Strategic Technical Sourcer - Talent Acquisition

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 220+ 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, sophisticated 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 71+ 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 multifaceted 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 and build on a foundation of mutual respect.

Responsibilities

• 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.

• You as the Senior Strategic Technical Sourcer, will be predominantly responsible for our US presence, hiring for our technical verticals. However, we are more broadly seeking creative sourcing strategies to attract the best talent across the entire AMERS region

• As a specialist in the TA organization as the Strategic Sourcer you will build and implement all candidate generation strategies in partnership with Talent Partners and Hiring Managers. Engage in end to end in the recruiting process, focused on building inclusive talent pipelines, our employer brand and network across the region

• You will have the opportunity to partner across teams and implement sourcing strategies for the best Product and Engineering talent the industry has to offer

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

• You will need to identify, engage, and assess some of the best technical minds out there. Innovation is the key along with researching and identifying new ways of reaching individuals. You’ll network and engage with talent in the market – directly sourcing technical talent based on selection criteria agreed with along with the organization

• Act as first point of contact for interested individual and ensure an exceptional candidate experience. Be authentic with external talent and make exploring opportunities with Equinix easy – both now, and in the future

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

• Work closely with internal partners including Talent Marketing and Pathways team on campaigns and initiatives to increase inclusion and brand awareness. Drive conversion from passive to active by positive presentation of Equinix in the market. Outline Equinix market position and USPs, and build external applicants’ knowledge of opportunity fit, level, and comp match

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience preferred

• Extensive technical strategic sourcing experience across engineering and technical domains. Software Engineering, Platforms, SRE, and Infrastructure competence needed. (examples: Equinix Metal blog, Project Tinkerbell Equinix Technical Blog)

• Experience in full-lifecycle recruitment, as well as research or pure sourcing, gained within a sophisticated and fast paced environment

• In-depth knowledge of the tech talent market with focus on US based roles and experience recruiting in a highly driven market

• Must possess candidate mapping and talent landscape experience.

• Strong communication skills, excellent relationship building skills and eagerness to succeed

• Thrive in working with business leaders and have confidence taking insight to the business, and to challenge to status quo

Visit our Career page here to understand about Equinix COVID-19 Vaccine Policy.