Senior Recruiter, EMEA Sales

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.  

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. 

Role Overview

This position is responsible for managing the full cycle recruitment process for our Sales function across EMEA, where we are searching for top enterprise SaaS sales talent. You will be responsible for guiding and facilitating the hiring manager and team to a successful hire. You will be part of a team that executes the Talent Acquisition Strategy for the region and Sales group. You will deliver the resourcing policies, framework and processes, plus drive constant external market awareness to build and maintain Equinix as the employer of choice.

This is a really exciting and varied position which will give the role holder the opportunity to engage with stakeholders and build relationships with client groups across EMEA.

Responsibilities

Sourcing and Pipelining
· Facilitates social process
· Probes to understand key requirements and develops sourcing strategies to ensure strong candidate flow
· Screens candidates to assess skill and culture fit in order to ensure candidates who interview at Equinix are well qualified
· Drives direct sourcing agenda by leveraging social media platforms; increase our presence on social media

Facilitation of Interview Process
· Partners with hiring manager to identify key roles and responsibilities of the interview team
· Ensures hiring manager and interview team are prepared for the interview process and that interviews are conducted efficiently and professionally
· Facilitates the debriefing process towards a recommendation
· Sets expectations and consults with hiring managers regarding the recruiting process and responsibilities
· Responsible for writing & composition of role descriptions, kick off meetings, sourcing strategy, execution of sourcing, interviewing, offer, offer construction, extension, hand off to HR Business Partner

Consulting
· Consults and offers guidance to hiring managers on the 7-Step Hiring Process to ensure an efficient, accurate and high touch candidate recruiting and onboarding experience
· Focuses consulting with hiring managers at VP level or below
· Partners with HR Director, HR Business Partners on role grading, internal talent, shortlist candidates, coaching opportunities

Facilitating Offer and Start
· Assists through closing req upon acceptance, and moves candidates through to onboarding stage
· Negotiates offers by partnering with hiring manager, senior management, and other groups as necessary
· Interfaces with all levels of management to negotiate and exchange information
· Manages candidate experience and acts as a candidate advocate
· Extends the offer and ensures that candidates fully understood the offer
· Manages candidate background checks through outside vendor, as well as employee re-verifications as required,
· Upholds compliance with all legal and professional standards and ensures they are followed during the hiring and onboarding processes

Resource Management and Analytics
· Provides regular, relevant reporting on resourcing statistics and benchmark progress
· Manages towards a 80% Direct Hiring/20% agency mix on permanent hiring

What are we looking for?

• Significant experience recruiting for Saas professionals across the EMEA region is essential for this role.

• Experience in recruitment strategy, market knowledge research and the ability to read into market insights will be a key part to the role, so being comfortable in these area's will also be essential in your experience.

• Having had experience with tech/digital companies.

• Business partnering and working with key hiring managers and stakeholders will be a big part of the role, so having significant experience dealing with various stakeholders would be perfect with this role.

**Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or a qualified individual with disability.**