Vice President, Colocation Products

Equinix•Redwood City, CA

1d•$272,000 - $408,000•Onsite

About The Position

Equinix is seeking a transformational Vice President of Colocation Products to lead the company's largest and most strategically important business. Colocation represents $6.5B in annual revenue, the majority of Equinix's $9.2B total, and is supported by capital investment running at a pace of approximately $5B annually, with roughly 90% directed toward growth and capacity expansion. Reporting to the SVP of Infrastructure Products, this executive will own product strategy, lifecycle management, profitability, customer experience, and operational excellence across a platform spanning 280 data centers, 77 markets, and more than 10,500 customers. The role requires a rare combination of product leadership, technology vision, operational discipline, and commercial acumen, balancing the needs of today's installed base with the emerging requirements of AI infrastructure, high-density compute, and hybrid multicloud.

Requirements

15+ years of leadership experience in product management, digital infrastructure, cloud platforms, data center services, networking, or enterprise technology
Proven experience leading large-scale global products, platforms, or infrastructure businesses
Demonstrated success owning significant revenue, P&L, product, or general management responsibilities
Strong understanding of colocation, cloud, digital infrastructure, networking, or adjacent markets
Exceptional executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
Experience leading organizational and product transformation

Nice To Haves

Experience in hyperscale cloud, digital infrastructure, data center, networking, or platform companies
General management experience with responsibility for revenue growth and profitability
Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Responsibilities

Define the Future of Colocation: Develop and execute the long-term strategy for a portfolio serving enterprises, service providers, hyperscalers, and AI-native companies. Lead product vision, roadmap development, lifecycle management, market positioning, and strategic investment decisions.
Drive Growth, Profitability, and Capital Efficiency: Own business performance for a $6.5B global portfolio growing at a 10–11% annual pace, and help maximize returns on a capital program approaching $5B per year. Partner across Product, Operations, Finance, Sales, and Technology to drive revenue growth, margin expansion, and disciplined capital deployment.
Deliver Industry-Leading Customer Experiences: Champion a customer-first approach that simplifies how customers design, purchase, deploy, expand, and operate infrastructure with Equinix. Create a coherent experience across direct customers, channel partners, resellers, and ecosystems.
Lead Product Modernization and Innovation: Balance a large installed base with the introduction of new capabilities and infrastructure models. Drive innovation while ensuring the reliability standard Equinix is known for, 99.9999%+ availability. Evaluate emerging technologies and market shifts including AI infrastructure and high-density deployments, liquid cooling, hybrid multicloud architectures, data center modernization, and automation and operational simplification.
Build and Inspire a High-Performance Team: Lead a global product organization while influencing thousands of stakeholders across Product, Sales, Operations, DIO, and Customer Success. Build a culture rooted in accountability, customer obsession, and operational excellence.