Director, Enterprise Transformation

5 months ago

Toronto, Canada Equinix Full time

**Who are we?**

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

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.

Director, Enterprise Transformation

**Job Summary**

The Director, Enterprise Transformation reports to the VP, Enterprise Transformation and will partner with them to orchestrate across all three enterprise-wide transformational initiatives: Future of Platform, Future of Work and Digital Transformation.

This person will help connect dots between these fast-paced initiatives, helping them operate as one singular transformation. This person will need to be adept at connecting dots, looking around corners, leading through influence and storytelling.

**Responsibilities**
- Drives cohesion across the strategy and execution of the Enterprise Transformation
- Partnering with the Initiative Leads and program managers to identify where the initiatives need to be run consistently and where they can be intentionally inconsistent, driving efficiency and avoiding duplicative/conflicting efforts
- Partnering with our communications, change management and business operations teams to ensure transformational progress and decisions are shared with the right stakeholders, in the best forums and at the right times
- Leading standing forums with key TrO and cross-functional partners to drive alignment
- Leaning into difficult conversations to drive clarity
- Provides relevant executive updates and escalation on initiative progress, critical decisions, milestone achievement, and potential upstream and downstream impacts
- Takes ownership of, and resolves, complex stakeholder issues and proactively attends to stakeholder needs by managing expectations
- Partners effectively with finance to continually evaluate the ROI and viability of the initiative progress; pivot / iterate where needed to resolve unexpected challenges and deliver targeted business outcomes
- Identify upstream & downstream impact as early as possible and gain buy-in from relevant stakeholders throughout the process to maximize success of implementation
- Develops strategic themes to improve business delivery (what drives our business today versus what should drive it tomorrow)
- Seeks and takes counsel from senior leaders to analyze complex problems per feedback and develop recommended action
- Facilitates diverse groups in process workshops and design sessions
- As needed, supports Initiative Leads by owning key workstreams

**Qualifications**
- 10+ years managing complex, enterprise-wide transformational programs that touch on various areas of the business and deliver high impact/ROI
- Ability to think through & manage around potential upstream and downstream impact
- Understanding of the linkages between business, policies,processes and behaviors/mindsets; identifies integration risks and cross functional dependencies proactively and quickly implements mitigation plans
- Change management instinct and experience with strong business savvy, financial acumen, and understanding of how talent strategies are built

Skills and Attributes
- Focus on execution and results: establishing high standards for performance, setting goals and developing plans, following through and holding people accountable for results
- Self-starter: comfortable with ambiguity and understands complex business problems and drives understanding, consensus, and resolution
- Demonstrated learning agility and experience working effectively across the enterprise
- High EQ: able to understand and resonate with diverse groups regarding the impact of business changes
- Resiliency in the face of challenge and pressure & ability to lead teams through difficult situations
- Skilled dialogue facilitator: able to create productive spaces for brainstorming, discussion, innovation, and solutioning
- Active listener able to validate and influence across organization
- Adept at balancing intense short-term pressures with overall long-term goals
- Change-leader mindset willing to challenge status quo in a collaborative and inclusive manner that brings stakeholders along

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard

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