Subregional Quality and Compliance Manager - AMER West

Position Title: Subregional Head of Quality Management – Western Region

Location: Santa Clara, CA 

Your role 

You will be responsible for overseeing and driving quality, compliance, and audit activities across assigned data centers within the sub‑region, operating under Global Compliance governance. This role ensures operational compliance, effective risk management, accurate reporting, and successful implementation of global compliance programs while partnering closely with operations, regional leadership, and site teams.

What you’ll do 

• Execute quality management responsibilities in alignment with Global Compliance leadership, programs, and initiatives 

• Ensure on‑time completion and submission of audits, risk assessments, security assessments, access reviews, and stakeholder evidence 

• Conduct internal audits to assess operational compliance at the data center level 

• Report nonconformances and compliance status through effective subregional reporting 

• Manage corrective actions, coordinating remediation with stakeholders through closure 

• Drive timely, complete, and accurate evidence delivery for external audits in line with global schedules 

• Support implementation of global compliance programs including information security, business continuity, energy, environmental, and regulatory frameworks 

• Monitor legal compliance, communicate regulatory changes, and conduct annual legal audits within the sub‑region 

• Review business continuity plans and coordinate testing exercises to enhance operational preparedness 

• Engage regularly with operations leadership through site visits and collaboration with local teams

What you’ll need 

• Bachelor‑level technical degree or equivalent experience 

• Minimum of 2 years in a managerial role 

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Quality Manager or similar role 

• Experience in a quality leadership role within an industrial or critical environment (preferred) 

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken 

• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills across management levels 

• Ability to work in a process‑driven environment and meet deadlines under pressure 

• Proven ability to influence and motivate stakeholders to achieve compliance objectives 

• Detail‑oriented, analytical, and results‑driven mindset 

• Willingness and ability to travel

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

A bit about our team 

Legal

Our Legal team works in a highly complex global business sector with a diverse range of local, regional and international organizations. From ensuring compliance in different jurisdictions to supporting business teams with customer and supplier contracts, we’re involved in a variety of projects. Working in a dynamic commercial environment, we collaborate with colleagues across different departments and always have a new challenge waiting for us.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. 

Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. 

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.

Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee’s total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or commissions, and equity awards not quantified below.

Compensation range: $120,000 – $165,000 annually. This compensation range represents the Company’s good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting. 

Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more. 

Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.