Critical Facilities Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)

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As a Talent Advisor supporting Equinix's Operations organization you will find, nurture, and hire the talent that operates Equinix's world-class data centers and interconnection platform equating to the frontline of the Equinix customer experience.

This is a contract opportunity, supporting critical facilities skilled labor roles in Canada and the US.

Responsibilities

• Be a Talent Advisor: Partner with hiring teams to develop and drive effective sourcing, assessment, and closing strategies with an ability to manage expectations and influence hiring decisions based on recruiting expertise and shared business goals. Demonstrate strong business acumen, leverage the business strategy to attract talent and ensure high review-to-interview ratios

• Be a Networker: Build and maintain a network of candidates and prospects through proactive market research and ongoing relationship management; understand how to recruit passive candidates and engage for current and future opportunities

• Be a Market Expert: Demonstrate excellent knowledge of the tech talent market, work on market mapping and analysis together with the Data and Analytics team to enhance predictive recruiting; support hiring managers outside of Europe to understand the dynamics of the European talent market and recruiting practices; support development of short, mid and long-term strategies to overcome talent shortages

Qualifications

• Talent Acquisition experience across critical facility and skilled labor Operations sectors is required

• A deep passion for providing an amazing candidate and manager experience

• Passion for building diverse candidate pipelines in innovative ways

• Ability to advocate, educate and influence business leadership to adopt diversity recruitment strategies, processes and philosophy

• Experience in a full-lifecycle recruitment gained within a complex and fast-paced corporate (ideally one of the Big Tech companies), RPO or agency environment

• ATS experience with sourcing, tracking, and candidate management (Extra bonus points for Workday experience)

• Understanding of recruiting compliance in Canada and the US, data privacy, and the importance of data accuracy

• Strong communication skills, excellent relationship-building skills, and eagerness to succeed

• You will thrive in working with business leaders and should be comfortable taking insight into the business, and challenging to status quo

• Ability to support roles in Canada and the US across all time zones.

• French/English language skills are preferred.

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.