Project and Program Senior Associate

Equinix is the leading global interconnection platform, accelerating business performance by connecting companies to their customers and partners inside the world’s most networked data centers. More than 4,500 customers trust us to provide a place where they can run their mission-critical applications and grow their businesses.

Our dream is to interconnect the world – and create a historically significant company in the process. Today we are a $3.6 billion company with over 7000 employees worldwide, and we’re growing – in fact, in 2013, Forbes named Equinix as the #15 Fastest Growing Technology Company in America. Our leadership team is top-notch, our employees are dedicated and committed to customers and each other, and our size is just right for people who truly want to make a difference every day.

At Equinix, we make the internet work faster, better, and more reliably. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving hard problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills, try new approaches, and grow in new directions. Our culture is at the heart of our success and it’s our authentic, humble, gritty people who create The Magic of Equinix. They share a real passion for winning and put the customer at the center of everything they do.

As part of the team of Strategic Alliance Engineering Services Team, you will be working closely with global customer and Equinix cross-functional teams to plan, prioritize, communicate and manage expectations around the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Work with Customers and cross-functional product teams to develop project plan, schedules and budgets.




• Proactively plan, prioritize and coordinate project activities to ensure timely deliveries.




• Perform resource allocation, workload assignment and schedule management activities to meet project milestones.




• Communicate project status on timely manner or on need basis to stake holders




• Identify project risks and develop appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.




• Manage escalation effectively with external and internal communications 




• Oversee daily operations of project teams and provide direction whenever needed.




• Address queries from customers and management in a timely manner.




• Generate project status reports on regular basis to management.




• Ensure that project deliverables meet quality standards and customer expectations.




• Identify areas of improvements and concerns and develop action plans.




• Oversee all activities from project requirements phase to deployment phase and also provide post-deployment support to clients when required.




• Maintain project documentations and generate project reports to management as needed.

It is you, if:

• You are passionate, creative and self-driven




• You are curious and collaborative, and a believer in the power of teams and team work




• You are flexible and have a broad set of capabilities to wear multiple hats




• You thrive in a dynamic and a fast paced environment




• You pursue speed and simplicity relentlessly




• You are a natural leader in everything you do

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of proven working experience in technical project management role




• 2+ years of experience in managing software projects and working directly with customers & partners on the project communications.




• Bachelor’s degree or Software Product background and understanding of Software lifecycle such as requirement, implementation, testing, and acceptance 




• Excellent customer-facing and internal communication skills




• Excellent written and verbal communication skills




• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.