Corporate Development Director (12 Month FTC)

Equinix; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix seeks a Corporate Development Director for EMEA to lead end-to-end M&A, JV and strategic initiatives across the region. You will partner with senior leaders to drive planning, due diligence and execution of complex transactions, including real estate investments and capex alignment.

The role requires extensive transaction experience, strong financial modelling, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data centers, digital infrastructure, or TMT preferred.
• Experience in investment banking, consulting, private equity, or corporate finance/development at a tech firm.
• Strong commercial judgment, work ethic, professionalism and intellectual curiosity.
• Undergraduate degree with strong academic background; MBA, CFA or CPA preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end M&A deals, joint ventures, market monitoring and strategic assessment across EMEA.
• Develop internal consulting capabilities to support strategic planning and real estate investments.
• Manage regional deal lifecycle from origination through signing with senior leadership.
• Develop deal valuation frameworks and transaction timelines for Senior Executive discussions.

Skills

M&A execution

Strategic partnerships

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

MBA/CPA/CFA

Job description

• The Corporate Development Director leads end-to-end execution of M&A deals, joint ventures, market monitoring and strategic assessment across EMEA, including financial modelling and data valuation
• This role is key to strategic planning, business case development and new business initiatives
• The Director builds strong partnerships across major functions and develops internal consulting capabilities to support strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and real estate investments
• Reporting to the VP of Corporate Development for EMEA, this role leads the regional deal lifecycle from origination through signing, working with senior leaders throughout the region
• Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract role
• Establishes and leads M&A strategy and execution for the region, partnering through due diligence and beyond
• Sources and analyzes accretive acquisition and partnership opportunities
• Leads cross-functional teams through sourcing, due diligence and transaction processes
• Drives development of operational models and synergy forecasts for targets, including review and acceptance of potential dyssynergy motions
• Leads negotiations (with Legal support) and closing of M&A transactions, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
• Represents and drives deal approvals at Senior Executive and Board level
• Supports buyside and sellside M&A processes, identifies deal issues and resolves them with teams
• Develops deal valuation frameworks (comparable companies, precedent transactions, discounted cash flow, investment return models, pro forma accretion/dilution analyses)
• Works with Treasury to support transaction financing
• Supports development of M&A thesis with Business Unit Heads
• Develops transaction timelines and storyboards presentations for Senior Executive discussions
• Communicates with stakeholders to ensure alignment on deal pipeline and resource allocation
• Defines and executes processes for evaluating sectors and identifying targets to support growth strategy
• Tracks deal and investment activity, especially for Data Center expansion
• Analyzes structural alternatives (build vs. buy, equity investment vs. partnership vs. acquisition)
• Develops insights based on tracking strategic actions across the regional ecosystem
• Tracks and analyzes performance metrics for regional strategic initiatives
• Develops and maintains reporting frameworks for deal outcomes, pipeline progress, and ROI
• Delivers timely performance reports to senior stakeholders
• Drives business insight and alignment on assumptions for operational models and synergy forecasts
• Develops deal valuation frameworks for organic deals, M&A, and JV (including comparable companies, precedent transactions, discounted cash flow, organic vs. inorganic options, accretion/dilution and other pro-forma metrics)
• Manages strategic initiatives and dependencies with applicable power strategies
• Determines interplay with global Corporate Strategy, Power, and Product organizations
• Collaborates with GDC, Global Real Estate, and Data Center Operations for capex planning and approvals
• Identifies business issues requiring project management
• Develops Executive staff and Board presentation materials
• Manages and reports on complex strategic initiatives
• Leads internal consulting projects focused on new markets/products, growth, and profitability improvements
• Provides short-term consulting and performance improvement support to Executive team
• Runs interdepartmental working group meetings and interviews HODs and Country Managers to troubleshoot issues
• Hosts and facilitates cross-departmental meetings
• Documents and recommends actions to senior team members
• Provides summary notes and follow-up communications to working teams

• Previous experience in data centers, digital infrastructure, or TMT preferred
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; collaborative team orientation
• Extensive experience, preferably at a leading investment bank, consulting firm, private equity, or corporate finance/development at a technology firm
• Strong commercial judgment, work ethic, professionalism and intellectual curiosity
• Excellent analytical and financial analysis skills
• Undergraduate degree with strong academic background; MBA, CFA or CPA preferred but not required