Senior Executive Recruiter

**Senior Principal, Executive Hiring**

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating over 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 77+ consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of over 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 28 countries spanning five continents - and counting

A role at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world. 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.

**Summary**

Reporting to the Director, Executive Hiring, the Senior Principal, Executive Hiring will play a lead role in designing search strategies, direct sourcing, engaging with top external and internal talent, and taking on accountability for the management of end-to-end executive searches.

You’ll have a rigorous focus on the quality of talent and diversity and inclusion. The team is committed to providing an equal opportunity to everybody - based on skill, experience, and aligned values - allowing for new and different perspectives.

**Responsibilities**
- Plan and execute multiple, cross-functional, end-to-end executive searches at Senior Director, VP, and SVP levels - taking accountability for driving business outcomes and differentiated experiences for leaders. Focus on quality, diversity, and agility.
- Position and effectively articulate Equinix’s employer brand / value proposition with senior leaders.
- Interact with and provide thought leadership to Executive Researchers / Sourcers, HR CoE Partners (Client Services, Reward, Talent Management, Global Mobility, HR Services) and the wider, global Talent Acquisition team.
- Be a role model of recruitment best practices, providing other Recruiters with your insight and support to help them grow,
- Think strategically and commit to delivering results, adapting effortlessly to change to drive meaningful outcomes.

**Experience & Skills**
- Significant in-house executive recruiting experience, or retained search experience, ideally a combination of both
- Proven experience in recruiting senior-level professionals in a retained search or contingency search firm
- Experience consulting on and negotiating complex compensation and mobility packages to assist with hiring decisions,
- Knowledge and understanding of executive recruiting techniques, recruitment plan development, sourcing methods, and executive compensation strategies
- Experience consulting, influencing, and partnering with business executives, leadership, human resources partners, and peers.
- Ability to collaborate with executive and senior management to identify and draft detailed and accurate job descriptions and hiring criteria.

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.