Technical Global Categories Director

Equinix

Director leading global technical categories across Major Capital Equipment at Equinix. Developing category strategies and ensuring supplier quality in mission-critical infrastructure.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $177,000 - $265,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads global technical categories across Major Capital Equipment (MCE)
Defines global category vision and playbooks across electrical, mechanical, and critical systems
Builds diversified supplier capacity and drives pre-buy strategies
Ensures suppliers deliver commissioning-ready systems
Owns global frameworks and commercial strategy across all technical categories.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years in data center or mission-critical infrastructure across electrical, mechanical, and critical systems
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (ME) or Electrical Engineering (EE)
Proven experience in building global category strategies
Strong knowledge of IEC, IEEE, ASHRAE, NFPA, and commissioning practices.
Executive presence, strong commercial acumen, and data-driven decision making.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee Assistance Program
Insurance: Health, life, disability, and voluntary plans for you and your eligible family members.
Retirement: Contribution to a retirement plan.
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: Accrued PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for rest and recharge.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data center infrastructuremission-critical infrastructureglobal category strategiescommissioning practices

Soft Skills

executive presencecommercial acumendata-driven decision making