Senior Commercial Manager - Data Analytics

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Job Summary
The Senior Commercial Manager – Data Analytics is responsible for commercial management oversight across Equinix’s portfolio of major expansion construction projects throughout the region. They provide strategic and day‑to‑day leadership focused on driving down construction costs, assuring internal financial controls and reporting processes, and managing all major contract risks. The role also includes supporting the modernization of our data analytics capabilities and driving our AI transformation, transforming fragmented data and reporting into secure, automated, and insight‑driven analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic oversight for the planning and monitoring of construction projects from start to completion

Monitors the financial close‑out on all projects, including settlement of all vendors

Reports status, successes, challenges and key activities to senior management

Develops, manages and is accountable for achievement of key commercial metrics

Drives continuous improvement initiatives and develops best practices

Ensures correct level of professional cost management resources are identified, engaged and managed on all regional construction projects

Provides cost management advice and support

Oversees guidance on commercial change management and change evaluation efforts on all projects

Support modernization of analytics platforms through automation and standardization

Support adoption of advanced analytics, intelligent automation, and self‑service reporting to improve efficiency and insight quality

Help shape analytics architecture principles that balance scalability, performance, and usability

Oversees the preparation of budgets (including detailed cost modeling and benchmarking analysis) and presents to senior management

Monitors adherence against budget throughout the project lifespan, including cost checks and reviews, value engineering, cost‑saving initiatives and evaluation of alternates

Provides data analytics for project portfolio cash flow and earned value analysis utilizing Power BI

Reviews project cost reports and performs regular reviews with senior management

Acts as a stage‑gate approver of budgets prior to executive approval

Oversees adherence to company expenditure limits

Provides guidance and assists with the orderly development of requests for proposal leading into procurement for design services agreements, owner‑furnished equipment and general contractor services agreements

Guides the overall contracting strategy and signs off on construction contracts

Guides contract policy and ensures audit compliance

Advise and intervene appropriately to resolve major contractual claims and disputes as they arise

Sets out risk management policy and auditing compliance

Pro‑actively leads all commercial risk management efforts including commercial audits, contingency analyses, risk identification and training

Drives global coordination when developing strategies with corporate development, legal and company management while also managing internal key stakeholders

Manages a team of Commercial Managers and works closely with other internal project teams of varying levels of seniority

Leads the regional Commercial Management team to perform as industry‑leading function

Trains and develops in‑house teams on commercial controls and best practices

Trains and develops teams on the creation of Power Apps and AI agents to help commercially manage the GDC portfolio

Qualifications

Typically 7+ years of professional experience ideally in data center or mission‑critical system design, construction and costing.

Demonstrated data analytics experience, ideally with Power BI and SQL queries.

Experience creating Power Apps and automating workflows.

Bachelor’s degree in construction, business, finance or related field preferred.

RICS (Royal Institute Chartered Surveyor) accreditation preferred.

Pay Range

United States – Dallas Infomart Office DAI: $136,000 – $204,000 USD / Annual

United States – Redwood City Office GHQ: $163,000 – $245,000 USD / Annual

United States – Chicago CH1: $150,000 – $224,000 USD / Annual

United States – New York City Office NYO1: $150,000 – $224,000 USD / Annual

United States – Ashburn Office AEO: $150,000 – $224,000 USD / Annual

Targeted pay range reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees may be eligible for bonus and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Benefits
Equinix offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, life, disability and voluntary plans, retirement contributions, paid time off and paid holidays. An Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity
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 race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, 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 affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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