Senior Product Manager - Ashburn, VA

Senior Product Manager

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Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life, and planet. A place where tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective. Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers—because progress starts with fresh ideas. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary The ideal candidate has a strong product management background, expertise in networking and peering technologies, and experience working with large-scale internet infrastructure. You will be a hands-on leader, working closely with customers, partners, engineering, and cross-functional teams to bring innovative peering solutions to market and accelerate business growth.

Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy & Vision: Define and execute the long-term product vision and strategy for Equinix Internet Exchange services, including market analysis, competitive positioning, and comprehensive business case development that drives measurable growth
• Market Leadership: Build deep expertise in peering use cases and growth opportunities, partnering with product marketing to evangelize IX value both internally and externally across global markets
• Customer Partnership: Collaborate with Solutions Architects, Sales, and Business Development to engage directly with customers, understanding their evolving business needs and translating insights into product direction that solves real-world challenges
• Technical Innovation: Partner with UX, solution architects, and engineering to ideate breakthrough solutions that prioritize exceptional user experience while addressing complex networking requirements
• Data-Driven Execution: Validate product concepts with customers throughout the development lifecycle, manage feature backlogs based on rigorous business opportunity analysis, and define success metrics that drive continuous improvement
• Business Operations: Perform comprehensive pricing evaluation, coordinate strategic price changes, and collaborate across product engineering, network architecture, deployment, and service delivery teams to execute seamless rollouts
• Thought Leadership: Design product training curricula, provide customer and partner briefings, and serve as a global evangelist for IX solutions at industry events and peering forums
• Performance Excellence: Analyze and optimize value chain activities, establish and monitor critical business metrics, and implement strategic course corrections to maximize ROI and market impact

Who You Are: A transformational product leader who thrives on driving bold change in internet infrastructure and can activate teams to execute ambitious visions. A global thinker and systems-level strategist who connects market vision to technical execution.

Qualifications: 7+ years of product management or engineering leadership experience in networking-focused environments, with deep expertise in internet infrastructure, peering, or interconnection technologies. Internet Exchange expertise a plus—hands-on experience with IX operations, peering relationships, or traffic exchange platforms. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or business administration; Proven track record of building and launching complex networking software and XaaS solutions that scale globally. Passion for mastering emerging networking technologies and architecting end-to-end solutions that solve complex customer challenges. Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and business stakeholders. Strong analytical capabilities with experience using data to drive product decisions and business outcomes.

The targeted pay range for this position in the following locations is: United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI: $136,000 - $204,000/Annual; United States - Denver Office DEO: $136,000 - $204,000/Annual; United States - Ashburn Office AEO: $150,000 - $224,000/Annual; United States - New York Office NYO: $150,000 - $224,000/Annual. Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. 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.

Location: Ashburn, Virginia