Director, xScale Finance Transformation & Service Enablement

Who are we? 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 bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future. A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You'll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work. Job Summary Equinix is seeking a strategic, results-oriented and hands-on Director to lead xScale Finance Transformation & Service Enablement activities. This role is responsible for driving the design, delivery, governance, and continuous improvement of finance transformation initiatives and operating model development, ensuring solutions are scalable, well controlled, and effectively embedded within the finance organization. This is a hands-on leadership role. In addition to leading the function and managing a team, the Director will be expected to work at a detailed level to review, challenge, and validate team outputs; oversee interpretation of finance requirements arising from legal agreements; and directly lead selected transformation initiatives. The role also carries accountability for high-quality dashboards, executive reporting, presentations, and other decision-support materials for senior stakeholders and cross-functional leadership teams. Key Responsibilities Finance Transformation & Delivery Lead the continued development and execution of the finance transformation roadmap, aligned to strategic priorities and business needs. Direct and deliver transformation initiatives that improve finance processes, controls, reporting, automation, and scalability. Personally lead selected high-priority projects, taking accountability for end-to-end execution. Oversee the full lifecycle of transformation and systems-enabled initiatives, including requirements gathering, design, testing, implementation, go-live readiness, stabilisation, and transition to business-as-usual. Ensure projects are delivered with appropriate governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and focus on sustainable outcomes. Process Governance, Joint Ventures Legal Agreement Operationalisation Oversee the review and interpretation of joint ventures legal and commercial agreements to ensure finance implications are fully understood and reflected in operational activities and system requirements. Oversee detailed review of finance operating processes and future-state designs to ensure they are robust, controlled, scalable, and fit for purpose. Drive consistency in process design, documentation standards, and operational governance across the function. Team Leadership & Solution Oversight Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for finance transformation, process design, documentation, and implementation support. Review, validate, and approve detailed team deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, operational practicality, and alignment with business objectives. Oversee the preparation of key deliverables, including process maps and workflows, business requirements documents, functional specifications, solution design documents, operating procedures, and process narratives. Ensure documentation framework is clearly structured, decision-useful, and suitable for both business and technical stakeholders. Build a strong delivery culture focused on accountability, quality, continuous improvement, and stakeholder service. Reporting, Stakeholder Management & Change Enablement Lead the production of comprehensive dashboards, portfolio-level updates, status reporting, and executive presentations for finance and cross-functional leadership teams. Translate complex transformation activity into clear, concise, and relevant rep