Equinix · 7 hours ago
Director, Product Management, xScale
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$195K/yr - $293K/yr
5+ years expEquinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, and they are seeking a Director of Product Management for their xScale Strategy & Product Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the creation, management, and implementation of wholesale data center products, working cross-functionally with various teams to ensure alignment and customer satisfaction throughout the product lifecycle.
Cloud Data ServicesData CenterInformation TechnologyInfrastructureInternetSoftware
Responsibilities
Leads the direct engagement with our customers’ design and operations SME’s in order to establish their Technical and Operational (T&O) requirements for evaluation and incorporation into our various xScale Product offerings
Effectively communicates with senior business collaborators to ensure our designs meet our Customers’ T&O requirements and are deliverable within the project delivery stages to meet the xScale Business Unit needs for capacity, density and function
Effectively communicates and supports our core internal xScale functions, and wider xScale partnerships, to ensure complete alignment across all workstreams operating at various levels of engagement. This includes ensuring the xScale Product design and delivery fundamentals are being correctly understood and adhered to throughout the delivery and customer engagement phases of the development
Owns and maintains the core xScale Product reference designs and associated supporting documentation as a Center of Excellence for successful implementation and localisation on new and in-flight projects
Assesses and evaluates product and equipment selection with respect to continuous improvement and evolution from new market drivers and technologies to enable the most cost and time efficient delivery across the xScale portfolio for our customers
Continuously and effectively communicates xScale Product and Customer fitout developments and updates with all internal and external teams to ensure complete alignment and appreciation of developments, evolution and lessons learned throughout
Collaborates closely with xScale Sales Engineering functions to correctly represent the physical and technical capabilities and constraints of the respective xScale Product throughout pre and live RFP’s stages
Facilitates all technical and operational engagements with Customer SME’s, both on and off project cycles, to establish and maintain relevancy, alignment and compliance with Customer T&O requirements
Supports all sales opportunities through xScale’s ‘1Team’ End to End Stage Gate Customer Delivery Process which ultimately manages the scoping, timing and costs of customer leasing
Have a complete understanding of our product offering and options
Maintain a current and detailed understanding of customer requirements, especially layout and planning convention, operations conventions, and lifecycle management. This role should be considered a trusted advisor to the customer engineering, deployment, and operations teams
Review and approval of xScale Project Masterplan & Basis of Design documents in coordination with our Design & Construction partners
Develop and maintain a centrally owned and distributed reference project schedule and CapEx Bill of Quantities / Bill of Materials template to enable delivery teams to plan and execute delivery at scale
In all xScale projects, represent the interests of Equinix, the xScale joint venture investor-partners, and the customer
Support commercial teams in customer negotiations and contracts representing the core xScale business and product management objectives
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5 years of experience in a data center design, delivery, product management role with a preference for those with Hyperscale experience
MSc in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering OR MSc in Architecture is preferred, BSc acceptable or extensive and demonstrable experience in a similar role
PE/CEng certification is highly desirable
Extensive and demonstrable experience of hyperscale data center developments across inception, masterplanning, design, construction and commercial along with previous first hand engagement with hyperscale technical SME's
Validated ability as a manager of internal and or external teams in the design, engineering and delivery sphere
Passion for learning & mastering new technologies and bringing them together to build end-to-end solutions that meet customer needs
25-30% travel for external or internal meetings and industry conferences
Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members.
Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future.
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge.
Company
Equinix
Equinix is an internet company that provides data center services for companies, businesses, and organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$4.27BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Crosslink Capital
2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $499.92M
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Leadership Team
Adaire Fox-Martin
Chief Executive Officer & President
Keith Taylor
Chief Financial Officer
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