People Risk Senior Manager

Who are we?Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.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 SummaryThe People Risk Senior manager (Individual Contributor) is responsible for designing, implementing, and governing the HR risk framework to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate internal and external risks affecting people, processes, technology, and compliance. The role provides data-driven visibility to the CPO and HR leadership through a robust risk register, dashboards, and audit checks. Leads incident readiness and response (e.g., employee crises due to war, natural disasters) while ensuring HR operates with resilience, equity, and compliance globally. Translate risk insights into actionable recommendations to inform HR strategy and enterprise decision-making and embed a proactive risk-aware, ethical, and compliance-focused culture across HR globally.ResponsibilitiesRisk AssessmentMaintain and update the HR Risk Framework, including methodology, taxonomy, scoring, controls, and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).Own and manage the People Risk Register, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and capturing risks, root causes, impact, controls, and remediation statusDevelop dashboards and heatmaps to monitor top risks, trends, and emerging issues; provide executive briefings with actionable insightsEstablish governance cadence for risk reviews and escalation thresholdsContinuously scan internal and external environments for eme