Strategic Sourcing Lead (Talent Acquisition)

We are striving for best-in-class sourcing strategies and activities to enhance top-of-funnel engagement from candidates, by showcasing the Equinix culture and dedication to Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Community. 

Responsibilities  

Leadership  

• You will be at the heart of an encouraging and forward-thinking greenfield Strategic Sourcing team who strive to do things differently and work together to address sophisticated problems.  

• This is an extraordinary opportunity to be in an innovative, high-visibility role as part of a team passionate about making an impact on the business while recruiting for inquisitive, innovative talent  

• Act as point of contact for the business on strategic sourcing initiatives, employer branding in sourcing strategy build, results on activity, partnership opportunities  

• Provide regular, relevant reporting on resourcing statistics and benchmark progress  

• Run partnership with a matrixed team to work optimally, ensures workload is balanced; driving understanding of team strengths- mapping talent, accordingly  

Guiding  

• Offers oversight across the countries and ensures that policies and processes are aligned to overall Global Talent Acquisition strategy  

• Responsible for the delivery of high quality and cost effective Talent Acquisition solutions  

• Delivers highly proactive Talent Acquisition activities, working collaboratively to deliver positive change  

• Builds strong relationships with most senior leaders  

• Directs others on the importance of the selection and hiring process  

• Leads or supports a range of Talent Acquisition projects in accordance with the HR delivery plan, driving positive change in line with the strategic direction of Equinix; making impact to drive diversity in hiring, fair and equitable processes and visibility in to Equinix as a community partner to the markets we serve  

Strategy  

• Owns the strategic resourcing efforts to include In-house, direct sourcing recruitment team for hires; Market Mapping, Community Building, Event Curation and Attendance, Employee Engagement with connection networks  

• Plays a senior role in organizational development and change programs, leading deployment including delivery of sourcing plan 

• Shows full understanding of the business strategy of the client group and defines resulting talent acquisition implications  

• Creates sourcing strategy to deliver upon OKRs and team needs  

• Emphasis on partnership with Talent Marketing, New-to-Career and Pathways programs (non-traditional hiring channels)  

Data-driven Insights  

• Accountable for data, metrics and KPIs across functions, in partnership and alignment with functional and regional leadership and DI&B strategy  

Qualifications  

• 7+ years experience preferred  

• Bachelor degree. Master's preferred