Senior Director, Global Design and Construction Data Analytics

About the Role

The Global Design & Construction team (GDC) is responsible for planning, designing, and delivering the world's most interconnected data centers. Our global footprint includes more than 270 data centers across ~35 countries and ~75 metros. GDC is seeking an experienced leader to modernize our data analytics capabilities and drive our AI transformation. This role will transform fragmented data and reporting into secure, automated, and insight-driven analytics platforms, collaborating closely with GDC sub-functions and wider support teams.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Analytics Strategy: Lead analytics strategy aligned to business priorities, define analytics as a scalable capability, and translate business complexity into decision-ready insights for senior leadership.
• Platform Modernization & AI Enablement: Drive modernization of analytics platforms through automation and standardization, lead adoption of advanced analytics and self-service reporting, and eliminate manual reporting with automated solutions.
• Governance, Architecture & Security: Maintain reporting standards, shape analytics architecture principles, and own analytics access and security models.
• Portfolio & Delivery Oversight: Govern analytics initiatives, prioritize work based on business value, oversee the analytics lifecycle, and balance near-term delivery with long-term platform health.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership: Lead the global vision for GDC analytics, act as a trusted advisor to leadership, and build strong business relationships with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Economics, Data Science, Construction, or related field, or commensurate experience.
• Significant experience in the data science/analytics domain, with preference for construction domain experience.
• Relevant professional certifications or continuous learning in analytics, data, or AI.
• Experience in a highly cross-functional, multinational business, ideally in the data center industry.

Skills

• Proven track record delivering large-scale analytics modernization initiatives.
• Advanced Power BI and SQL skills, with AI utilization experience.
• Dynamic leadership with a bias for action, rapid experimentation, and problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills, simplifying complexity for diverse audiences.
• Ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships as a trusted advisor.
• Proactive ownership and initiative-driving capabilities, meeting business deadlines.
• Balanced approach to collaboration, alignment, and decisive decision-making.

Pay

The targeted pay ranges for this position are:

• United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI: $200,000 - $300,000 USD / Annual
• United States - DC10 Washington DC: $220,000 - $330,000 USD / Annual
• United States - CH2 Chicago: $220,000 - $330,000 USD / Annual
• United States - Redwood City Office GHQ: $240,000 - $360,000 USD / Annual
• United States - New York City Office NYO1: $220,000 - $330,000 USD / Annual
• Canada - Toronto Office TRO: $202,000 - $302,000 CAD / Annual

Ranges reflect base pay only and exclude bonus, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is based on job-related skills, experience, and education/training.

Benefits

Equinix offers competitive benefits, including:

• US Benefits: Health, life, disability, and voluntary insurance plans; retirement contributions; paid time off (PTO) and holidays.
• Canada Benefits: Complementary healthcare coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, and vacation/personal time with paid holidays.

Eligibility requirements and specific plan terms apply. Benefits are subject to change.