Director, Global Executive Talent Acquisition
for section headings like About the list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for: About the role (maybe "Who are we?" and "Job Summary" combined). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (list). Benefits (list). Pay (range). Schedule? Not present. Skills? Not explicit separate; maybe part of qualifications. We'll not create Skills if no explicit. We'll not create Schedule.
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for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID.
We need to include Pay section with the ranges. Provide as
maybe.
We need to include Benefits section with bullet list of benefits described.
We need to include Responsibilities as bullet list.
Qualifications as bullet list.
About the role: combine "Who are we?" and "Job Summary" and maybe "Why this role matters". We'll put in
paragraphs.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Let's extract content.
From posting:
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 As Director, Global Executive Talent Acquisition, you will lead our Global Executive Talent Acquisition (GETA) team and the day-to-day delivery of executive search for VP, SVP and selected C-suite appointments around the world. From search strategy through offer close, you will set a consistent standard for rigor, pace, candidate care and stakeholder confidence. This is a visible global people leadership role for someone who combines the craft of executive search with the discipline of building a high-performing program. You will coach experienced recruiters, orchestrate complex multi-stakeholder searches, create durable executive talent pipelines in partnership with succession planning and use insight to help senior leaders make better-informed hiring decisions. You will report to the Senior Director, Talent Marketplace, who retains accountability for executive hiring strategy. You will translate that strategy into exceptional execution, leading through a collaborative, multi-stakeholder model and ensuring the team can deliver consistently without dependence on any single executive relationship.
Why this role matters Shape leadership: Help Equinix identify and engage the executives who can deliver critical business prioritiesBuild lasting capability: Create a global executive search engine that becomes stronger, faster and more insightful with every mandateLead through influence: Partner with senior executives, HR leaders and specialist teams across a complex global organisationBuild the capability engine: Equinix is scaling its leadership bench at the very moment digital infrastructure is being redefined. Executive hiring is moving from reactive search to a genuine capability engine - one that weighs internal succession, mobility and external hire as equal routes to strength. You are joining at the point of inflection, with a mandate to build that engine, not inherit one
We can combine these into About the role.
Responsibilities list:
- Lead and develop a global team. Develop, coach and performance-manage the GETA team, creating clear expectations, strong operating rhythms, thoughtful capacity planning and meaningful career pathways for senior practitioners
- Deliver executive search with excellence. Lead day-to-day delivery for VP, SVP and selected C-suite searches globally, from intake and success profile through assessment, selection and offer close
- Raise the bar on search quality. Coach recruiters hands-on in market mapping, outreach, assessment, candidate care and senior stakeholder management, while embedding consistent standards across active searches
- Partner at the highest levels. Engage senior hiring executives, people business partners and hiring managers to align on outcomes, interview plans, decisions and risks, and provide clear reporting on the executive hiring portfolio
- Build the talent pipeline before it is needed. Maintain a current view of executive talent pools across priority capabilities, competitors and adjacent sectors, and convert intelligence into repeatable pipeline and outreach plans
- Turn market insight into better decisions. Partner with Talent Intelligence and Total Rewards to bring external talent, availability and compensation context into searches before assumptions become constraints
- Own governance, controls and candidate care. Ensure disciplined search governance, high-quality documentation and an executive candidate experience that reflects the Equinix brand
- Make smart build-versus-buy decisions. Manage executive search partners and program spend, using external firms selectively where they add distinctive value while strengthening internal delivery over time
- Measure what matters. Own GETA reporting across time-to-slate, cycle time, quality signals, offer acceptance, internal movement, margin assurance, cost-per-hire, and partner spend
Qualifications list:
- 15+ years of experience in talent acquisition
- Significant experience leading executive search, executive talent acquisition or comparable global talent programmes in a complex, matrixed organisation – ideally combined with experience at a global external search firm
- A strong record of leading, coaching and developing experienced executive recruiters or senior talent practitioners across multiple markets (AMERs, EMEA, APAC)
- Deep expertise in executive search delivery, including search strategy and qualification, market mapping, pipeline cultivation, assessment, selection, offer management and executive candidate care
- The judgement and presence to partner credibly with VP, SVP and C-suite stakeholders while creating alignment across business leaders, People team partners, and specialist teams
- Experience building executive talent pipelines across multiple functions and converting market intelligence into practical sourcing / supply and hiring strategies
- Commercial discipline in managing search partners, programme budgets, cost-per-hire and build-versus-buy decisions
- Confidence using data, dashboards and quality signals to improve delivery, expose risk and inform senior-level decisions
- A leadership style grounded in care, excellence, accountability, inclusion, candor, and adaptability
Benefits list: We have US Benefits and Canada Core Benefits. We'll combine into bullet list.
US Benefits:
- Insurance: health, life, disability and voluntary plans for you and eligible family members.
- Retirement: you and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: accrued PTO each pay period plus various paid holidays.
Canada Core Benefits:
- Insurance: healthcare coverage complementing provincial system, plus life, disability and optional benefit plans.
- Retirement: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA).
- Vacation and Paid Holidays: vacation and personal time, plus various paid holidays.
Also Employee Assistance Program available to all employees.
