SVP, Marketing & CMO (Seattle)

Who are we?Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You’ll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.Job SummaryThe SVP, Marketing & CMO will report directly to the Chief Customer and Revenue Officer and is responsible for driving growth for Equinix by developing and executing marketing strategies that align with the company's overall goals and objectives. This critical executive role leads the end-to-end go-to-market demand generation strategy encompassing digital awareness and demand, brand awareness, and preference to achieve commercial outcomes at scale. In addition, this role leads Product and Solution Marketing, Field and Partner Marketing, Segment Marketing, Content, Brand, and Digital, driving revenue growth through marketing-enabled sales via account expansion and targeting of new segments. This leader actively collaborates with regional stakeholders, business unit leaders, sales, customer care, and revenue operations to translate company strategy into revenue. They bring an exceptional ability to influence disparate teams, cultivate deep relationships, and balance near-term execution pressures with long-term strategic goals — inspiring transformation while maintaining rigorous accountability for results.ResponsibilitiesMarketing Strategy and leadershipSet and drive marketing strategy: Define and execute a bold, integrated marketing strategy that aligns to business priorities, accelerates growth, and positions the organization for long-term competitive advantageTransformational leadership: Constantly assess and adjust relative performance of function vs external emerging best practices.Enhance marketing performance: Enhance performance orientation by setting and measuring performance targets that are aligned with business outcomes- including explicit ROI accountability across all marketing investment channelsOwn and govern the martech stack: Maintain strategic oversight of the full marketing technology ecosystem – ensuring tools, platforms and integrations are fit for purpose, efficiently utilized, and aligned to data and operational standardsOwn the full Marketing budget – allocating investment across channels and programs with rigorous ROI framework that connects spend directly to pipeline and revenue outcomesDrive automation of analytics and processes: Identify and improve processes that can be automated, utilizing AI or streamlined to enable scale, competitive advantage, and increase customer experienceEmployee engagement & team culture: Motivate employees around a shared vision and change story aligned to the marketing transformation, while shaping a collaborative cultureBrand TransformationLead comprehensive brand repositioning — from colocation provider to preeminent global digital infrastructure platform at the center of AI, hybrid multicloud, and interconnectionCraft a differentiated narrative that resonates with CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and infrastructure decision-makers at the world's largest enterprisesDrive brand awareness and preference — moving Equinix from known for colocation to known for powering the AI economyBuild a content and thought leadership engine shaping industry conversations around digital infrastructure, AI readiness, and interconnectionOwn customer lifecycle marketing – designing and executing programs that deepen engagement, drive retention and expansion, and build long-term loyalty across the customer-journeyAlign brand strategy with enterprise goals; ensure global consistency across all regions and touchpointsExternal Spokesperson & Industry VoiceRepresent Equinix on keynote stages, at major industry events, and in media engagements as a trusted authority on digital infrastructure and AI — a personal capability, not just a team functionOwn Equinix's technology analyst relations program with Gartner, IDC, Forrester, and others — ensuring favorable positioning in key reports and evaluationsOwn competitive positioning and market intelligence — ensuring differentiation is clearly articulated across every external touchpoint, analyst briefing, and sales enablement assetDemand Generation and PipelineDesign and execute integrated demand generation programs across digital (web, SEO/SEM, email, social, ABM, display) and field marketing channelsOwn marketing's contribution to pipeline targets — measured by pipeline created, influenced, and conversion through funnel stages, not just MQLsBuild enterprise-scale ABM programs targeting strategic accounts with personalized, multi-touch campaigns aligned to complex, long-cycle sales motionsPartner with the CRO and sales leadership to align marketing investment and lead flow directly to sales capacity models and territory prioritiesLeverage automation, AI, and data-driven processes to increase scale, improve targeting, and accelerate time-to-pipeline across land and expand motionsLeadership Characteristics of the roleKnowledge and ExperienceSubstantial, demonstrated track record in leading digital/brand/product marketing organizationsProven experience of effectively leading marketing teams globallyExperience marketing and scaling digital services/SaaSExperience marketing to breadth of customer segments across enterprise and industries including network and mobile providers, Cloud and IT services, content providers, and financial services companiesExperience leveraging modern B2B marketing tools such as ABM, hyper-personalization, micro-experimentation and agile processes to drive quantifiable outcomes via multi-stage digital journeysSignificant experience in pipeline acceleration, customer expansion and retentionExperience targeting user practitioners e.g. developers through the building of technical communities and developer relations activitiesExperience leveraging digital best practices on user, developer, and key persona engagement, curation, and activationExperience with sustainability marketing/messagingProven ability to define what markets to pursue and can translate that into specific targeting campaigns for both Marketing and Sales for the companySkills & AttributesExceptional ability to influence disparate teams and cultivate deep relationships to drive customer valueAdept at balancing intense short-term pressures with overall long-term goalsAdept at inspiring behavior change and transformation through motivating teams, planning initiatives, designating priorities, and being decisive when faced with ambiguityFocus on execution and results – establishing high standards for performance, setting goals and developing plans, following through and holding people accountableThe targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:United States: 328,000 - 492,000 USD Annually ​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 BenefitsAs 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.
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