Equinix · 2 months ago
Director, IT
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$177K/yr - $265K/yr
7+ years expEquinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, focused on enabling innovations that enrich our work and life. The Director, IT will lead the digital transformation of the legal function, overseeing a portfolio of legal products and platforms to enhance operations and compliance while driving business agility.
Cloud Data ServicesData CenterInformation TechnologyInfrastructureInternetSoftware
Responsibilities
Partner with legal leaders to co-create and deliver a unified digital strategy that accelerates their strategic, operational, and regulatory priorities
Shape the long-term vision and roadmap for legal platforms
Ensure technology investments align with broader enterprise architecture, data, and innovation strategies
Be a champion and evangelist of the enterprise’s AI First, Digital and Innovation strategy to the Legal team
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for a portfolio of legal applications and digital tools (Agiloft CLM, SFDC, ServiceNow, Onit, OneTrust) that support the Corporate Legal, Legal Operations, Contract Management, and Legal Compliance functions
Build and lead a high-impact team responsible for designing, delivering, and optimizing capabilities that improve accuracy, compliance, efficiency, and experience
Prioritize investments based on business value, strategic impact, and stakeholder input, ensuring cross-functional transparency and alignment
Serve as the digital thought partner and liaison between legal leaders and the Digital & Innovation team, enabling cross-functional alignment on value streams and other strategic enterprise initiatives
Understand user needs across legal functions and geographies to ensure digital products drive measurable improvements in service delivery and operational effectiveness
Partner with legal leaders on change management and user adoption strategies to ensure successful implementation and business value realization
Identify opportunities for automation, intelligent workflows, predictive analytics, and self-service capabilities to simplify processes and enhance decision-making
Keep pace with emerging legal technologies and regulatory trends to ensure platforms remain compliant, modern, and resilient
Build coach and expand the team to support business success
Model and teach a product mindset
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus
7+ years of experience in product management, digital transformation or technology leadership with at least 5 yrs in a leadership role
Proven experience delivering digital solutions for mission-critical environments with high demands on uptime, security, and compliance
Familiarity with industry-leading legal technologies across operations, contract management, and compliance
Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset and a passion for innovation
Demonstrated ability to build trust, collaborate, and partner effectively with executive stakeholders, especially in complex, matrixed organizations
Excellent problem-solving ability to understand business stakeholder needs, drive prioritization, and deliver systems
Adept at inspiring behavior change through motivating teams, planning initiatives, designating priorities, and being decisive when faced with ambiguity
Ability to provide thought leadership, think strategically, and effectively communicate vision and influence across the organization
Ability to be data-driven, decisive, execution-focused, and results-oriented to ensure strategy translates to outcomes
Product / engineering / business mindset with passion and experience in major transformations at a global scale across cultures, in a matrix-driven organization
Exceptional leader who excels at driving bold and meaningful change at scale and across multiple dimensions with a heavy outcome-focused mindset
Cultivates Innovation – Fosters a climate where innovation can thrive and creates new and better ways for the areas to be successful. Encourages innovative risk taking and embraces failure as a part of innovation
Benefits
Employee Assistance Program : An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
- 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.
- Insurance: You may enroll in healthcare coverage that is designed to complement the provincial healthcare system, along with life, disability and optional benefit plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members.
- Retirement: You may also enroll in Equinix-sponsored retirement or savings plans: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA).
- Vacation and Paid Holidays: Equinix offers both vacation and personal time, along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge.
Company
Equinix
Equinix is an internet company that provides data center services for companies, businesses, and organizations.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.27BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Crosslink Capital
2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $499.92M
2025-07-22Post Ipo Equity
2025-03-17Post Ipo Debt· $374.96M
Leadership Team
Adaire Fox-Martin
Chief Executive Officer & President
Keith Taylor
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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