We'll list bullet points.
Pay: Provide ranges: Canada - Toronto Office TRO: 154,000 - 232,000 CAD / Annual; United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI: 177,000 - 265,000 USD / Annual.
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Schedule: none.
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Structure:
About the role
... (combined paragraphs)
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
... ranges ...
Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft the About the role paragraph(s). Could be multiple but we can combine into one
with sentences.
We'll include the "Who are we?" and "Job Summary" and "Why this role matters" content.
Let's write:
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. As Director, Global Executive Talent Acquisition, you will lead our Global Executive Talent Acquisition (GETA) team and the day-to-day delivery of executive search for VP, SVP and selected C-suite appointments around the world. From search strategy through offer close, you will set a consistent standard for rigor, pace, candidate care and stakeholder confidence. This is a visible global people leadership role for someone who combines the craft of executive search with the discipline of building a high-performing program. You will coach experienced recruiters, orchestrate complex multi-stakeholder searches, create durable executive talent pipelines in partnership with succession planning and use insight to help senior leaders make better-informed hiring decisions. You will report to the Senior Director, Talent Marketplace, who retains accountability for executive hiring strategy. You will translate that strategy into exceptional execution, leading through a collaborative, multi-stakeholder model and ensuring the team can deliver consistently without dependence on any single executive relationship. Shape leadership: Help Equinix identify and engage the executives who can deliver critical business priorities. Build lasting capability: Create a global executive search engine that becomes stronger, faster and more insightful with every mandate. Lead through influence: Partner with senior executives, HR leaders and specialist teams across a complex global organisation. Build the capability engine: Equinix is scaling its leadership bench at the very moment digital infrastructure is being redefined. Executive hiring is moving from reactive search to a genuine capability engine - one that weighs internal succession, mobility and external hire as equal routes to strength. You are joining at the point of inflection, with a mandate to build that engine, not inherit one.
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Qualifications list similarly.
Benefits list: combine.
Let's draft Benefits bullet points:
- Employee Assistance Program available to all employees.
- US Benefits:
* Insurance: health, life, disability and voluntary plans for you and eligible family members.
* Retirement: you and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan.
* Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: accrued PTO each pay period plus various paid holidays.
- Canada Core Benefits:
* Insurance: healthcare coverage designed to complement the provincial healthcare system, plus life, disability and optional benefit plans.
* Retirement: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA).
* Vacation and Paid Holidays: vacation and personal time, plus various paid holidays.
We need to keep as
- . Nested lists? The instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid nested lists but we can keep flat list with dash separated. Simpler: each benefit as separate
- with description.
We'll list:
- Employee Assistance Program available to all employees.
- Insurance (US): health, life, disability and voluntary plans for you and eligible family members.
- Retirement (US):
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID. We need to include Pay section with the ranges. Provide as
maybe. We need to include Benefits section with bullet list of benefits described. We need to include Responsibilities as bullet list. Qualifications as bullet list. About the role: combine "Who are we?" and "Job Summary" and maybe "Why this role matters". We'll put in
paragraphs. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's extract content. From posting: 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 As Director, Global Executive Talent Acquisition, you will lead our Global Executive Talent Acquisition (GETA) team and the day-to-day delivery of executive search for VP, SVP and selected C-suite appointments around the world. From search strategy through offer close, you will set a consistent standard for rigor, pace, candidate care and stakeholder confidence. This is a visible global people leadership role for someone who combines the craft of executive search with the discipline of building a high-performing program. You will coach experienced recruiters, orchestrate complex multi-stakeholder searches, create durable executive talent pipelines in partnership with succession planning and use insight to help senior leaders make better-informed hiring decisions. You will report to the Senior Director, Talent Marketplace, who retains accountability for executive hiring strategy. You will translate that strategy into exceptional execution, leading through a collaborative, multi-stakeholder model and ensuring the team can deliver consistently without dependence on any single executive relationship. Why this role matters Shape leadership: Help Equinix identify and engage the executives who can deliver critical business prioritiesBuild lasting capability: Create a global executive search engine that becomes stronger, faster and more insightful with every mandateLead through influence: Partner with senior executives, HR leaders and specialist teams across a complex global organisationBuild the capability engine: Equinix is scaling its leadership bench at the very moment digital infrastructure is being redefined. Executive hiring is moving from reactive search to a genuine capability engine - one that weighs internal succession, mobility and external hire as equal routes to strength. You are joining at the point of inflection, with a mandate to build that engine, not inherit one We can combine these into About the role. Responsibilities list: - Lead and develop a global team. Develop, coach and performance-manage the GETA team, creating clear expectations, strong operating rhythms, thoughtful capacity planning and meaningful career pathways for senior practitioners - Deliver executive search with excellence. Lead day-to-day delivery for VP, SVP and selected C-suite searches globally, from intake and success profile through assessment, selection and offer close - Raise the bar on search quality. Coach recruiters hands-on in market mapping, outreach, assessment, candidate care and senior stakeholder management, while embedding consistent standards across active searches - Partner at the highest levels. Engage senior hiring executives, people business