VP, Strategic Finance Partner - Operations

Equinix, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 243,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. in Toronto is seeking a Vice President, Strategic Finance Partner - Operations to serve as the senior finance advisor for Global Operations.

You will shape strategy, optimize resource allocation, and lead global finance teams to maximize performance and long-term value creation. As a trusted member of the leadership team, you will evaluate investments, assess risks, and provide financial leadership on key decisions.

Qualifications

• Progressive finance experience with strategic finance and executive-level partnering.
• Experience partnering with Global Operations, Product, Engineering, IT, Marketing, and Customer Success.
• Proven ability to influence executive decisions and drive value creation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance thought partner to executive leaders, shaping strategic priorities and growth.
• Challenge assumptions, surface blind spots, and influence decisions through insight.
• Lead the functional leadership team and contribute to setting business strategy and economic soundness.
• Frame consequential decisions, define options, and establish evaluation criteria for leadership.
• Translate analytical output into actionable recommendations and ensure decision quality.

Skills

Strategic finance

Executive partnering

Financial modeling

Global operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MBA / CPA / CFA

Job description

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

The Vice President, Strategic Finance Partner - Operations leader serves as the senior finance advisor to the Global Operations organization. The role shapes strategy, drives profitable growth, optimizes resource allocation, supports critical financial decisions, and leads global finance teams to maximize business performance and long-term value creation.

As a trusted member of the leadership team, the Vice President evaluates investments, assesses risks and trade-offs, and provides financial leadership on the business's most critical decisions. Partnering across the business, Controllership, Centers of Excellence, Finance Transformation, and other Global Finance functions, the role connects strategy to measurable outcomes, drives accountability, and enables informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary finance thought partner to executive leaders within the supported function, shaping strategic priorities, the growth agenda, and the choices that define where the business competes and invests.

• Bring an independent, commercially grounded point of view to strategy discussions; challenge assumptions, surface blind spots, and influence executive decisions through insight rather than reporting.

• Participate as a full member of the functional leadership team and contribute to the setting of business strategy, not only its financial translation

Strategic Decision-Making

• Frame the most consequential decisions facing the function, define the options under consideration, and establish the criteria and trade-offs leadership will use to choose between them

• Set the analytical agenda; determine which questions need answering and commission the required modeling and analysis from the Financial Planning and Analysis Center of Excellence

• Translate analytical output into clear recommendations, and hold the line on decision quality, pace, and follow-through

Future-Focused Business Models and Scenarios

• Define the design of forward-looking business and economic models used to evaluate new markets, pricing and commercial models, partnerships, and operating model shifts

• Shape scenario and sensitivity frameworks around the strategic uncertainties that matter most, and use them to pressure-test the durability of the strategy.

• Interpret long-range outlooks and competitive, market, and macro signals to anticipate inflection points before they show up in results

Input on Business Strategy

• Co-own the functional strategy and long-range plan with business leadership, ensuring strategic choices are economically sound and value-creating

• Advise on growth, portfolio, and capability-building choices, including build, buy, and partner options, and their implications for the operating model

Capital and Portfolio Choices

• Guide where capital, talent, and management attention are deployed across competing strategic priorities

• Challenge and endorse major business cases on strategic merit and expected value, rather than preparing them

• Advocate for reallocation away from lower-value activity and advise on the structural economics of the function

• Sponsor post-decision reviews so the organization learns from the bets it has placed

Partnership with the Center of Excellence

• Partner with the Center of Excellence for planning cycles, forecasting production, model building, standard reporting, and data management; help define requirements and quality standards

• Set priorities and service expectations with Center of Excellence leadership, and translate its output into executive-ready insight, narrative, and recommendations

Team Leadership

• Lead a focused senior business partnering team built for judgment, influence, and strategic insight, shifting from transactional throughput to business outcome

• Create a culture of curiosity, constructive challenge, speed, collaboration, and accountability for business outcomes

• Develop finance talent capable of operating credibly with executives and building succession for partnering roles

• Foster a strong operating rhythm across the business, Strategy, and the Center of Excellence

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Proven years of progressive finance experience, with a clear track record in strategic finance and executive-level business partnering

• Experience partnering with major business functions such as Global Operations, Product, Engineering, Information Technology, Marketing, Customer Success, or Corporate Functions

• Proven record of influencing strategy and major investment decisions at the executive level

• Strong command of value creation, long-range planning, scenario design, and business model economics

• Experience operating in a model where planning, modeling, and reporting are delivered by a shared Financial Planning and Analysis Center of Excellence

Preferred Experience

• Experience in large-scale, global, or high-growth organizations, ideally including business partnering, corporate strategy, and global leadership exposure

• Demonstrated ability to influence executive decision-making without direct authority

• Deep knowledge of the supported function's strategy, competitive dynamics, and value drivers

• MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced business credential preferred

Competencies

• Demonstrates strategic thinking, a growth mindset, and sound business judgment

• Influences executive stakeholders and communicates with clarity and impact.

• Applies strong commercial and financial acumen to complex business decisions

• Frames complex, ambiguous decisions and clarifies options and trade-offs

• Prioritizes capital, talent, and resources against the highest-value opportunities

• Constructively challenges leaders while balancing competing priorities

• Collaborates effectively across functions, geographies, and levels of the organization

• Builds, develops, and inspires high-performing global teams

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 248,000 - 372,000 USD / Annual

United States - Tampa Office TAO : 248,000 - 372,000 USD / Annual

Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 243,000 - 365,000 CAD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

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.

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