Senior Principal, Digital Strategy

s, and ensures key decisions are made to keep momentum. They act as the connective tissue across teams, breaking down barriers, accelerating outcomes, and capturing value from our most critical priorities. This work ensures that digital investments are align to enterprise and functional goals, delivering measurable impact.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Alignment

• Define, evolve, and continuously refine the digital strategy in partnership with DIO leadership team​

• Ensure strategy goals are clearly articulated, aligned, and understood across teams​

• Facilitate alignment between enterprise, DIO and functional strategies to ensure priorities are connected and resourced​

• Serve as a strategic partner and sounding board to senior leaders to ensure focus, tradeoffs, and execution clarity

Execution Enablement

• Drive progress on strategic initiatives by removing roadblocks, clarifying ownership, and accelerating decisions​

• Monitor progress on functional and enterprise goals tied to the digital strategy and intervene where needed​

• Coordinate across stakeholders to maintain momentum, ensure accountability, and sustain deliver cadence​

• Ensure all employees across DIO have aligned their individual goals to DIO goals and objectives

Value Realization & Performance

• Establish and oversee mechanisms to track progress against digital priorities, OKRs, and value outcomes​

• Translate strategy into measurable goals and facilitate regular reporting to senior leaders​

• Ensure digital initiatives are delivering expected value and enabling broader functional success​

• Capture learning, codify best practices, and enable continuous improvement across programs and workstreams

Leadership & Influence

• Act as trusted advisor to the DIO leadership team, helping shape decisions, priorities, and strategic direction​

• Foster culture of accountability, clarity, and follow through across all digital and transformation efforts​

• Champion collaboration and cross functional alignment across domains, programs, and platforms.

Qualification

• 10+ years of experience in digital strategy, IT leadership, or transformation roles​

• Proven success driving alignment, execution, and measurable progress on enterprise initiatives​

• Strong grasp of digital trends and modern delivery methods (AI,ML, agile, product-led, etc.)​

• Experience driving technology transformation across a global workforce​

• Bachelor's or Master's degrees in relevant field such as Computer Science, Business or Information Systems

Skills & Attributes

• Strategic thinking and ability to translate vision into actionable plans​

• Deep understanding of Digital and technology​

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision making​

• Skilled facilitator and influencer across technical and non-technical audiences​

• Outcome oriented with strong business acumen​

• Collaborative leader who builds trust and drives alignment​

• Superior communication and interpersonal skills​

• Experience of performance metrics and reporting​

• Ability to influence change across large organizations​

• Deep understanding of business and IT strategy alignment

This posting is a new position within our organization.

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

Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 139,000 - 209,000 CAD / Annual

United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 155,000 - 233,000 USD / 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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