Senior Legal Counsel

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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 Summary

The Legal Counsel is responsible for various corporate law matters related to governance, regulatory compliance, subsidiary maintenance, and corporate transactions.

Responsibilities
Secretarial/Corporate Governance

• Ensures proper documents and records are maintained for corporate entities to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations

• Identifies when Equinix Board of Directors approval is required and ensures proper approval is obtained to comply with Delaware law and federal securities laws

Regulatory

• Advises on ad hoc legal or regulatory issues affecting Equinix's business, such as data protection, privacy, power regulation, renewable energy, and environmental, export controls and telecommunications to influence the regulatory agenda for the benefit of Equinix’s business

• Develops and coordinates US and global regulatory management policies and programs that support regulatory issues where appropriate

• With regard to Equinix business or legal positions, advocates to and influences government regulatory bodies for the benefit of Equinix's business

Tracking & Process Management

• Provides training on internal procedures, forms, and policies to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and internal processes

• Oversees litigation holds

Compliance

• Drafts, advises on, interprets, enforces, and occasionally trains employees on company policies to ensure legal compliance and alignment with company values

• Partners with business assurance services, or other compliance groups, to ensure all company policies align with Equinix's risk profile

Project Management

• Advises on, facilitates, and manages resolution of any legal threats to Equinix’s business interests

• Manages external legal counsel when necessary or local law input is required to provide legal support for the various activities referred to above

• Participates in and contributes to global legal initiatives and project working groups to scale and maximize the effectiveness of the legal department

• Attends to special projects for the Legal Department from time to time as needed

Contract Management

• Identifies any violations or potential violations of corporate governance rules with regard to the supplier and vendor contracting and notifies the appropriate parties so they can be properly addressed

• Assists in developing, disseminating, and reviewing template contract documentation for procurement, including NDAs, standard tender process documentation, purchase T&Cs, etc., to ensure timely completion of contracts and alignment with Equinix's risk profile

• Drafts, revises, and maintains global intercompany agreements

Negotiation

• Prepares, reviews, and provides ongoing interpretation and negotiation of all agreements and transactions (construction, lease, property, etc.) to ensure timely completion of contracts and alignment with Equinix's risk profile

• Provides legal and regulatory interpretation and advice, as well as preparation, review, and negotiation of all necessary documents, to support any corporate or commercial transactions (mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, loans, debt offerings, equity offerings, etc.)

Finance Support (including tax, treasury, IR and REIT)

• Supports the Finance department in relation to the preparation and finalization of the US GAAP and local statutory accounts and the accompanying audit processes, including providing corporate documentation, reviewing and advising on representation letters, etc.

• Supports Equinix’s status as a United States REIT and undertakes all legal work necessary to maintain compliance with Equinix’s REIT status, including review for REIT compliance of transactions and arrangements entered into by the company globally

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