Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. 
 

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

Job Summary

The Sr. Director, SW Development Eng directs and controls one or more functional areas, divisions, or groups, and has overall responsibility for the successful operation of the assigned areas through simultaneous initiatives.  Is a People Manager, involved in performance evaluations and pay increase recommendations. 
 

Responsibilities

• Owns overall accountability to execution of roadmap and business impact by directing the strategic vision and aligning with the company's objectives and goals

• Fosters and promotes high engagement, performance and collaboration while providing strategic direction across several teams.  Recognized as an influential leader that helps facilitate quick decision making

• Interacts internally and externally with executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters. Influences policy making

Execution

• Sets strategic vision for the organization that is aligned with the company’s vision

• Sets clear priorities and funds them appropriately

• Facilitates quick decision making

• Owns overall accountability to execution of the roadmap and business impact

People Management

• Earns the trust of the team

• Hires and develops leaders

• Provides leadership and direction to the team, through senior managers and/or directors

• Is accountable for the performance and results of direct reports/a larger or multiple teams, and/or a global function

• Fosters and promotes high engagement, performance and collaboration while providing strategic direction across several local and remote teams

• Designs a resilient and scalable organization

• Models the Equinix Culture and Values

Stakeholder Management

• Drives and influences executive decision making

• Influences and collaborates with multiple stakeholders of multiple portfolios and projects to ensure alignment, communication and the execution of strategies across the board

• Influences and collaborates with multiple stakeholders to define and implement processes for product and organizational changes globally

Technical Competence

• Provides technical thought leadership

• Knows when to dive deep into technical details and ensures timely responses to issues

• Maintains a firm grasp on operational excellence metrics and ensures healthy KPIs

Leadership

• Earns the trust of direct reports and stakeholders

• Insists on high standards and leads by example

• Rewards creation of customer and business value

• Seeks diverse perspectives and exercises good judgement in decision making

• Rewards innovation and simplification

• Excellent communicator at ease in technical and business settings

• Actively drives adoption of industry best practices

• Partners in crafting business case and ROI decisions

• Change agent who defies status quo and strives to make culture, process and technology better in the organization and beyond

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 12 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience; or equivalent experience