Vice President, Energy Innovation

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Job Summary

Vice President, Energy Innovation, is responsible for leading a global team of energy experts focused on the cutting edge of securing cost effective, reliable, and innovative power solutions. This role encompasses oversight of all commercial aspects of structuring innovative commercial, technical, and novel energy solutions addressing the power challenges faced by data centers and communities across the Equinix portfolio. This role will be responsible for leading onsite, co-siting, and clean energy program development and implementation with strong ties to our regional energy leaders that will be implementing solutions. This role will drive front end initiatives to secure innovative, reliable, and cost-effective power solutions to serve our data center customers reliably and sustainably into the future.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement novel and innovative approaches to securing energy and capacity to serve new and operational data centers. Specific focus on developing and piloting energy solutions that are sustainable, reliable, and focused on delivering benefits to both Equinix and the communities where we operate
• Wholesale Structured Transactions: Oversee the development of the Equinix global energy “playbook”, including leading our clean energy programs, development of onsite and co-siting strategies, and initial implementation of those strategies globally. This role will be responsible for Identify and leverage strategic partnerships with energy suppliers, utilities, and renewable energy developers to support the company’s growth
• Co-Siting, Onsite Power Generation: Lead a team that will commercially evaluate the business need for co-siting or on-site power generation in applicable global markets; ensuring the lowest cost of service that will ensure long term reliability and cost certainty for Equinix Customers
• Renewable, Carbon Free Energy and Sustainability: Integrate renewable and carbon free energy programs into energy solutions across the global data center portfolio and drive initiatives to enhance the company’s energy resilience. Lead commercial engagements with next generation energy technology providers to create long term energy supply solutions
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with external stakeholders, including energy suppliers, regulators, and sustainability organizations, to promote the company’s energy initiatives and commitments
• Spokesperson: Serve as a recognized external voice for the company on energy innovation trends and policy, representing the company at industry or regulatory events, advisory councils, standards bodies or media engagements
• Team Leadership: As a senior member of the Global Energy team, this leader will work with other senior leaders to inspire a global team, fostering a high-performance culture with a focus on accountability, agility and innovation. Collaborate with leaders cross-functionally to deliver Equinix's vision

Qualifications

• Strategic Vision: Strategic visionary with a deep understanding of energy markets, regulatory environments, and sustainability practices. Intense focus on meaningful innovations in the space that have helped drive modernizing the grid and the way we procure power
• Technical Skills: Strong understanding of energy systems, carbon free and renewable technologies, conventional generation assets, capacity aggregation, onsite generation, LDES, transmission system and capacity market dynamics, and sustainability practices
• Leadership: Strong negotiation skills, with experience in managing complex contracts and relationships with suppliers, regulatory bodies and partners, with a focus on multiparty multifaceted transactions
• Customer-centric: Skilled at building relationships cross-functionally, orchestrating Energy activities across the enterprise to deliver value and anticipate the customer needs
• 15+ years’ experience in energy transactions, energy procurement, or related fields, with significant experience building and leading innovative energy initiatives for data center companies, such as the “Three-Mile Island transaction” or novel co-siting, behind the meter or successful capacity aggregation structures
• Proven track record in driving large-scale energy strategies across multiple regions, including carbon free and renewable energy initiatives, infrastructure development, wholesale power transactions, and co-siting/onsite power generation
• Demonstrated history of industry visibility and thought leadership. Sound judgment in handling sensitive topics, with the ability to represent the company’s position while managing reputational risk
• Experience in data center operations, utilities, or a similar mission-critical environment
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing large-scale budgets for global organizations
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to drive results through collaboration across diverse teams
• Strong people leadership skills, with demonstrated success in developing future leaders and managing globally dispersed teams

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

United States - Redwood City Office GHQ : 254,000 - 382,000 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.


US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.


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