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You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.Senior Director, Data Centre Operations - Australia\nJob Description Summary\nThe Senior Director, Data Centre Operations owns customer impacting, day to day responsibility for the operations, maintenance and performance of the 18 data centres and 200+ FTE's in the country. The Senior Director is responsible for the day-to-day execution, capacity management, consistent response/structures and streamlined support.\nAs the Senior Director Data Centre Operations Australia, you will drive strategic planning and priorities for data centre operations, in alignment with our next gen platform strategy\nKey Responsibilities:\nEstablish and track delivery against KPIs, SLAs, and metrics (incl. performance, capacity, availability, budget)\nOversee on-the-ground incident response, problem resolution, and change management communicating closely with key customers about resolution to support Equinix customer experience\nEstablish critical business continuity plans, including design and implementation of disaster preparedness, detailed project management, and logistics coordination\nEstablish and track safety measures to ensure safety of front-line resources\nEnsure consistency in experience and on-the-ground response across data centres in the country\nContribute to the centres of excellence as and when appropriate and implement policies and procedures to ensure global consistency and effectiveness\nContribute to and/or support other departments to achieve endorsed business objectives\nCoordinate with global design and construction team to ensure global consistency and effectiveness\nLead a diverse team - shape a collaborative, transparent, and entrepreneurial culture, in tandem with the extended global operations leadership and the corporate leadership team\nMotivate employees around shared vision and change story in line with our world-wide transformation agenda\nEmpower front line resources to meet customer needs through incentives and process\nProfile Required\nDemonstrable track record of data centre operations management and maintenance or similar (e.g. mechanical & engineering, facilities, operations engineering, critical infrastructure) leading a team of at least 80-100 people\nExcellent experience in cross-functional management and in leading and operating in a matrixed environment\nSubstantial experience in optimising a growing and evolving business - leading a large organisation through a period of rapid growth, merger integration, or business transition\nStrong focus on execution and results - establishing high standards for performance, setting goals and developing plans, following through and holding people accountable for results\nCritical sustainability focus - understands how operational decisions affect energy, water and long-term environmental performance as a thought leader in this space\nProven ability to work as part of a regional (APAC) Operations leadership team against common goals\nDemonstrable strength in HES leadership, with a record of improving safety outcomes and environmental performance in a live critical-infrastructure setting\nExperience partnering with Compliance and Physical Security functions, including audit, certification, access control and site security operating rhythms\nAbility to provide thought leadership, think strategically and effectively communicate vision and influence\nDemonstrate and instill Equinix's culture and values\nAdept at balancing intense short-term pressures with overall long-term goals\nStrong intellect (ideally with a university degree) and financial acumen and ability to connect operational objectives to financial results\nEquinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.\nEquinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.\nWe use artificial intelligence in our hiring process. 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