Overview
Strategic Operations Director Jobs in Slough – England – UK at Equinix, Inc.
Title: Strategic Operations Director
Company: Equinix, Inc.
Location: Slough – England – UK
Category: Management
Who are we?
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating over 250 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 theirsustainabilitygoals.
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 embracediversityin thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitablework environmentthat is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Strategic
Operations Director
Job Summary
A Strategic (Cross Functional) operations director reporting to the Country Vice president of operations, and working with key stakeholders to define, plan, monitor, support and train site engineering and technician-related operational excellence in service to the Data Center site operations team and customers. Working with the Country/Sub-Regional Data Center Ops department leaders, they are responsible for budget oversight, asset management, site focused training and QAQC, security operations, sub-regional engineering review and leading a team to deliver the highest possible operational standards across the sub-region and compliance to global standards.
Anticipates high-impact issues and leads the development of strategies for mitigating. Collaborates with global leaders to develop and implement operational strategy and systems roadmap, and forecasts global operational training needs and documentation strategy.
Responsibilities
Team Management
Leads teams of managers across multiple disciplines providing strategic guidance and direction to drive team results
Partners with Data Center Site Operations, Data Center OpsProject Management, Data Center Ops Compliance, and Global Design & Construction, along with other relevant stakeholders to lead, manage, and deliver infrastructure operational excellence, site engineering & technician process control, OPEX budget oversight, asset management and sub-regional level engineering reviews
Leads by example, creating a supportive, team-driven environment encouraging growth and opportunity
Recruits, retains, develops, coaches, and leads personnel in multiple cross-regional or country Data Center locations
Engineering Support (e.g. Controls)
UK/Campus level engineering reviews (e.g. change control) and risk mitigation (e.g. Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, DCIM / IT Systems)
Oversees installation, maintenance, and repair of control systems and recommends system-level enhancements
Review and involvement in new data center builds and expansions, supporting and partnering with Global Design and Construction as well as the data center Ops site leads
Coordinates with the Operations team to perform asset management / Maximo administration
Budgeting /Expense Analysis /Purchasing
Leads financial activities, including budget generation and ongoing forecasts, purchase decision evaluation, fund reallocation, and due diligence throughout the organization’s headcount, capital, and expense purview
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