Corporate Development Associate, Real Estate - Toronto, Canada - Equinix

Equinix

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Corporate Development Associate, Real Estate Investment

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating 245+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks.

Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments.

Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ quarters of growth.

Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,000+ networks and 3,000 cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.

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.

Job Summary

We are looking for an Associate for our Corporate Development team in an investment role that supports capital approval and prioritization for multi-billion annual real estate development and investment.

The role will have top level executive exposure through investment presentations and C suite special projects.

The Corporate Development Associate, Real Estate Investment supports the analysis and evaluation of inventory and long-term capital planning, development, and investment strategy.

The position involves strategic thinking, finance skills and understanding of the communications infrastructure/real estate space.

Responsibilities
Business Case Review

Supports review of investment business cases for new expansion opportunities and real estate acquisitions
Developments and reviews financial analysis and IRR models for business cases

Capex Approval

Responsible for preparing supporting materials for investment approval process and capex prioritization

Investment Analysis

Analyze financial and operating performance trends to improve investment decisions
Adhoc analysis in support of ESG initiatives

Inventory Planning and Capex Forecasting

Responsible for the rollup of planned expansion projects, analyzing capacity trends, and capital forecasts that support the overall corporate financial planning

Project and Program Management

Drives communication with internal departments (Americas, Asia Pacific and European, xScale counterparts) to coordinate analysis and validate data
Responsible for compiling information to support executive staff/board presentations and management reporting packages including earnings

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required
03 years of corporate finance, investment banking, or investment experience required
Experience in communications infrastructure or real estate sectors a plus
Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint including financial models using NPV & IRR including complex functions, arrays, lookups, etc

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and 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.

(Equal Opportunity / AA / Disabled / Veterans Employer).