Hybrid Director, Enterprise Standards – Practices

at Equinix

• Job title: Director, Enterprise Standards – Practices
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: CA$166,000 - CA$248,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Director managing the enterprise-wide policy, standards, and practices ecosystem at Equinix. Partnering with various departments to ensure alignment and operational clarity.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise policy and procedure framework, including structure, governance, and lifecycle management
• Centralize enterprise policies, processes and procedures across functions into a coherent, accessible system
• Establish clear ownership, accountability, and escalation paths for enterprise policies and standards
• Ensure policies and procedures are current, relevant, and aligned to business needs
• Define and operate enterprise governance mechanisms for policies, standards, and practices
• Establish regular review cadences and operating rhythms to ensure standards remain effective and up to date
• Facilitate decision-making forums to resolve conflicts, overlaps, and gaps across enterprise policies
• Ensure policy and standards governance supports speed, clarity, and compliance
• Facilitate cross-functional working sessions to define, refine, and document enterprise policies and practices
• Translate complex requirements into clear, usable standards and procedures
• Ensure documentation is practical, accessible, and aligned to how work is actually performed
• Balance rigor and usability in all enterprise standards
• Partner with Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Security, and other stakeholders to align and integrate enterprise policies
• Ensure enterprise standards reflect regulatory, financial, and risk requirements while supporting operational execution
• Coordinate policy updates and changes across functions to avoid duplication and conflict
• Serve as a central point of coordination for enterprise policy-related initiatives
• Ensure enterprise policies and practices are effectively communicated and understood
• Partner with Enterprise Change Delivery to support adoption of new or updated standards

Requirements

• 10–12+ years of experience in enterprise policy, governance, standards, or operational control roles
• Experience working closely with Finance, Legal, HR, business Operations and other control functions
• Demonstrated experience operating enterprise governance processes
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Public Policy, or equivalent experience

Benefits

• 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.
• Canada Core Benefits: - 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. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to specific plan or program terms, and to change at Equinix discretion.