Senior Director, Global Security COE

Description

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with peers in Cybersecurity, Risk, Data Center Operations, Design & Construction, Procurement, and Sales to deliver unified and future-ready solutions.
• Influential Leader: Builds trust, inspires teams, and drives alignment across functions and regions
• CSR & Sustainability Alignment: Ensure global security practices support Equinix’s Corporate Social Responsibility goals and sustainability commitments
• Operational Excellence: Oversee global security operations, ensuring consistent performance, timely project delivery, and measurable improvements in efficiency and risk reduction
• Customer Advocacy: Act as a trusted advisor for internal and external customers, representing Equinix’s security capabilities with credibility and confidence
• People Leadership & Development: Recruit, develop, and retain top talent across geographies, fostering a high-performance culture of accountability, innovation, and inclusion
• Standards & Governance: Establish, enforce, and continuously improve global security standards, policies, and controls that meet or exceed industry best practices
• Risk Anticipation & Response: Monitor global security threats, anticipate risks, and deploy proactive solutions to safeguard people, assets, and data centers worldwide
• Change & Transformation: Lead the organization through complex change, building clarity in ambiguous situations and aligning teams to long-term security objectives
• Global Security Strategy: Define, champion, and execute a long-term vision for physical security across 240+ data centers, ensuring alignment with business growth and customer needs
• Innovation & Technology Adoption: Lead the evaluation and integration of new security technologies, architecture patterns, and service models to enhance resilience, cost-effectiveness, and scalability

Requirements

• Strategic Visionary: Able to see the big picture, anticipate risks, and set direction
• Demonstrated ability to design/refine global standards, policies, and processes
• Strong Communicator: Clear, persuasive, and credible with executives, customers, and technical teams
• Decisive Problem-Solver: Analytical and pragmatic in decision-making, balancing short-term and long-term goals
• Change Agent: Skilled at leading through ambiguity, complexity, and transformation
• Adept at driving innovation in security systems, architecture patterns, and new technologies
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, matrixed, and international business environments
• Experienced in leading teams through organizational change and complex environments
• Strong experience balancing regional nuances with global consistency
• Proven record of managing large-scale security projects and programs across multiple geographies
• Track record of talent development, mentoring, and building globally diverse teams
• Innovative Mindset: Open to new ideas, technologies, and ways of working
• Skilled in analyzing security data and metrics for executive decision-making
• Resilient & Adaptive: Handles competing priorities and pressure with composure and flexibility
• 15+ years of progressive global leadership in physical security, risk management, or related fields
• Demonstrate strategic leadership experience in the technology sector, with a strong ability to drive vision and operational excellence
• Cultural Agility: Thrives in a global, multicultural environment with sensitivity to regional differences
• Threat analysis, intelligence, and hunting

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance