Senior Manager Compliance - EHS
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 240+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.
We are a fast-growing global company with 20 years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,100 networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.
Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Job Summary:
The primary goal of Global Operations Compliance is to align with Equinix’s mission, vision, and strategic objectives by integrating them into our management systems. This is achieved through the establishment of a robust, quantifiable, and demonstrable internal control framework that ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, customer expectations, and corporate policies across all geographic regions. Additionally, we strive to promote uniform adherence to all Equinix compliance standards on a global scale.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team as a Global Senior Manager in Compliance-Environment Health and Safety (EHS), as an individual contributor. In this critical leadership role, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing EHS compliance programs across our organization's global operations, and, in particular, our EMEA region. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the highest standards of environmental, health, and safety performance, compliance, and risk management.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement global EHS policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards
* Direct the overall regional support strategy, leveraging opportunities to enhance EHS compliance program effectiveness and improve risk mitigation
* Lead and mentor a team of EHS professionals across the region, providing guidance and support to enhance compliance and performance
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive continuous improvement in EHS performance and risk reduction
* Monitor and report on EHS metrics, incidents, and trends to senior leadership and regulatory agencies
* Stay current with evolving EHS regulations and standards, adapting policies and practices, as necessary
* Assist in the development and delivery of EHS training programs to employees at all levels
* Provide support with Customer audits, customer presentations and Request-for-Information (RFIs)
* Serves as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor in EHS, offering recommendations to streamline processes and resolve complex EHS issues
* Conduct regular audits to identify and address potential EHS risks and non-compliance issues
* Supervises the planning, execution, and coordination of the annual EHS audit and assessment program (both internal and external) within the regions
* Establishes and sustains audit criteria and controls, aligning them with industry standards, Equinix policies, and best practices
* Champion a culture of safety and environmental stewardship throughout the organization
* Responsible for EHS vendor management
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in EHS related subject or Engineering
* Qualified in safety to national country level
* Certified Lead Auditor in ISO14001, ISO45001 or ISO50001
* Extensive experience in leading EHS compliance and management systems (10 years+) in in critical process industries such as data centre, IT, telecommunication, airlines, or other industrial environments
* Proven experience in implementing ISO14001, ISO45001 across multiple sites. ISO50001 is desirable and policy development
* Excellent leadership, communication, planning and collaboration skills
* Proven track record in implementing and managing EHS compliance programs
* Expert knowledge level of EHS and energy regulatory, risk and compliance requirements as related to data centre operations
* Ability to sort through complex technical issues and implement innovative solutions to resolve difficult problems
* Proactive and with good analytical skills and problem-solving mind-set
* Excellent writing and presentation skills
* Resilient, agile, decisive, and culturally aware Ability to multi-task and handle competing priorities
* Must be able to travel internationally, up to 25%
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