Business Partner Director

Position: People Business Partner Director
Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You’ll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary The Director, People Business Partner will be a strategic partner to our go-to-market function (Customer Revenue organization) and leaders. This role will directly support our Global Partner organization.  This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team during the time of rapid transformation and building a new operating model.

As a member of the People Team, the Director, People Business Partner will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders and their leadership teams to define the talent strategy, shape business objectives, build high performing teams, and optimize the organization. Leads business change and global people initiatives, and drives engagement across the organization. Leads transformational work that improves organizational effectiveness, organization design, organizational capability, and talent management.

The People Business Partner challenges conventional thinking, cultivates a values-driven culture, and champions innovation by integrating technology, people, and process. Brings deep HR and business expertise with a strong focus on delivering business value, designing agile people-centric solutions, enabling new ways of working, and creating meaningful enterprise impact. Responsibilities Partner directly with senior go-to-market leaders to build and execute the people strategies that accelerate business performance

Lead complex organizational transformations associated with growth, restructuring, and new operating models, owning implementation plans and ensuring agreed actions are followed through

Serve as a trusted advisor on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, succession planning, and talent strategy

Build the annual talent plan, using data, market insights, and business context to forecast workforce risks, opportunities, and the people changes needed to influence executive decision making

Drive strategies that strengthen leadership capability, team effectiveness, employee engagement, and culture, and facilitate leader-led action planning on engagement, organization health, and workforce metrics

Partner across Integrated Talent Solutions, Total Rewards, Workforce Insights, and People Experience, and champion a strong service delivery model across the broader People Team, to deliver on the talent strategy

Coach executives and leadership teams through change, ambiguity, and organizational growth

Anticipate future talent and capability needs in a rapidly evolving technology landscape, including AI-enabled ways of working

Influence outcomes through credibility, business acumen, and strong relationships rather than formal authority

Role models Equinix values and the attributes of the desired culture—fostering inclusion, trust, and a growth mindset—and drives culture transformation through leadership

What Makes You Successful You think like a business leader first and an HR leader second

You quickly build credibility with senior executives and are viewed as a trusted advisor

You can translate business strategy into practical talent actions

You bring a systems-thinking mindset and understand how talent,…