Vice President, Data Center Construction Americas

Equinix • Seattle, WA • 7h ago

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.
Role Summary
Reporting to the Senior Vice President Global Design and Construction (GDC), the Vice President Construction Americas plays a key, senior role in the GDC organization driving strategy, policy, leadership, and direction for the design of all data center expansion projects across North and South America and LATAM.
Equally, the leader focuses on continuous improvement and innovation in construction management, always ensuring the industry's best-in-class and sustainable solutions for customers.
Responsibilities
Overall leadership and strategy implementation
Set and optimize end-to-end design strategy, structure, and process for all projects globally
Adept at balancing intense short-term pressures with overall long-term strategy or goals
Analyze and direct the application of emerging industry best practices, tools, and methods to enhance product design solutions, working closely with internal stakeholders and stakeholders
Lead, structure, and develop a best-in-class team and process for design execution and innovation globally
Shape a collaborative, transparent, and entrepreneurial culture, in tandem with the corporate leadership team
Lead and motivate diverse teams around shared vision and change story in line with aggressive growth prospects
Support key construction programs and initiative implementation
Design decision-maker for GDC globally. Leads the formulation of standards and best practices for the design of all Equinix data centers - Retail and Hyperscale product sets
Leads and manages Innovation & Development, Master Planning/Concept Design, Standards, and Technical Review teams and efforts globally
Leads regional design teams to adopt and accommodate standards and best practices for design
Providing local knowledge and insight to key stakeholders
Collaborates with construction and procurement teams to effectively procure, install, and commission design solutions
Collaborates with operations teams to ensure design standards and best practices with their requirements
Nurtures regional design teams and the supporting supply chain on Equinix design standards and best practices
Identify opportunities for process improvement
Develops a roadmap for innovation, investigation of new products and services, and how they will be assimilated into standards
Evangelizes Equinix's designs and core design philosophies such as reliability, safety, sustainability, and cost-efficiency with internal and external customers and suppliers
Develops and maintains support tools for the Design function globally
Provides master planning/concept designs as part of Equinix's investment planning, review, and approval process
Thought leader and influencer within GDC
Oversees detailed technical review process with regional design leads to ensure that project designs meet the global design standards and business case requirements
Opines on proposed deviations to the standards or the requirements
Leads the productization effort for all Major Capital Equipment (MCE) incorporated in design solutions, working closely with the MCE procurement organization
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