Manager, Data Center

Manager, Data Center
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 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 20 years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,100 networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.

Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. 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.

**Job Summary**
Receives objective based assignments, and determines resources to meet schedules and goals. Provides guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established company policies. Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect section or multiple disciplines. Decisions impact others in the immediate team and influences methods and techniques. Executes financials, business planning, organizational priorities and workforce.

**Responsibilities**:
Management
- Manages supervisors and professional individual contributors. Guides through well defined management precedents.
- Manages teams to work safely, effectively and with high regard to human error avoidance.
- Manages personnel details including salaries, positioning, hire/fire, reviews, coaching and development.
- Aids in testing, project management, and resolving incidents.

Project / Infrastructure Site Management
- Plans, coordinates, reviews budgets, and implements resources to complete projects and maintenance within the datacenters.
- Provides input and guidance towards budget.
- Overall site capacity management.
- Translates functional plans into operational processes and guides execution.

Vendor Management
- Oversees contractor work and operations to ensure completion to Equinix's required standards, (KPI's) Key Performance Indicators and (SLA's) Service Level Agreements.

Testing
- Ensures correct processes are followed and all documentation is complete
- Takeover of new builds and building infrastructure
- Writes all (MOP) Maintenance Operation Protocol scripts

Incident Management
- Communicates and coordinates activities and on-site staff during an incident
- Assists with root cause analysis and incident resolution

**Typical Degree & Years of Experience**
- Minimum of 8 years of related experience or equivalent work experience (8+). Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

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.