Corporate Strategy, Senior Manager

Equinix•Toronto, ON

2d•$186,000 - $280,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is a key contributor in shaping and directing the execution of Equinix’s enterprise strategy. Partnering closely with the Chief Strategy Officer and the executive team, this individual will focus on the translation of the long-term strategy into a clear, actionable, and measurable multi-year strategic roadmap. The ideal candidate will have experience in cross-functional strategy formulation and strategic planning at large enterprises. They will work closely with key leaders across all functions within Equinix and support the executive team’s strategy agenda across short and long-term horizons. This will involve identifying and managing key trade-offs in how we define our most promising growth levers at an enterprise level, as well as evaluating the corresponding capital allocation decisioning across both organic and inorganic avenues. This role works at the core of Equinix as part of the Corporate Strategy team, a fast-paced, high-growth team tasked with leading change in the way Equinix maps its company strategy through a critical inflection point in our industry. We are looking for smart, independent, and creative thinkers who are driven team players with a desire to deliver impact across Equinix. Our team is filled with thoughtful problem solvers who enjoy helping each other achieve and develop. We embrace diversity in thought and are committed to providing an equitable work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited institution
7+ years’ professional experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or private equity.
Experience in driving work within an enterprise-level strategic planning process
Repeated experience building complex financial models, forecasting corporate performance and decision implications across multi-year horizons at large enterprises (e.g., Fortune 500, Forbes Global 2000).
Proven track-record in framing and leading project management of cross-functional strategy initiatives
Demonstrated ability to assess strategic initiatives, challenge initiative owners constructively, and drive execution feasibility
Strong influencing skills, including building stakeholder relationships with senior leaders and demonstrated ability to shape strategic direction without direct authority
Proven track record in providing novel and innovative solutions to complex or difficult strategic issues
Ability to independently draft and present client deliverables, recommendations, and communications strategies
Deep analytical, problem-solving, and data-centric decision-making capabilities
Self-motivated with a demonstrated ability to drive work through ambiguity in a dynamic, results-oriented environment

Nice To Haves

Technology industry experience preferred but not required
Preference for experience with capex intensive industries

Responsibilities

Shaping enterprise strategy: Connect the dots across long and short-term enterprise-wide strategies to drive coherent choices; requires an in-depth understanding of Equinix’s market position and growth levers across multiple time horizons.
Support the Corporate Strategy team and adjacent functions in designing and implementing improvements to the enterprise-level strategic planning process.
Act as a key thought partner to the CSO and functional leaders, contributing insights on business, technology, and operational strategy.
Work collaboratively across functions and regions to prioritize and manage a portfolio of critical strategic initiatives on an on-going basis.
Managing strategic decisioning: Serve as a strategic advisor to senior executives, providing thought leadership and constructive challenge to optimize business initiatives.
Oversee financial and business performance analysis, ensuring data-driven decision-making and setting of clear KPIs.
Work closely with other central corporate functions to establish and manage efficient communications and discussions with the executive team on critical strategy topics.
Defining the enterprise operating plan: Collaborate with central functions to build, maintain, and leverage financial models to make key strategic decisions and integrate implications into long-term forecasts.
Synthesize long-term market forces and short-term strategic decisions to continuously evaluate growth drivers.
Monitor execution performance against strategic decisions and assumptions to diagnose potential challenges and recommend course corrections.
Supporting capital allocation and strategic ventures: Partner with enterprise leadership to help guide Equinix's capital deployment in support of the enterprise operating plan of record; requires close coordination across strategy, finance, and investment stakeholders.
Support the development of pipeline strategy and capital allocation frameworks that inform where and how Equinix invests across its portfolio.
Bring an enterprise strategy lens to key investment trade-offs, ensuring capital deployment decisions remain aligned with long-term growth priorities and return expectations.
Support the identification, evaluation, and development of strategic venture opportunities that extend Equinix's growth beyond organic levers, contributing to the strategic and financial thesis underpinning new venture opportunities in close partnership with Corporate Development and other functional leaders.