Corporate Applications Principal Program/Project Manager (Finance)

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 210 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. 

At Equinix, we help the world’s digital leaders scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences, and transform people’s lives. Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams.   

We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills, and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. 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.  

Job Summary: We are looking for an experienced Finance Principal Program/Project Manager to join our IT Strategy, Planning and Operation organisation, within the Corporate IT Portfolio Management group. The Senior IT Principal Program/Project Manager will be responsible for leading large, complex, high-value strategic and departmental change initiatives, achieving the objectives of projects through the application of Project Management best practice knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques. In this highly visible role, you will have a great opportunity to make a significant and positive impact, partnering with our Finance Organisation to enable their strategic priorities.

The successful candidate will be a dedicated, passionate, and experienced hands-on Project Management professional, comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and ready to jump on opportunities to collaborate with colleagues to deliver high-quality IT projects or products from Initiation to Closure. A self-motivated, self-sufficient individual with demonstrated communication experience presenting work to senior leadership, framing discussions, facilitating collaboration and proven ability to influence others to obtain the expected outcomes.

Responsibilities

This is a new role being created and will evolve, but initial responsibilities will include:

Project Planning and Execution

• Proven experience leading RFI, RFP vendor processes and all related deliverables to resolution

• Lead Initiation, Planning, Execution and Close phases of projects

• Ensure robust project planning, including working with sr. leadership (VP level) and cross functional teams to assess project options and scenarios, and develop mitigation plans

• Plan, control, and execute project scope following Equinix IT PMO Excellence prescribed processes and guidelines (PMBOK)

• Provide leadership, coordination, and cross-functional communication to ensure achievement of project goals and timelines

Communication and Stakeholder Management

• Identify and engage appropriate stakeholders, manage expectations, and drive conflict resolution

• Responsible for preparing and managing the project Communication Plan and leading communications with key stakeholders as well as broader group of stakeholders beyond the program team

• Provide primary programmatic support not only to large stakeholder community but also support and collaborate with Business leads and other department program & project managers

• Ensure Steering Committee and stakeholders remain informed of project progress and any risks that may affect project outcomes

• Ensure stakeholders understand the impact of changes introduced by the project

• Present to program steering committees making detailed, prioritized recommendations, facilitating discussions, and driving decision making

Risk Management

• Responsible for preparing and managing the project Risk Management Plan

• Managing project level risks and issues, taking corrective actions, and raising awareness at Program and Portfolio level

• Developing regular risk assessments and risk mitigations plans

• Timely escalation and resolution of complex issues

Resource and Budget Management

• Forecast and track project budget and resource requirements

• Work with the Portfolio Manager to ensure program initiatives are correctly resourced and funded

• Work with the portfolio manager to resolve resource conflicts and budget mismatches

Management Reporting

• Project level management reporting, including milestone tracking, forecasts, risks, issues, and overall project RAG status

Benefits Management

• Ensure Project Business case exists and is maintained throughout the project

• Escalate risks and issues that may affect the viability of the business case

• Ensure the project remains aligned to deliver outcomes that will support benefits realization

Quality Management

• Responsible for preparing and managing the project Quality Management Plan

• Responsible for the process of quality assurance for the project and the consistent application of procedures and standards as defined in the quality management plan

• Align project standards and artefacts with PMO Excellence guidance and templates.

Continuous Improvement and People Development

• Create a project team environment that promotes high performance

• Undertake analysis such as Retrospectives and Lessons Learned to generate insight

• Contributes to the PMO Community of Practice

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10+ years of Project/Program Management experience is required

• A Bachelor or Master's STEM Degree; Computer Science, Information Technology or related technical field preferred

• Project Management qualifications, such as PMP (Project Management Professional), CSM (Certified Scrum Master), PMI-ACP (Agile Certified) etc preferred

• Demonstrated experience leading successful large, complex, high-value strategic and departmental IT change initiatives, preferably in large, multi-national organizations.

• Expertise in one or more project management Agile methodologies

• Demonstrated depth of Finance knowledge and business acumen obtained from previous experience of project and programs

• Demonstrated experience delivering Corporate ERP initiatives, Oracle Cloud preferred

• Proactive mindset, can adapt easily to a changing environment, excellent in time management

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills, including experience managing statistical and financial data

• Strong EQ, leadership, and management skills

• Practical and hands-on approach to delivering outcomes

• Ability to form and maintaining solid working relationship at all levels of the organization

• Great communication and cross-team collaboration skills

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