Operations Compliance Analyst

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Job Summary
The Compliance Analyst (Intermediate level) develops professional expertise while resolving an intermediate level variety of issues within a moderate scope. Receives general instructions on routine work, and detailed instruction on new assignments.

Responsibilities
Audits & Certifications

- Provides developed site level logistical support for compliance audits (internal and external), within a moderate scope

- Extracts list of open findings for site(s) in scope

- Maintains and distributes certification assets to stakeholders internal and external to Equinix, within a moderate scope

- Collects and coordinates developed audit evidence assets

- Performs an initial review of audit evidence assets and coordinates to ensure that non-compliance findings are closed in a timely manner

Management Systems

- Updates any local site level management system assets by raising a document change request, as per input from site personnel and site compliance senior staff

- Provides developed site level logistical support for management review meetings, within a moderate scope

- Follows all local procedures that are developed to comply with local legislative and Equinix requirements

- Maintains a moderate level of required compliance records in local/global repositories including: records relevant to Operations compliance (QISBC and EHS)

- Manages document change requests for compliance related process assets while utilizing developed personal expertise

- Tracks moderate compliance process asset updates

- Tracks completion of management reviews at 1st line of defense level, within a moderate scope

Program Management

- Produces developed compliance reports for local management, including: key performance indicators and metrics with assistance from senior team members

- Participates in moderate process improvement initiatives and compliance projects for the site/country in collaboration with regional and/or global stakeholders

- Answers moderate queries on compliance tools/systems and manages the tool as an administrator

Training

- Develops intermediate compliance training requirements to ensure requirements have been met and tracks completion, within a moderate scope

- Maintains intermediate compliance information on competencies and certifications that are required for tasks and roles

- Carries out intermediate training for Data Centers and Operations on internal tools and policies, as required

- Liaises with translation vendors for any policies/procedures, as required locally

- Tracks relevant mandatory compliance training

1st Line Responsibilities

- Supports in internal audit as a co-auditor within a moderate scope

- Assists Data Center Managers in the implementation of intermediate site level compliance policies and processes as per global requirements

2nd Line Responsibilities

- Fields intermediate communications from first line of defense: requests for assistance, questions, reports of non-compliance, compiles and communicates responses

- Supports intermediate level accidents and compliance investigations to ensure the comprehensive gathering of supporting evidence material

Compliance Implementation

- Fields moderate level communications from Data Centers: requests for assistance, questions, reports of non-compliance, etc.

- Compiles and communicates responses with some direction from manager and senior teammates

- Supports with intermediate level accidents and moderate compliance investigations to ensure the comprehensive gathering of supporting evidence material

- Ensures the moderate level of new site expansions meet regulatory and Equinix requirements

- Supports the implementation of standards and regulatory requirements within a moderate scope

- Investigates moderate non-compliance matters to determine the root cause, circumstances and contributing factors

- Supports application of designated permits, compliance to existing permits, plans (e.g. Air, Spill Prevention, Chemical Reporting, etc.) within a moderate scope

- Supports evaluation of workplace changes, processes, equipment and substances for compliance to Equinix policies and recommends corrective action, within a moderate scope

Qualifications

- 2+ years of experience in relevant field of compliance preferred

- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree preferred

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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.