Product Management Director

Equinix

4d•$177,000 - $319,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Director of Product Management to own the vision, strategy, roadmap, commercialization, and lifecycle management of Managed Private Cloud services powered by Red Hat OpenShift. This executive-level product leader will build new solutions and drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, operations, partner ecosystems, sales, finance, marketing, and executive stakeholders to build and scale differentiated managed Kubernetes, private cloud, AI-ready, and hybrid cloud offerings.

Requirements

7+ years in product management with significant leadership responsibility
Deep expertise in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms, and managed services
Experience leading strategic partnerships, business planning, GTM programs, and executive stakeholder management
Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, hybrid cloud, private cloud, security, networking, and platform operations
Proven ability to influence senior executives and lead large cross-functional initiatives

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI infrastructure, GPU platforms, cloud service provider ecosystems, and partner programs
Background in managed private cloud, platform-as-a-service, or infrastructure services
MBA or advanced technical degree preferred

Responsibilities

Define and execute the multi-year product strategy across Virtualization, Containerization, and AI services leveraging OpenShift, ensuring common platform capabilities, operational consistency, and business alignment
Own business outcomes including growth, adoption, profitability, customer satisfaction, and market differentiation
Drive prioritization across platform capabilities including private clusters, managed Kubernetes, platform operations, security, observability, lifecycle management, AI infrastructure, and VM-based services
Drive investment prioritization, pricing strategy, packaging, partner engagement, and go-to-market execution across all MPC OpenShift offerings
Establish success metrics for service adoption, customer satisfaction, revenue growth, platform utilization, and operational efficiency
Establish strategic partnerships with technology providers and ecosystem participants
Define partnership operating models, executive escalation paths, governance mechanisms, and success metrics
Lead executive reviews and resolve competing priorities across internal and external stakeholders
Partner with product marketing to build robust messaging plan
Develop go-to-market strategy, launch plans, customer segmentation, and partner motions
Identify and cultivate strategic alliances with global systems integrators, consulting organizations, channel partners, and service providers
Lead pilot, soft-launch, and general availability programs to validate offerings and accelerate market adoption
Drive pricing strategy, commercial models, business cases, and investment decisions
Translate customer needs into differentiated product capabilities and roadmap priorities
Maintain direct engagement with strategic customers and executive sponsors
Assess market trends across cloud, Kubernetes, AI, edge computing, and managed services
Partner with engineering to deliver secure, scalable, enterprise-grade OpenShift solutions
Drive integration requirements for identity, access control, authorization frameworks, platform services, networking, and infrastructure automation
Champion Containerization, Kubernetes Orchestration, AI ready architectures, and emerging cloud-native technologies
Lead cross-functional planning and execution from discovery through launch and lifecycle management
Oversee certification, compliance, partner program requirements, and contractual deliverables
Coordinate product, engineering, operations, marketing, and partner teams to ensure predictable execution
Proven ability to build roadmaps and manage backlog
Define and enforce non-negotiable partnership expectations, governance models, and executive sponsorship structures
Lead partner ecosystem and GTM prioritization efforts for joint solutions and managed cloud offerings
Drive customer demand validation, product prioritization, and phased launch strategies
Own product investment decisions including pricing, packaging, business cases, and commercialization models
Guide co-design initiatives with strategic technology partners spanning authorization, infrastructure integration, AI platforms, and cloud-native services
Oversee certification readiness, incentive programs, partner agreements, and joint marketing commitments