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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 tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective.
Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers-because progress starts with fresh ideas. 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
Owns and delivers high-impact market intelligence and primary market research that informs senior leadership decision-making across commercial, product, and go-to-market priorities. Manages senior stakeholder relationships, drives insight-based influence, monitors impact metrics, and fosters a culture of analytical rigor, collaboration, and evidence-based decision making as a senior individual contributor.
Responsibilities
Stakeholder Management
- Responsible for driving and influencing senior leadership decision-making through customer, market, and competitive insights
- Effectively identifies and engages appropriate stakeholders across the organization
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships and partnerships with senior and cross-functional stakeholders
- Structures ambiguous business questions into clear research objectives and decision frameworks
- Navigates and resolves stakeholder misalignment by grounding discussions in data, customer evidence, and business impact
- Sets and manages stakeholder expectations related to insight scope, timelines, and outcomes
- Ensures transparent, concise, and executive-ready communication of findings and recommendations
Management Reporting & Decision Support- Participates in monthly and quarterly business reviews, providing insight-driven assessments and recommendations
- Defines and executes against operational and impact KPIs for market intelligence and research initiatives
- Reviews performance, identifies gaps or opportunities, and makes data-backed recommendations to leadership
- Synthesizes insights into clear executive narratives, decision briefs, and implications
Resource and Budget Management- Manages project-level research budgets and spend tracking
- Requests approvals for research expenses outside of approved budgets, as needed
- Communicates budget estimates for cross-functional research initiatives and ensures delivery within approved budgets
- Provides input into annual planning related to research investments, tools, and vendor strategy
Market Intelligence & Primary Research Execution- Leads end-to-end primary market research and market intelligence initiatives aligned to business priorities
- Designs and executes qualitative and quantitative B2B customer research
- Synthesizes insights across multiple sources including customer research, competitive intelligence, industry trends, and internal data
- Translates research findings into clear business implications and recommended actions
- Ensures insights are explicitly tied to measurable business outcomes
Process / Policies / Standards- Defines and applies best practices, processes, and standards for market intelligence and primary research
- Ensures consistency, quality, and repeatability of insight generation across initiatives
- Measures performance against process and quality goals
- Proactively identifies and drives continuous improvement opportunities in insight workflows and delivery
Roadmap / Planning- Supports strategic planning by providing customer and market inputs that inform prioritization decisions
- Develops and maintains a roadmap of insight initiatives aligned to business priorities
- Influences sequencing and prioritization by articulating customer impact, trade-offs, and risks
Review / Approvals / Escalations / Issue Resolution- Identifies and prioritizes high-impact or high-risk insight gaps or execution issues
- Conducts structured analysis and root-cause assessments where appropriate
- Escalates issues with clear context, implications, and recommended options for leadership
- Supports leadership review cycles with data-driven inputs and recommendations
Vendor Management- Manages external research vendors and consulting partners on a project basis
- Understands vendor capabilities and roadmaps; manages relationships, feedback, and escalations
- Reviews and proposes vendor selections aligned to business needs
- Holds vendors accountable for quality, timelines, and deliverables
- Integrates external research outputs into internal insight narratives and decision frameworks
Qualifications- 10+ years of supplier and client-side experience in tech preferred across B2B market intelligence, primary market research studies
- Proven experience engaging with and influencing senior leadership and executive stakeholders
- Strong ability to structure ambiguous problems and translate data into clear business recommendations
- Experience managing external research vendors or consulting partners
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level storytelling
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:
Poland - Warsaw Office WAO : 340,000 - 562,000 PLN / Annual
Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.
The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.
The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.
Equinix BenefitsAs an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we're providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you'll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.
Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
Core Benefits - Pension: You will be enrolled in the employee capital plan or pension, known as PPK, a contributory pension scheme for you and your employer to save funds intended for withdrawal on retirement. Private Medical Insurance: You may enroll yourself and eligible dependents in Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for greater choice, flexibility, and access to specialist care for short-term illness or injury and so on. Life and Accident Insurance: Equinix provides Life and Accident Insurance cover for its employees which you can enroll in. Other Benefits and Perks - Employees have the option to select and use from a wide range of other benefits including: Annual Leaves, Flex Wallet (flexible spending account), Multi-sport Card, Lunch Pass Card, Discount Portal, statutory allowances and reimbursements (remote working, corrective glasses reimbursement), and paid and unpaid leaves in line with local market practices and regulatory requirements. More details on eligibility and rules for leaves are in Equinix's HR policies. Eligibility and contribution requirements apply to some benefits, in line with company policy. Benefits are subject to specific plan/program or insurer terms and conditions, including changes at Equinix's discretion. Equinix will be compliant will regulatory requirements on benefits and leaves.
Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
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 unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, 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 / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
We use artificial intelligence in our hiring process. Learn more here.This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.
