M&A Integration Project Manager

This Project Manager will be dedicated to the integration coordination and project management of recently acquired companies into Equinix and other special projects and initiatives. The Project Manager will coordinate cross-functional activities of various organizations including Finance, IT, Operations, Sales Operations, Customer Experience, etc. to ensure smooth onboarding of the acquired company?s employees, processes and systems while also working with various functions to achieve strategic business objectives, including, but not limited to synergies, budget, and timelines.

What You Will Do

• This Project Manager role will be part of a ?Integration Management Office? aka IMO team, supporting the Americas IMO Lead
• The scope and complexity of the activities can range from scheduling meetings, arranging translators, and taking meeting minutes to managing large and complex projects with multi-functional teams requiring detailed schedules, highlighting interdependencies, and can involve supporting the international teams as well.
• Lead cross-functional team meetings to continuously track progress, risks and mitigation, issues, actions, and owners to ensure activities are on schedule and within budget while meeting established objectives.
• Assist other functions as needed to achieve Business Objectives
• Contribute and participate in progress report outs to Equinix?s Executive Leadership.
• Work with other program managers on interdependencies on simultaneous projects

What You Need To Succeed

• Methodical attention to detail
• Adaptability to rapid change
• Tenacity in coordination of project team members to achieve project timelines and outcomes.
• Analytical problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-starter with a desire to make a significant impact on the project execution.
• Courage to raise issues to upper management with proposals for resolution when needed.

EDUCATION And/or WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, or applicable field preferred
• Minimum of 3 years? experience in Project Management and leading cross-functional teams
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools, i.e., Excel, PowerPoint required
• Experience with Smartsheet preferred but not required
• CaPM, PMP, or other Project/Program Management Certifications preferred
• Remote but available to work Pacific Time Zone is required