Senior Manager, Corporate Development & Strategy

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Job Summary 

The Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy & Development drives and supports Americas’ strategic planning, portfolio strategy, location strategy, asset management, strategic initiatives, and new business development. They are expected to build strong collaborative partnerships with many major, internal functions. 

 
Responsibilities 
Portfolio Strategy & Asset Management 

• Develops asset management optimization and prioritization strategies, including expansion, contraction, disposition, and reconfiguration of sites

• Develops relative prioritization for both further investment in current footprints and for new potential geographic expansions 

• Helps develop metro and regional capacity strategies and support capex forecasts on planned development 

• Identifies and prioritizes development of new business cases for expansion 

• Alongside internal business partners, prioritizes and ensures the timely investment roadmap for investment to refresh/upgrade sites, mindful of end-of-life infrastructure and mitigation of single points of failure 

• Develop points of view and proposed action plans regarding metro- and site-level performance, include prioritization and roadmap of site closures and divestments; partnering with the PMO Office to onboard identified site migrations and exits into such processes 

• Supports near- and long-term capacity plans and maintain inventory roadmaps 

• Oversees the financial modeling and development of presentations 

• Develops and presents investment proposals to executive management 

• Reviews ad hoc financial analysis and supports investment analysis for other business units including M&A, Commercial Finance Business Development, and others 

 
Strategic Planning and Development 

• Manages the annual strategic planning process in conjunction with the Regional and Corporate teams; leading key initiatives during the annual strategy planning process 

• Develops strategy/business cases for strategic initiatives, sells into organization, leads and manages cross-functional program teams, and raises/resolves issues 

• Drives competitive and market research to track and synthesize competitors’/partners’ initiatives, key trends, and disruptions across the ecosystem (e.g., data centers, connectivity providers, independent power providers, hyperscalers, neo-clouds) to deliver insights that inform strategy and action-planning; partnering with global Market Intelligence team for research 

• Evaluates and (in some cases) spearheads corporate development opportunities, partnering with Finance, Marketing and other operating areas

• Develops strategies to capture significant benefit from the proliferation of AI inference 

• Takes on a wide variety of roles, depending on the project 

• Delivers presentations to senior management on key initiatives 

 
Project and Program Management 

• Works with leadership to identify business issues requiring project management 

• Develops Executive staff and Board-level presentation materials 

• Identifies, designs, prioritizes, manages and reports on complex strategic initiatives across the business 

• Leads efforts on internal consulting projects focused on new markets/products, growth initiatives and profitability improvements 

• Runs interdepartmental working group meetings with little or no supervision 

• Helps kick-off meetings and hosts sections of cross-departmental meetings as needed 

• Works with working group team members to identify, catalogue, document, and make recommendations to more senior team members 

• Provides summary notes and follow-up emails to working teams 

 

Joint Ventures and M&A 

• Supports and, often, drives development of JV investment opportunities for growth 

• Supports buyside and sellside M&A processes, as needed 

• Actively follows and analyzes deal activity in areas of interest to Equinix 

• Supports development of operational models and synergy forecasts for targets 

 
Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree preferred; MBA a plus 

• 7+ years of relevant business experience, preferably in Top tier Management consulting/Corporate Strategy/Corporate Development at a leading technology company preferred 

• Strong preference for significant, relevant data center experience

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

United States - DE1 Denver : 155,000 - 233,000 USD / Annual

United States - Redwood City Office GHQ : 186,000 - 280,000 USD / Annual

United States - New York City Office NYO1 : 171,000 - 257,000 USD / Annual

United States - Ashburn Office AEO : 171,000 - 257,000 USD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.

US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.

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