xScale Finance Senior Project Manager

Join to apply for the xScale Finance Senior Project Manager role at Equinix 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Who are we? 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. A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You’ll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work. Job Summary: The Senior Project Manager leads the xScale Finance PMO, establishing best practices, governance frameworks, and standards for project delivery. This role is accountable for the overall project portfolio, resource planning, and executive‑level stakeholder management. In addition, the Senior Project Manager directly manages and executes high‑impact finance initiatives across joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and capital market projects, ensuring successful delivery from initiation through completion. Key Responsibilities Leadership & PMO Provide leadership and ensure best practices, methodologies, and governance are consistently applied within the xScale Finance PMO. Oversee the entire project portfolio, ensuring strategic alignment, prioritization, and resource optimization. Drive resource planning and allocation for the project portfolio, proactively addressing constraints and capacity issues. Support project managers in ensuring consistency and excellence in project delivery and standards. Ensure frameworks for project tracking, reporting, and risk management applied consistently across all projects. Manage relationships and communications with senior leaders’ stakeholders, providing regular updates and insights. Direct Project Execution Manage end-to-end delivery of strategic xScale JV finance projects, ensuring structured planning, disciplined execution, and timely completion of milestones. Coordinate project activities for joint ventures, refinancing, and capital markets transactions, working closely with treasury and capital markets teams. Maintain project governance and tracking mechanisms, ensuring decisions, deliverables, and dependencies are documented and monitored. Lead due diligence activities across financial, tax, legal, and operational workstreams. Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, timelines, and risk registers. Communicate project objectives, progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders, including executive-level reporting. Apply advanced project management methodologies and tools (e.g., PMP, PMI, PRINCE2). Plan and manage cutover activities to ensure seamless transitions and readiness for transaction close. Qualifications and Experience 8+ years of project management experience, with significant exposure to leading PMOs or project portfolios in corporate development, joint venture/M&A or capital markets. Demonstrated experience in establishing project management best practices and governance. Proven track record of executive stakeholder management and communication. CPA qualification or equivalent professional accounting designation is highly preferred. Experience collaborating with external advisors, including investment banks, legal counsel, tax advisors, and consultants. Advanced proficiency with planning and portfolio management tools (e.g., Smartsheets, Microsoft Project, Jira). Project Management certification required. Targeted pay range for this position: Canada - Toronto Office (TRO): 139,000 – 209,000 CAD per year. United States – Dallas Infomart Office (DAI): 136,000 – 204,000 USD per year. The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full‑time position determined by role, level, and location. Changes may be made over time. Equinix Benefits Employee Assistance Program: Available to all employees. US Benefits: Health, life, disability and voluntary plans; retirement plans; paid time off and paid holidays. Canada core benefits: Healthcare coverage complementing provincial system; retirement plans (DCPP, RRSP, TSFA); vacation and paid holidays. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms. Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form. 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 to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr