Director, Emerging Infrastructure Ecosystems

Job Summary

The Director, Emerging Infrastructure Ecosystems will help define Equinix's ecosystem strategy for high-growth infrastructure categories, with an initial focus on AI infrastructure and future expansion into quantum computing and adjacent markets.

This role requires someone who can see where markets are forming, identify the companies that may become ecosystem anchors, understand how technical dependencies shape commercial outcomes, and turn early signals into actionable business development plans.

The ideal candidate combines strategic market insight, technical fluency, commercial creativity, and executive presence. You do not need to be a deep engineer, but you must be credible with technical leaders and able to translate infrastructure shifts into business outcomes. Most of all you are capable of delivering outcomes while operating in ambiguous and dynamic markets.

Responsibilities

• Build a point of view on how ecosystems form in AI infrastructure, quantum computing, and adjacent emerging infrastructure markets
• Identify priority ecosystem anchors across neoclouds, AI-native companies, GPU/accelerator providers, networks, data platforms, and enterprise customers. Develop market maps, target lists, and commercial theses
• Translate technical requirements—latency, data gravity, network architecture, power, density, deployment models—into commercial strategy
• Partner with sales, product, technical solutions, strategy, finance, and regional teams to shape offerings, narratives, and execution plans
• Build senior relationships with customers and ecosystem influencers
• Test market hypotheses through customer conversations, partner engagement, research, and early commercial motions
• Create operating rhythms, metrics, and feedback loops that turn emerging opportunities into measurable pipeline and platform value

Success Metrics

• Equinix has a clear, actionable ecosystem development plan with an AI infrastructure ecosystem forming
• Priority ecosystem anchors are identified, engaged, and converted into meaningful commercial opportunities
• Internal teams are aligned around execution
• Emerging infrastructure ecosystems translate into pipeline, deployments, interconnection growth, and durable market position

Required Qualifications

• High ownership, bias for action, and comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-changing markets
• Strong experience in business development, strategic partnerships, ecosystem development, product strategy, or market development in technology infrastructure or adjacent sectors
• Experience building new markets, categories, partner ecosystems, or commercial motions where the path was not already defined
• Strong understanding of AI/ML infrastructure, including GPU infrastructure, AI cloud platforms, data gravity, hybrid cloud, networking, and data center requirements
• Proven ability to build relationships with senior executives and technical leaders
• Strong commercial judgment, with the ability to connect market trends to revenue, platform value, and ecosystem effects
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex technical and market topics for executive audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Relationships across hyperscalers, AI-native companies, GPU/accelerator providers, OEMs, networks, venture capital, private equity, deep tech, quantum, or research ecosystems
• Working knowledge of quantum computing commercialization, ecosystem participants, likely timelines, and infrastructure implications
• Experience in data centers, cloud infrastructure, interconnection, networking, high-performance computing, or large enterprise infrastructure
• Experience presenting externally, publishing market perspectives, or representing a company as a thought leader

Pay Range

• United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI: 177,000 - 265,000 USD / Annual
• United States - Denver Office DEO: 177,000 - 265,000 USD / Annual
• United States - Redwood City Office GHQ: 213,000 - 319,000 USD / Annual
• United States - Ashburn Office AEO: 195,000 - 293,000 USD / Annual
• Canada - Toronto Office TRO: 166,000 - 248,000 CAD / Annual

The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Benefits

• US Benefits:
  • Insurance: Enroll in health, life, disability, and voluntary plans for you and your eligible family members.
  • Retirement: Contributions to a retirement plan to support financial planning.
  • Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays: Accrued PTO each pay period and various paid holidays.
  • Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and specific plan terms.
• Canada Core Benefits:
  • Insurance: Enroll in healthcare coverage that complements provincial services along with life, disability, and optional benefit plans.
  • Retirement: Equinix-sponsored retirement or savings plans such as DCPP, RRSP, and TSFA.
  • Vacation & Paid Holidays: Offer vacation, personal time, and paid holidays. Eligibility applies to some benefits.
  • Benefits are subject to specific plan terms and may change at Discretion.

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