Director, Commercial Management
About the role
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. The Director, Commercial Management is responsible for commercial management oversight across Equinix’s portfolio major expansion construction projects throughout the region. They provide strategic and day-to-day leadership specifically focused to drive down construction costs, provide assurance against internal financial controls and reporting processes and help manage all major contract risks. The role also includes program management of the wider design and construction function as it relates to preparing business cases for approval.
Responsibilities
- Provides strategic oversight for the planning and monitoring of construction projects from start to completion
- Monitors the financial close-out on all projects including settlement of all vendors
- Reports status, successes, challenges and key activities to senior management
- Develops, manages and is accountable for achievement of key commercial metrics
- Drives continuous improvement initiatives and develops best practices
- Ensures correct level of professional cost management resources are identified, engaged and managed on all regional construction projects
- Provides cost management advice and support
- Oversees and provides guidance on commercial change management and change evaluation efforts on all projects
- Oversees the preparation of budgets (including detailed cost modeling and benchmarking analysis) and presents to senior management
- Monitors adherence against budget throughout the project lifespan, including cost checks and reviews, value engineering and cost saving initiatives and evaluation of alternates
- Reviews analytics for project portfolio cash flow and earned value analysis
- Reviews project cost reports and carries out regular reviews of these with senior management
- Acts as a stage gate approver of budgets prior to executive approval
- Oversees the adherence against company expenditure limits