Senior Technology Program Manager, Equinix
$142-212k
+ bonus
Office located in Redwood City, CA
Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$142-212k
+ bonus
Office located in Redwood City, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires deep expertise in program and project management methodologies, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to drive alignment across engineering, product, and business teams
- The ideal candidate brings a systems-thinking mindset, operational rigor, intellectual curiosity, and a passion for improving how teams deliver through modern tooling and AI-enabled ways of working
- 7+ years of experience in technology program or project management, with a proven track record of delivering complex initiatives on budget and on time
- Demonstrated expertise in Agile, Scrum, and SDLC methodologies
- Strong proficiency with project management tools and portfolio reporting systems
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated curiosity and adaptability with emerging technologies, including AI-assisted workflows, developer tooling, and operational automation
- Experience managing enterprise-level programs with multiple interdependent projects
- Degree in relevant field is preferred
What the job involves
- We are seeking a seasoned Senior Technology Program Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional technology programs
- The ideal candidate will own the end-to-end lifecycle of programs, ensuring strategic outcomes are achieved on time and within budget
- Program & Project Leadership
- Own the full lifecycle of large-scale, high-impact technology programs from initiation through delivery
- Scope, plan, and manage multiple concurrent technical projects across diverse teams and domains
- Lead cross-functional teams through Agile, Scrum, and/or SDLC methodologies to deliver business-critical outcomes on time and within budget
- Drive program alignment with strategic objectives, ensuring dependencies, risks, and resources are proactively managed
- Develop and maintain integrated program plans including scope, schedule, milestones, resource allocation, and budget
- Facilitate retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance delivery practices
- Lead estimation processes and resource planning across engineering, product, and operations teams
- Portfolio & Governance
- Manage a portfolio of technology initiatives, ensuring visibility, prioritization, and alignment with functional and enterprise priorities
- Design and implement program-level reporting and dashboards for executive stakeholders
- Define and evolve program management processes, templates, and operating rhythms to support scalable delivery, operational excellence, and thoughtful adoption of AI-enabled workflows and tooling
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, technical teams, and business partners
- Communicate program status, risks, and decisions clearly and effectively across all levels of the organization
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to resolve issues and drive consensus
- Tools & Methodologies
- Define and implement project methodologies tailored to program needs (Agile, Scrum, SDLC, etc.)
- Evaluate, deploy, and train teams on project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Smartsheet, SharePoint)
- Continuously improve tooling and processes to support efficient and transparent program execution
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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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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