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About the Role

As Director, Global Executive Talent Acquisition, you will lead our Global Executive Talent Acquisition (GETA) team and the day-to-day delivery of executive search for VP, SVP and selected C-suite appointments globally. You will set a consistent standard for rigor, pace, candidate care and stakeholder confidence, coaching experienced recruiters, orchestrating complex multi-stakeholder searches, and creating durable executive talent pipelines.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a global team, creating clear expectations, strong operating rhythms, thoughtful capacity planning and meaningful career pathways.
Deliver executive search with excellence for VP, SVP and selected C-suite searches globally.
Raise the bar on search quality by coaching recruiters in market mapping, outreach, assessment, candidate care and senior stakeholder management.
Partner at the highest levels with senior hiring executives, people business partners and hiring managers to align on outcomes, interview plans, decisions and risks.
Build the talent pipeline before it is needed by maintaining a current view of executive talent pools and converting intelligence into repeatable plans.
Turn market insight into better decisions by partnering with Talent Intelligence and Total Rewards to bring external talent, availability and compensation context into searches.
Own governance, controls and candidate care, ensuring disciplined search governance, high-quality documentation and an executive candidate experience that reflects the Equinix brand.
Make smart build-versus-buy decisions by managing executive search partners and program spend.
Measure what matters by owning GETA reporting across key metrics like time-to-slate, cycle time, quality signals, offer acceptance, and cost-per-hire.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in talent acquisition.
Significant experience leading executive search, executive talent acquisition or comparable global talent programs in a complex, matrixed organisation, ideally combined with experience at a global external search firm.
A strong record of leading, coaching and developing experienced executive recruiters or senior talent practitioners across multiple markets (AMERs, EMEA, APAC).
Deep expertise in executive search delivery, including search strategy and qualification, market mapping, pipeline cultivation, assessment, selection, offer management and executive candidate care.
The judgement and presence to partner credibly with VP, SVP and C-suite stakeholders while creating alignment across business leaders, People team partners, and specialist teams.
Experience building executive talent pipelines across multiple functions and converting market intelligence into practical sourcing / supply and hiring strategies.
Commercial discipline in managing search partners, programme budgets, cost-per-hire and build-versus-buy decisions.
Confidence using data, dashboards and quality signals to improve delivery, expose risk and inform senior-level decisions.
A leadership style grounded in care, excellence, accountability, inclusion, candor, and adaptability.

Skills

Executive search
Talent acquisition
People leadership
Program management
Market mapping
Candidate care
Stakeholder management
Data analysis

Location

Canada - Toronto
United States - Dallas

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

15+ years

Salary/Compensations

Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 154,000 - 232,000 CAD / Annual
United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 177,000 - 265,000 USD / Annual

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program
Insurance (health, life, disability, voluntary)
Retirement plan contributions
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
Healthcare coverage
Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA)
Vacation and personal time

About the Company

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.
Equinix is scaling its leadership bench at the very moment digital infrastructure is being redefined.
Executive hiring is moving from reactive search to a genuine capability engine - one that weighs internal succession, mobility and external hire as equal routes to strength.

Equal Opportunity

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability.
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.