and fostering consistency across regions
- Develop and drive robust mechanisms for Monthly and quarterly business reviews including but not limited to providing key metrics, presentation decks, callouts and action plans
- Ensure delivery of key global initiatives tied to Improving customer service, improving asset utilization and or Managing and Mitigating Operational Risks proactively
- Make impactful decisions and recommendations to our regions, including presenting to senior leaders at the SVP+ levels in the organization
- Operate independently in structuring review mechanisms and coordinating and managing resources (people, finance, budgets)
- Continuously challenge critical and lateral thinking in all Capacity Engineering staff, particularly senior and regional leads
- Communicate project and program progress updates, risks, and escalation points in a timely manner
- Provide crucial support to the Global Senior Director of Global Capacity Management where required
- Establish consistency, benchmark performance and build synergies between our APAC, AMER, and EMEA teams by identifying and rolling out best practices across regions
- Oversee and support projects and programs on a large, global scale
- Foster professional relationships and stakeholder engagement, utilizing analytics and data to identify and drive improvement opportunities drive positive change
Salary benchmarks
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
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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