Director, People Strategy and Planning

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Job Summary

Equinix is experiencing unprecedented growth, transforming its culture, and operating norms and The People Team is undergoing our own Transformation. We are seeking an experienced HR Strategic Planning Director to join our team at Equinix. This role is ideal for someone who is a builder, wants to help shape the future, and is willing to be vulnerable in recognizing that our progress will not be linear.

Reporting to the VP of HR Strategy, this role will build and lead a 5-person team. The Director, People Strategic Planning is accountable for endtoend enterprise people strategy orchestration, ensuring tight integration within the People Strategy team; the People Leadership Team and their reports; HRBPs; Corporate Strategy and Finance.

This role translates longterm business strategy into cohesive workforce priorities, investment decisions, and execution rhythms, ensuring leaders have a clear, integrated view of where the organization is going, what workforce it needs, and how progress is tracked.

The Director of People Strategic Planning is responsible for leading and overseeing the development and execution of People Function's strategy as well as Enterprise Strategic Workforce Planning. This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful implementation of priorities. You will collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry and enjoy a competitive package, extraordinary benefits, and a creative and diverse work environment.

Responsibilities

Enterprise People & Workforce Strategy Integration

• Own the integration and coherence of the enterprise People Strategy and Workforce Strategy, ensuring alignment to 3-5 year business priorities

• Serve as the custodian of strategic narrative and plan, connecting people priorities, workforce capacity, skills, and investments into a single view

• Author and facilitate the development of our People Strategy document and refresh components of the strategy as needed

• Ensure clear articulation of tradeoffs, risks, and strategic choices related to workforce and talent

External Trends, Research & Future of Work

• Ensure the organization maintains a strong external POV on workforce trends, AI, skills evolution, and labor market dynamics

• Guide synthesis of internal insights (eSat, attrition, org shifts) with external research to inform strategy evolution

• Champion forwardlooking thinking without losing execution discipline

Strategic Workforce Planning Oversight

• Provide senior leadership and direction across SWP Strategy and SWP Operations, ensuring strong linkage between: Strategic intent and futureofwork assumptions; Workforce scenario planning and modelling

• Ensure SWP outputs are decisionrelevant, scalable, and trusted by executive leadership

Governance, Planning Rhythms & Investment Alignment

• Oversee People Team planning and governance mechanisms, including QBR rhythms, roadmap tracking, and enterprise workforce planning cycles

• Guide strategic investment prioritization and resource allocation recommendations in partnership with Finance and People leadership (without owning cost centers)

• Ensure consistent standards for planning quality, accountability, and followthrough across teams

Executive, CSuite & Board Engagement

• Accountable for executiveready and Boardlevel materials that clearly articulate people and workforce strategy, scenarios, risks, and outcomes

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team senior People leaders on workforce implications of business strategy, AI adoption, and transformation initiatives

• Translate complex data and modelling into clear strategic choices and implications

People Leadership & Capability Building

• Build, lead, and develop a highperforming, diverse leadership team

• Establish clear role boundaries, decision rights, and collaboration norms across the strategy ecosystem

• Model inclusive leadership, strategic clarity, and high standards for analytical and executive work

Qualifications

• 12+ years in HR strategy, workforce planning, consulting, or adjacent enterprise strategy roles

• Demonstrated leadership across multidisciplinary teams (strategy, analytics, operations)

• Deep understanding of strategic workforce planning, governance, and investment decisionmaking

• Strong executive presence with the ability to simplify complexity and influence senior leaders

• Proven experience developing Boardlevel narratives and materials

• Comfort operating in ambiguity, scale, and matrixed environments

• Strong people leadership, coaching, and talent development capabilities

• Experience managing budgets and making cost-benefit trade-offs

• Ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization

• Knowledge of HR best practices and industry trends

• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment

This posting is a new position within our organization.

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 166,000 - 248,000 CAD / Annual

United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 177,000 - 265,000 USD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.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.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we're providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you'll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.

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