EMEA Emerging Talent Program Lead - Contract

Equinix; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix in London is seeking a Program Delivery Manager for Emerging Talent to lead internship, apprenticeship, and traineeship programs across EMEA. Based in London, you will coordinate with HR, Talent Acquisition, hiring managers, and external partners to ensure programs run on time and on budget.

You will manage onboarding, scheduling, events, and reporting, delivering a positive candidate experience while tracking milestones, budgets, and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven program or project management experience delivering programs end to end, on time and on budget.
• Hands-on experience running internship, apprenticeship, or traineeship programs (or similar early-career programs).
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders at once.
• A clear, confident communicator who works well across HR, hiring managers, and external partners.
• Comfortable tracking data and budgets and reporting on progress.
• Based in London with the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day delivery of internship, apprenticeship, and traineeship programs across EMEA, keeping each one on track from kickoff to completion.
• Coordinate onboarding, inductions, scheduling, training sessions, and program events for participants.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers on intake, placements, and start dates.
• Work with universities, apprenticeship bodies, and external training providers to keep programs running smoothly.
• Make sure delivery meets local labor, education, and apprenticeship/traineeship requirements across EMEA countries, with support from HR and Legal.
• Capture lessons learned and improve program playbooks and processes each cycle.

Skills

Program management

End-to-end delivery

Stakeholder management

Budget tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Equinix in London is seeking a Program Delivery Manager for Emerging Talent to lead internship, apprenticeship, and traineeship programs across EMEA. Based in London, you will coordinate with HR, Talent Acquisition, hiring managers, and external partners to ensure programs run on time and on budget.

You will manage onboarding, scheduling, events, and reporting, delivering a positive candidate experience while tracking milestones, budgets, and outcomes.