Director, Onsite Power Generation
Core
Establish and lead Equinix's enterprise strategy for onsite, behind-the-meter, and co-sited power generation across its global data center portfolio to accelerate capacity deployment, increase resiliency, and support sustainability objectives.
Role type
Director, Onsite Power Generation Strategy & Operations
Builds
Globally consistent OSPG operating model, technology-screening criteria, stage gates, commercial frameworks, and a repeatable pipeline of executable projects for data centers.
Domain
Data center infrastructure, energy, distributed generation, and power project development.
Required skills
Enterprise strategy development, cross-functional program leadership, data center operations, distributed generation technologies, complex energy transaction structuring, total-cost-of-ownership analysis, executive communication, risk management, stakeholder influence.
Preferred skills
Hyperscaler or colocation platform experience, large-scale critical load deployment, reference design standards, utility interconnection, environmental permitting, multi-geography commercial operations.
Technologies
Fuel cells, gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage, supervisory controls, grid interconnection systems.
Responsibilities
Define global OSPG strategy and investment theses; develop global standards and playbooks for site screening and contracting; partner with regional teams to adapt strategy to local conditions; establish global pipeline and governance cadence; ensure integration with data center campus planning and electrical topology; lead strategic partnerships and negotiations with developers and utilities; set standards for risk allocation and business cases; define cross-functional operating models; advise senior leaders on portfolio choices and market developments.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & cross-functional influence
