Project and Program Senior Manager, Equinix
Office of the CEO
$157-235k
Eligible for bonus
Office located in Redwood City, CA
Digital infrastructure company
Be an early applicant
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$157-235k
Eligible for 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
- A solid understanding of Equinix’s vision and structure is essential, along with the ability to anticipate needs and drive action
- 10+ years of experience in project/program management
- Strong knowledge of Equinix products and services, or similar portfolio within the industry
- Proven ability to lead programs independently with a high degree of ownership
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and proactive problem-solving mindset
- Bachelor's degree in business, project management, or related field preferred
- Project Management certification a plus
- Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities
- Detail-oriented mindset with a problem-solving and decision-making approach
- Adaptability to handle project uncertainties and pivot effectively
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced, proactive, detail-oriented, and results-driven Project and Programs Senior Manager to support the Office of the CEO
- This position serves as the operational and execution partner to the Chief of Staff, with the primary focus on customer and partner engagements
- This will include project tracking and reporting, following up with global cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely delivery, problem solving issues, and ensuring the meetings runs smoothly
- Create structured task plans and agendas for meetings
- Provide input into strategic business programs
- Take initiative in identifying process improvements to enhance efficiency and impact
- Leverage tools to track project progress and ensure successful follow-up
- Savvy at building strong, trusted relationships across the organization
- Lead engagement with key stakeholders, proactively understanding their needs and ensuring seamless collaboration
- Proactively keeps the Chief of Staff informed and balances working independently with knowing when to escalate or ask for help to ensure things move at pace
- Work alongside the CEO and Sales executives
- Independently manages any assigned actions ensuring objectives are met
- Anticipate challenges and drive preventative solutions
- Ability to consume data and insights and can translate into new ideas
- Provide consistent, clear, and proactive updates to stakeholders and Chief of Staff, driving alignment and momentum
- All deliverables and outputs reflect the quality expected from the Office of the CEO
- Act with a sense of urgency
- Ability to develop detailed project plans, schedules, and timelines using structured methodologies
- Expertise in risk assessment and mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions
- Capacity to manage multiple projects concurrently while maintaining efficiency
- Strong global cross-functional leadership skills to coordinate teams and align objectives
- Proactive communication and status reporting, ensuring transparency with stakeholders
- Ability to facilitate meetings, drive decisions, and resolve conflicts across teams
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 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 HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
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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