partners and hiring managers to align on outcomes, interview plans, decisions and risks, and provide clear reporting on the executive hiring portfolio - Build the talent pipeline before it is needed. Maintain a current view of executive talent pools across priority capabilities, competitors and adjacent sectors, and convert intelligence into repeatable pipeline and outreach plans - Turn market insight into better decisions. Partner with Talent Intelligence and Total Rewards to bring external talent, availability and compensation context into searches before assumptions become constraints - Own governance, controls and candidate care. Ensure disciplined search governance, high-quality documentation and an executive candidate experience that reflects the Equinix brand - Make smart build-versus-buy decisions. Manage executive search partners and program spend, using external firms selectively where they add distinctive value while strengthening internal delivery over time - Measure what matters. Own GETA reporting across time-to-slate, cycle time, quality signals, offer acceptance, internal movement, margin assurance, cost-per-hire, and partner spend Qualifications list: - 15+ years of experience in talent acquisition - Significant experience leading executive search, executive talent acquisition or comparable global talent programmes in a complex, matrixed organisation – ideally combined with experience at a global external search firm - A strong record of leading, coaching and developing experienced executive recruiters or senior talent practitioners across multiple markets (AMERs, EMEA, APAC) - Deep expertise in executive search delivery, including search strategy and qualification, market mapping, pipeline cultivation, assessment, selection, offer management and executive candidate care - The judgement and presence to partner credibly with VP, SVP and C-suite stakeholders while creating alignment across business leaders, People team partners, and specialist teams - Experience building executive talent pipelines across multiple functions and converting market intelligence into practical sourcing / supply and hiring strategies - Commercial discipline in managing search partners, programme budgets, cost-per-hire and build-versus-buy decisions - Confidence using data, dashboards and quality signals to improve delivery, expose risk and inform senior-level decisions - A leadership style grounded in care, excellence, accountability, inclusion, candor, and adaptability Benefits list: We have US Benefits and Canada Core Benefits. We'll combine into bullet list. US Benefits: - Insurance: health, life, disability and voluntary plans for you and eligible family members. - Retirement: you and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: accrued PTO each pay period plus various paid holidays. Canada Core Benefits: - Insurance: healthcare coverage complementing provincial system, plus life, disability and optional benefit plans. - Retirement: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA). - Vacation and Paid Holidays: vacation and personal time, plus various paid holidays. Also Employee Assistance Program available to all employees. We'll list bullet points. Pay: Provide ranges: Canada - Toronto Office TRO: 154,000 - 232,000 CAD / Annual; United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI: 177,000 - 265,000 USD / Annual. We'll put in
. Schedule: none. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
... (combined paragraphs)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
... ranges ...
Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine. We must not include markdown fences. Let's craft the About the role paragraph(s). Could be multiplebut we can combine into one
with sentences. We'll include the "Who are we?" and "Job Summary" and "Why this role matters" content. Let's write: 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. As Director, Global Executive Talent Acquisition, you will lead our Global Executive Talent Acquisition (GETA) team and the day-to-day delivery of executive search for VP, SVP and selected C-suite appointments around the world. From search strategy through offer close, you will set a consistent standard for rigor, pace, candidate care and stakeholder confidence. This is a visible global people leadership role for someone who combines the craft of executive search with the discipline of building a high-performing program. You will coach experienced recruiters, orchestrate complex multi-stakeholder searches, create durable executive talent pipelines in partnership with succession planning and use insight to help senior leaders make better-informed hiring decisions. You will report to the Senior Director, Talent Marketplace, who retains accountability for executive hiring strategy. You will translate that strategy into exceptional execution, leading through a collaborative, multi-stakeholder model and ensuring the team can deliver consistently without dependence on any single executive relationship. Shape leadership: Help Equinix identify and engage the executives who can deliver critical business priorities. Build lasting capability: Create a global executive search engine that becomes stronger, faster and more insightful with every mandate. Lead through influence: Partner with senior executives, HR leaders and specialist teams across a complex global organisation. Build the capability engine: Equinix is scaling its leadership bench at the very moment digital infrastructure is being redefined. Executive hiring is moving from reactive search to a genuine capability engine - one that weighs internal succession, mobility and external hire as equal routes to strength. You are joining at the point of inflection, with a mandate to build that engine, not inherit one. That is fine. Now Responsibilities list: each bullet as
- .
Qualifications list similarly.
Benefits list: combine.
Let's draft Benefits bullet points:
- Employee Assistance Program available to all employees.
- US Benefits:
* Insurance: health, life, disability and voluntary plans for you and eligible family members.
* Retirement: you and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan.
* Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: accrued PTO each pay period plus various paid holidays.
- Canada Core Benefits:
* Insurance: healthcare coverage designed to complement the provincial healthcare system, plus life, disability and optional benefit plans.
* Retirement: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA).
* Vacation and Paid Holidays: vacation and personal time, plus various paid holidays.
We need to keep as
- . Nested lists? The instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid nested lists but we can keep flat list with dash separated. Simpler: each benefit as separate
- with description. We'll list: - Employee Assistance Program available to all employees. - Insurance (US): health, life, disability and voluntary plans for you and eligible family members. - Retirement (US):
- . Nested lists? The instruction says use