Product Management Director, Equinix
$198-298k
Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position
Office located in Redwood City, CA
Digital infrastructure company
Open for applications
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$198-298k
Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position
Office located in Redwood City, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degrees (AI/ML, distributed systems, business) preferred
- 10+ years of technical product management or solutions architecture experience with significant focus on distributed AI workloads, hybrid multi-cloud networking, and infrastructure security
- Proven ability designing and managing hybrid/multi-cloud network fabrics, interconnections (private and public), and zero-trust security models for enterprise cloud solutions
- Hands-on experience with AI/ML infrastructure components: GPUs, high-performance compute, distributed storage, Kubernetes, MLOps, and hybrid cloud orchestration
- Deep understanding of cloud provider networking – AWS, Azure, GCP – and cloud interconnection services supporting distributed applications
- Strong collaborator and communicator able to lead cross-organizational initiatives across product, engineering, security, and partner ecosystems globally
Desirable
- Experience with Equinix’s Fabric, Network Edge, and interconnection platforms or equivalent hybrid/multi-cloud infrastructure services
- Background in large-scale AI/ML platform deployment, edge AI, and hybrid multi-cloud solution incubation
- Familiarity with AI governance, model security frameworks, and privacy requirements in multi-jurisdiction hybrid cloud environments
- Experience building and enabling complex AI partner ecosystems including hardware providers, cloud platforms, system integrators, and telecom/connectivity vendors
What the job involves
- Equinix is seeking an accomplished Product Management Director to lead distributed AI solution development within hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- This role is central to incubating AI workload orchestration solutions that leverage Equinix’s global digital infrastructure, delivering secure, scalable, low-latency AI services across cloud, edge, and colocation
- As a key member of Equinix’s Solution Incubation Team, this individual will drive strategy, technical execution, and ecosystem partnerships that enable next-generation AI workloads orchestrated over hybrid multi-cloud fabrics
- Architect and drive distributed AI solutions across hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, edge, and on-prem environments, ensuring seamless workload orchestration, data locality, and optimized AI training/inference pipelines
- Lead integration and technical enablement with AI hardware providers, cloud platforms, system integrators, and connectivity partners, focusing on multi-cloud networking and interconnection fabric leverage to maximize AI performance
- Develop reference architectures and scalable blueprints for infrastructure-neutral AI workloads spanning compute, storage, networking, and edge capabilities
- Drive adoption of standardized APIs, integration patterns, data protection, and security models aligned with hybrid cloud and multi-cloud best practices
- Lead the design and implementation of robust hybrid multi-cloud network architectures including VPC/VNet peering, transit gateways, direct interconnections, segmentations, and zero-trust security across AI pipelines
- Define and enforce cloud-neutral security frameworks encompassing encryption, identity and access management, micro-segmentation, network security monitoring, and compliance focused on distributed AI workloads
- Collaborate with security, networking, and infrastructure teams to automate security controls, vulnerability management, and incident response for hybrid multi-cloud AI environments
- Own end-to-end incubation lifecycle for distributed AI solutions: from concept through POCs and market validation to scalable production deployments in partnership with AI ecosystem players
- Collaborate with product management, solution architects, engineers, and global partners to translate AI workload requirements into unified solution roadmaps and technical delivery plans
- Develop technical enablement materials, demos, and documentation to catalyze partner onboarding and customer adoption of hybrid multi-cloud AI architectures
- Lead technical due diligence and validation of partner solutions for AI distributed training, inference, and data management workflows
- Act as the central technical liaison bridging AI, networking, security, and operations teams for solution incubation and go-to-market readiness
- Monitor distributed AI workload performance metrics—latency, throughput, GPU utilization, data transfer efficiency—and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Provide subject matter expertise in executive forums influencing product strategy, partnerships, and infrastructure investments for large-scale hybrid AI deployments
- What You’ll Accomplish:
- Lead innovation and technical enablement strategy for enterprise-scale hybrid multi-cloud AI, positioning Equinix as the preferred infrastructure foundation for next-gen AI workloads
- Enable rapid time-to-market for partners through repeatable, secure, and scalable distributed AI infrastructure solutions leveraging Equinix’s global platform
- Advance hybrid multi-cloud connectivity and security maturity in AI deployments, driving adoption and business growth across diverse global markets
- This position reports to the VP, Partner Ecosystem Solution Development and works closely with engineering leadership, solution architects, and AI partnership teams to drive technical innovation and market validation in AI infrastructure solutions
Our take
Equinix is a veteran player in the digital infrastructure market, connecting industry-leading organizations in finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare, and education.
The company provides a range of services within the categories of digital, support, data center, and interconnection, with capabilities including, for example, simplifying hybrid cloud deployments or securing on-site deployments. It has an extensive range of partners, granting its clients access to a vast range of industry-leading technologies atop its own offerings.
With a wide global presence, Equinix has secured a path to continued success by its ability to keep abreast of developments in the space. The company is comfortably positioned to remain a robust and leading player across multiple growth avenues and can be expected to make more smart developments and partnerships in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Equinix employees receive excellent health care and counseling plans that vary by country to ensure the well-being of you and your family. We offer paid vacations and holidays and encourage community involvement year-round via volunteer opportunities
- Spending time with your loved ones and taking care of your family are important. Equinix provides a range of country-specific programs that ensure you have the resources needed to thrive and manage your family’s needs
- Equinix offers different programs to help you build your financial security, make charitable donations and seek additional education. In many countries we also offer a flexible employee stock purchase plan
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Charles Meyers
(President & CEO (Not Founder))Former Senior Associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton, President and COO at BellSouth.net, and VP of Business and Corp Development at Internet Security Systems. Before becoming CEO of Equinix, they were a Senior Technology Executive and Fitness Entrepreneur at Life Restorations LLC and Group President of Messaging and Mobile Media at VeriSign.
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