Strategic Programs Manager, Equinix

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. MBA preferred
• 5+ years of experience in program and product management with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• 2+ years of experience working in a global, high-tech XaaS, product company
• Proven experience building data driven business analysis models, financial planning & analysis and developing strategic recommendations for solving business problems

Desirable

• We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to partner with Product Management, Engineering, and GTM teams to launch a large-scale multi-cloud networking service for the next phase of our growth
• You will be joining an empowered team and thriving in a culture that encourages innovative problem solving, learning, autonomy, and a work life balance while focusing on the highest P&L impacting initiatives
• You work with smart minds who are committed to building the PMO of the future that goes beyond the traditional program management function to solve business problems
• Success in this role will require listening to the product development teams within our digital service’s business to identify problems, craft strategic solutions, and execute using data-driven decision making and influence
• Combine the strong delivery skills of a traditional program manager with the emerging trends of agile methodologies to solve problems
• An agile PMO is a leader who collaborates with teams to develop an agile program framework, focus on the ‘why’ and ‘what’ as much as the ‘how’, and supports the team to meet their commitments
• Develop data driven business analysis models to drive optimization at various stages of the product life cycle
• Derive insights from quantitative and qualitative data analysis for operational efficiency opportunities and develop executive ready presentations with recommendations to solve the business problem at hand
• Gather requirements from stakeholders and customers to enable a sufficient business analysis
• Influence stakeholders to gain approval, alignment, and resources for strategic projects for data-backed efficiency opportunities and strategic initiatives
• Measure the impact of the work being delivered, track and communicate key program metrics and facilitate relentless data-driven improvements for the organization
• Lead multiple strategic initiatives for the Digital Interconnection portfolio, by navigating ambiguity, understanding context of product life cycle, and developing a programmatic approach for resolution
• Gather and verify program requirements, establish goals, outcomes, metrics, and timelines
• Develop a program framework and operating cadence for the strategic programs with plan of record and key milestones
• Develop change management and communication plans for transformational initiatives
• Drive execution, identify risks and mitigate organization impediments, encouraging constructive conflicts
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Communications teams to scope, manage and execute strategic projects
• Create dashboards and support executive communication mechanisms to provide program visibility to senior leadership. Support customer communications where needed
• Take end to end ownership of initiative through planning, initiation, timely risk mitigation, and seamless execution
• Support executive communications and engagements within the organization. Help shape the agendas for cadence of executive meetings
• Support the annual planning process, including business case creation, portfolio prioritization, development of annual Objectives and Key Results, budget and headcount