Legal Counsel, Regulatory

at  Equinix

WHO ARE WE?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix’s trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Legal Counsel, Regulatory

JOB SUMMARY

Equinix is seeking a candidate to fulfill the role – Legal Counsel, Regulatory. This is a global role, with the candidate primarily responsible for providing regulatory guidance and support to the business, as a member of the Global Regulatory Office. As Legal Counsel, this role will advise the business on these matters in alignment with corporate and strategic objectives, and its corporate risk profile, in a manner that supports the business objectives of Equinix as a whole.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years PQE as a regulatory lawyer with experience in two or more areas directly relevant to this role as identified in the ‘Primary Roles and Responsibilities’ section above
• Some in house experience (either as a full-time role or by way of secondment experience) is desirable
• Experience of working in an international business environment is desirable
• Excellent knowledge of the regulatory framework applicable to technology and/or telecommunications business, especially in the APAC region
• Adaptable, flexible, pragmatic and solution-oriented, you must be willing to handle tough legal and regulatory challenges in the digital and information age and to create innovative solutions to complex regulatory and licensing requirements and issues in order to help Equinix build and deploy innovative products and services globally
• Prepared to use technology tools. Articulate, with great communication and drafting skills
• Competent, accurate, proactive, resourceful, independent, organised, able to prioritise effectively to meet deadlines, address risk, achieve results, an effective time manager with strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork and ability to foster/manage relationships across multiple departments
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• Provide regulatory guidance and support to the business, with a focus on the regulatory and compliance framework for the business. Willingness to embrace and work on a wide spectrum of regulatory issues, including but not limited to, telecommunications regulation/licensing, cybersecurity laws, critical national infrastructure laws, power licensing laws and other relevant areas of laws that are appliable to Equinix’s business
• Collaborate with other regulatory and compliance teams globally within One Legal to coordinate for an overall regional regulatory guidance framework for Equinix businesses, which is consistent with the Equinix global regulatory guidance framework
• Identify opportunities/potential risks to the Equinix business, work closely with senior members of the legal team and other internal stakeholders to implement and drive regional regulatory affairs improvement initiatives, including designing a regulatory and compliance framework, programs and policies
• Maintain existing regulatory database and ensure clear and concise regulatory inputs are updated timely to enable operational excellence
• Be sensitive and stay updated on the regulatory landscape and emerging regulatory policies and trends in order to contribute to, impact and analyse opportunities for the Company
• Conducting presentations, training and educating the business team members on the regulatory and , compliance framework, programs and policies
• Managing external legal counsel when applicable or when local law input is required to provide legal support for the business activities
• Functioning as part of the wider global legal team, including engaging with other departments, providing input on regulatory issues, undertaking any global projects, initiatives, deals, corporate or other commercial transactions as may arise or be assigned