Senior Principal, Design & Construction Data & Insights Lead

About Equinix 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 tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective and help you challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers so that progress starts with fresh ideas.

Job Summary The Enterprise Data & Analytics team (EDNA) delivers products that enable insights and decisions across Equinix. These products span the full spectrum of our data ecosystem, including core elements of our enterprise data platform, reusable data models and semantic layers, decision‑ready dashboards, and emerging AI‑driven capabilities. We are transforming these internal assets into unified, resilient, and intelligent products that elevate internal productivity and decision quality. We aspire to commercialize differentiated data and analytics offerings for our customers, making data essential to their digital transformation journey with Equinix.

We are looking for an adaptable and motivated product leader to lead data insights in partnership with our Global Design & Construction (GDC) teams. This individual will work closely with senior leadership across complex stakeholder groups to analyze and identify opportunities to speed up construction delivery and optimize new capacity delivery at Equinix. New data center builds are our main capital cost, meaning impact here will be directly measurable to the company’s financial goals during a period of massive growth.

Responsibilities

Deliver insightful, novel recommendations to optimize delivery of new capacity.

Build valued relationships with senior business stakeholders and company executives underpinned by consistent capability delivery and value creation.

Lead cross‑functional activities and influence without direct authority, connecting complex problems across different domains.

Define and publish a strategy and own the business cadence for reviewing opportunity road‑maps with stakeholders.

Own business operations for all existing and identified data pipelines that enable new data center delivery.

Qualifications

Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience.

Minimum of 6–8 years of experience in Product Management or Data Science, preferably within the data/analytics domain, either internal‑facing or both internal and customer‑facing products (e.g., commercialized and generating revenue).

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven track record of building strong relationships with business stakeholders.

Experience operating in a highly cross‑functional, multinational business, ideally in the data center or commercial construction industries.

Dynamic, forward‑thinking leader with a bias for action, rapid experimentation, and the ability to break down complex problems and deliver novel solutions.

Skills

Analytical problem solver able to work under pressure and multitask while leading cross‑functional teams.

Excellent communicator, able to simplify complexity and tailor messaging based on audience.

Ability to build and maintain strong business relationships with key stakeholders as a trusted advisor.

Ability to demonstrate ownership and proactively drive initiatives while meeting business deadlines.

Ability to balance collaboration and driving alignment, while being decisive.

Pay Range United States – Dallas Infomart Office DAI: 177,000 – 265,000 USD / Annual.

Canada – Toronto Office TRO: 182,000 – 272,000 CAD / Annual.

The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

Benefits Equinix benefits include competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected, and efficient options. Employees may enroll in health, life, disability, and voluntary plans, contribute to retirement plans, and receive paid time off and paid holidays. Benefits are subject to change and may depend on specific plan terms.

Equal Employment Opportunity Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. Equinix 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 any protected category as defined by applicable law.

Hiring Process We use artificial intelligence in our hiring process. Learn more here.

Posting Status This posting is a new position within our organization.

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