Director, Regulatory and Public Policy Operational Strategy

**Director, Regulatory and Public Policy Operational Strategy**:

- JR-152737
- Hybrid
- Singapore
- Legal
- Full time

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 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.

We are looking for a Director, Regulatory and Public Policy Operational Strategy to play a pivotal role as a strategic enabler for the Global Regulatory and Public Policy Office (GRPO), aligning Equinix’s regulatory strategy and public policy frameworks to enable its business priorities in rapidly evolving regulatory and public policy landscapes worldwide.

Reporting to the head of GRPO, you will play a key enablement role and work closely in partnership with the Global Regulatory Office (GRO) and the Public Policy and Government Affairs team (PPGA) to comprehensively understand regulatory and public policy landscape shifts worldwide and identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks and opportunities to Equinix’s business, with the main objective of enabling Equinix to achieve its business priorities while ensuring compliance.

If you are passionate about helping businesses navigate uncertainty and build resilience in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

**Responsibilities**:
Regulatory and Policy Operational Strategy
- Collaborate with the GRO and PPGA teams to stay abreast of evolving regulatory and public policy landscape shifts worldwide, proactively identifying potential risks and opportunities to Equinix’s business and formulating strategies to mitigate and manage risk.
- Collaborate with Equinix operational business units to quantify business impact of risks, and costs of implementing mitigation measures.
- Collaborate with external consultants to develop company-wide initiatives to implement Equinix’s regulatory and public policy strategy across all levels of the organization globally.

Engagement with Regulatory / Policy and Business Stakeholders
- Foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including business operational teams, influencing as necessary to ensure business priorities are achieved in line with Equinix’s regulatory and public policy strategy.
- Lead and enable clear two-way communication channels between GRO/PPGA teams and Equinix’s business stakeholders to align Equinix’s regulatory and public policy strategy and framework with the business priorities.
- Facilitate the flow of strategic direction from the C-suite to the operational levels globally, while also gathering insights from the operational levels on customer trends, regulatory friction points and implementation challenges and proactively recommend mitigation measures to the GRPO to help align with its strategy and framework..
- Present findings and strategies to senior leadership, and business stakeholders, communicating complex issues, risks and strategies clearly and effectively to them.

Project Management
- Lead and enable Equinix’s global, company-wide initiatives to implement regulatory and public policy strategy, ensuring effective alignment between senior leadership, GRPO and business units in business project planning and execution.
- Distill complex regulatory and public policy issues to business stakeholders for their understanding to ensure project deliverables are aligned with Equinix’s regulatory and public policy strategy and framework.
- Track project progress, ensure accountability with project deliverables and deadlines, monitor the implementation of project deliverables and provide regular updates to stakeholders, including the board of Equinix, Inc; provide post-mitigation analysis to assess effectiveness and recommend improvements; independently manage multiple complex projects, utilize data-driven insights to track progress, measure impact, and report on key performance indicators.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in (1) consulting, business development, and/or corporate strategy and operational planning; and (2) leading a function focused on operational excellence, with a strong preference for experience in the digital infrastructure or telecommunications sectors.
- Master’s degree or comparable professional experience in law, public policy, business admi