Svp, Head of Talent

SVP, Head of Talent
**ABOUT EQUINIX**:
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating over 240 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.

We are a fast-growing global company with 80 consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of over 10,000 companies, including 2,000+ networks and 3,000 cloud and IT service providers in over 30 countries spanning six continents - and counting

A leadership role at Equinix means you will drive and collaborate on work that impacts the world. 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.

**ABOUT THE HR TEAM**:
We are a world-class team of HR professionals dedicated to protecting Equinix’s interests and delivering service excellence to our internal clients and customers. Our business partners rely on our leading practices and consistent, proactive, and flexible nature.

Equinix’s dynamic growth trajectory keeps us focused, flexible, and constantly learning. Our trusted relationships and solution-driven approach gets us invited into strategic conversations early and often, leading to engaging and rewarding work directly in support of Equinix’s overall business objectives.

Our global HR department spans four continents, but we are OneHR - a united team collaborating across borders in support of a shared purpose. We work hard but take time to celebrate our accomplishments and enjoy the highly valued collegial “team-first” culture we have created.

**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**:
**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Oversee Talent Acquisition & Management Functions**
- Oversees Talent Acquisition & Talent Management functions, aligning depth, quality & engagement across both groups.
- Develops vision for enterprise Talent function that incorporates end to end orientation across all Equinix lines of business.
- Lead strategy development, execution, and operations of the talent lifecycle from attraction to succession planning.
- Conduct day-to-day management activities associated with the ongoing Talent Center of Excellence partnering closely with the other HR Centers and Client Services.

**Talent Strategy & Leadership**
- Develop a 3-year talent strategy and playbook that incorporates enterprise and functional business requirements that is delivered through a lens of employee experience.
- Participate at the executive level in decisions about strategic priorities and planning, ensuring
- Talent Acquisition and Management is fully integrated.
- Bring an expert perspective to equity in talent. Ensure that Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging is woven into all Equinix’s talent-related activities.
- Set vision for and lead highly skilled Talent team to develop solutions for managers and employees related to recruiting, career growth, onboarding, and management development.
- Strengthen & advance existing talent strategies and develop new strategies through internal & external partnerships.

**Organizational Effectiveness & Change Management**
- Lead Organization Effectiveness & Change Management teams supporting business focused people initiatives within divisions and cross functionally.
- Offer direction and thought leadership for OE & Change Management programs and practices in partnership with HR practice areas and business leaders.
- Oversee strategic and/or multi-functional projects resulting in human capital recommendations to address performance gaps and build required capability and craft high impact implementation plans.

**Onboarding Strategy**
- Develop vision for enterprise onboarding strategy that incorporates end-to-end orientation.
- Enhance development program which integrates coaching, talent reviews, leadership capability and learning solutions.

**Build Talent Function**
- Align cross-functional teams: align all cross-functional stakeholders through an approach that will better enable regional leadership and global alignment in region.
- Shape a collaborative, transparent, and entrepreneurial culture, in tandem with the corporate leadership team and transformation change story.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and career development to talent team.

**Shape Equinix’s culture**
- Contribute to the evolution of Equinix’s culture, philosophy and associated programs.
- Maintain enterprise-wide culture optimizing the passion and potential of our employees.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- 15+ years of experience in Talent functions: Human Resources, Organizational Effectiv