Director, Product Management

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals. 

 

Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams.  We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. 

Director, Product Management

Job Summary

Builds, mentors and leads a team of product managers to achieve the goals of the organization

Responsibilities
Team Leadership

• Leads a team of product managers / senior managers

• Provides leadership and direction to the team, through senior managers

• Will likely lead a larger team or multiple teams focused on the execution of area or sub-function plans

• Is accountable for the performance and results of direct reports and maybe a larger or multiple teams, perhaps global

• Responsible for: Succession planning recommendations and contributing to and driving the people development strategy; Performance management of team members, including disciplinary actions and hire/fire decisions/ recommendations; GPS process including assessments and Total Rewards allocations of direct reports and reviewing and approving manager recommendations; Talent development, including quarterly conversations, career pathways conversations and individual development/growth plans; Models the Equinix Culture and Values

Product Interlock

• Coordinates with cross-functional leadership to ensure Product Management is effective

Product Strategy

• Develops innovative approaches to scale our product offerings

Product P&L

• Manages Product P&L

Product GTM & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Proactively engages with Director and VP level stakeholders to drive alignment on product management strategies to achieve product lifecycle objectives

Product Development and Positioning

• Mentors their team in developing products that resonate with customers. Evangelizes their products / product lines.

Product / Domain Expertise

• Seen as an advisor and thought leader - engaging regularly with customers and internal teams to explain the portfolio, product strategy

Resource and Budget Management

• Ensures resource allocations based on Org priorities

• Works closely with cross functional Leads & Project Managers to track resource allocation and utilization for portfolio projects

• Identifies potential budget shortfalls and escalate proactively

• Manages and/or escalates issues, as needed

• Provides input to the annual budget planning process relating to project/support/SW maintenance/Renewals/purchases/etc. for his/her areas of responsibility

• Reviews and optimizes budget allocation

Process/Policies/Standards

• Ensures departmental process/policies/standards are aligned with Product priorities

• Defines process goals and measurement standards to ensure compliance Optimizes processes to ensure continuous process improvement to drive process quality and productivity

• Ensures consistency and efficiencies across standards and policies

Qualifications

• 20+ years experience preferred

• Bachelor's degree preferred

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime