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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.
Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. 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.
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Job Summary
The VP, Head of Digital - Corporate Applications is a forward-thinking, enterprise-oriented Product Executive responsible for leading the digital transformation of corporate functions, including Finance, People, Legal, and Business Operations. This executive will serve as the strategic partner to function leaders, with full accountability for delivering modern, user-centric digital capabilities that streamline operations, enhance compliance, elevate employee and stakeholder experiences, and enable business agility.
This leader will oversee a portfolio of enterprise products and platforms, driving the modernization and integration of core systems while introducing innovative solutions that future-proof the company's corporate foundation.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Partner with corporate function leaders to co-create and deliver a unified digital strategy that supports strategic, operational, and regulatory priorities across Finance, People, Legal, and Business Operations as well as End User Support and Digital Workplace in support of the employee experience
- Shape the long-term vision for enterprise platforms, employee experience, automation, data governance, and risk/compliance enablement.
- Ensure technology investments align with broader enterprise architecture, data, and innovation strategies.
Product Ownership & Execution
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for a portfolio of enterprise applications and digital tools-including ERP, HCM, payroll, legal management systems, procurement, and workflow automation platforms, IT Help Desk and Digital Workplace.
- Build and lead a high-impact product team responsible for designing, delivering, and optimizing capabilities that improve accuracy, compliance, efficiency, and experience.
- Prioritize investments based on business value, strategic impact, and stakeholder input, ensuring cross-functional transparency and alignment.
Stakeholder Engagement & Value Realization
- Serve as the digital thought partner and liaison between corporate function leaders and the Digital & Innovation team.
- Understand user needs across business units, functions, and geographies to ensure digital products drive measurable improvements in service delivery and operational effectiveness.
- Lead change management and user adoption strategies to ensure successful implementation and business value realization.
Innovation / Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities for automation, intelligent workflows, predictive analytics, and self-service capabilities to simplify processes and enhance decision-making.
- Foster innovation in areas such as workforce planning, financial forecasting, compliance tracking, and operational service delivery.
- Keep pace with emerging enterprise technologies and regulatory trends to ensure platforms remain compliant, modern, and resilient.
People Leadership
- Build coach and expand the customer enablement teams to support business success.
Leadership Characteristics of the role
- Is a transformational leader who excels at driving bold and meaningful change at scale and across multiple dimensions.
- Leads with a global mindset, across cultures, in a highly matrixed, relationship and consensus-driven environment.
- Cultivates Innovation - Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. Fosters a climate where innovation can thrive. Encourages innovative risk taking and embraces failure as a part of innovation
Qualifications
Essential skills, knowledge and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- 15+ years of experience in product management, digital transformation or technology leadership with at least 5 yrs in a senior leadership role
- Deep understanding of global infrastructure operations, data center environments, and related operational systems and tools
- Proven experience delivering digital solutions for mission-critical environments with high demands on uptime, security, and compliance
- Familiarity with infrastructure management platforms, DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management), CMDB, automation tools, and real-time telemetry systems
Skills and Attributes
- Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset and a passion for innovation
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and partner effectively with executive stakeholders, especially in complex, matrixed organizations
- Excellent problem-solving ability to understand business stakeholder needs, drive prioritization, and deliver systems
- Adept at inspiring behavior change through motivating teams, planning initiatives, designating priorities, and being decisive when faced with ambiguity
- Ability to provide thought leadership, think strategically and effectively communicate vision and influence across the organization
- Ability to be data driven, decisive, execution-focused and results-oriented to ensure strategy translates to outcomes
Leadership characteristics
- Product / engineering mindset with passion and experience in major transformations at a global scale across cultures, in a matrix driven org.
- Exceptional leader who excels at driving bold and meaningful change at scale and across multiple dimensions with a heavy outcome focused mindset
- Cultivates Innovation - Fosters a climate where innovation can thrive and creates new and better ways for the areas to be successful. Encourages innovative risk taking and embraces failure as a part of innovation
The United States targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:
- California (Non-SF/Bay Area), Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Washington state: $0 to $0 per year
- Colorado, Nevada, Rhode Island: $0 to $0 per year
Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.
This position may be offered in other locations. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
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.
As an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. Details about our company benefits can be found at the following link:
USA Benefits eBook
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.
The United States targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:
- California (Non-SF/Bay Area), Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Washington state: $0 to $0 per year
- Colorado, Nevada, Rhode Island: $0 to $0 per year
Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.
This position may be offered in other locations. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
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.
As an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. Details about our company benefits can be found at the following link:
USA Benefits eBook