Senior Director, FP&A xScale

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Job Summary

The Senior Director, xScale FP&A will lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance management for Equinix's xScale business. This role serves as the financial backbone for a highly capital-intensive, global hyperscale infrastructure platform, ensuring alignment between growth strategy, capital deployment, joint venture (JV) economics, and operational performance.

The role is responsible for driving an integrated financial view across development, operations, and monetization, partnering closely with Asset Management, Corporate FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, and Strategy to deliver clear, decision-ready insights to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

* Lead end-to-end planning cycles (annual budget, quarterly forecasts, long-range planning) for xScale globally

* Develop integrated financial models linking development pipeline, operations, and JV structures

* Ensure forecasts are accurate, explainable, and aligned with enterprise guidance

Performance Management & Insights

* Drive performance reporting across revenue, NOI, capex, and return metrics

* Provide actionable insights on business drivers, risks, and opportunities

* Support preparation of executive and board-level materials

Capital & Investment Analytics

* Partner with Treasury, Corp Dev, and Asset Management on capital allocation decisions

* Evaluate JV structures, monetization strategies, and investment returns

* Support financing, refinancing, and asset sale processes with robust analytics

Operating Model & Cross-Functional Alignment

* Define and evolve the FP&A operating model for a scaled, global xScale platform

* Coordinate inputs across regions, functions, and JV stakeholders to ensure a consistent financial narrative

* Align resource requirements and cost structures with business maturity (development vs. stabilized assets)

Business Partnership

* Serve as a strategic partner to xScale leadership across development, operations, and asset management

* Challenge assumptions and ensure financial discipline in decision-making

* Enable trade-off decisions balancing growth, returns, and capital efficiency

Process Excellence & Transformation

* Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, tools, and data integrity

* Support automation, standardization, and scalability of planning and reporting processes

* Enhance speed and quality of insights to keep pace with business growth

Team Leadership

* Build and lead a high-performing FP&A team (direct and matrixed)

* Develop talent, establish clear roles and accountability, and foster a culture of ownership and collaboration

* Partner across global teams to deliver a coordinated finance function

Qualifications

Experience

* 10-15+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or investment finance

* Experience in capital-intensive industries (e.g., infrastructure, real estate, data centers, or similar) strongly preferred

* Proven track record of supporting complex, global, and multi-entity environments (e.g., joint ventures, partnerships)

* Experience working with senior executives and contributing to strategic decision-making

Skills & Capabilities

* Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights

* Deep understanding of planning processes, forecasting methodologies, and performance management

* Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels

* Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management capabilities

* Experience driving process improvement and scalable…