Senior Lead Sales Engineer, Platform Alliances / シニア・リード・セールスエンジニア (プラットフォームアライアンス)
Who are we?
Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 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.
A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. 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.
Job Summary
Lead field sales engineering position selling Equinix solutions to new accounts and/or expanding existing accounts for our Hyperscale business. Focus on strategic global accounts including Platform Alliances, facilitating account planning, leading extended sales team on complex multi-region/ multi-metro sales.
Responsibilities
Strategic Engagement
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to hyperscale customers, aligning long-term infrastructure roadmaps with Equinix capabilities across metros and regions.
- Align hyperscaler roadmaps with Equinix's capabilities, focusing on high-density deployments, power and cooling availability, and sustainable site strategies.
- Guide, influence and support site selection, deployment phasing, density planning, and infrastructure lifecycle decisions.
Pre-Sales Leadership & Technical Governance
- Lead technical discovery, solution validation, and partner engagement for hyperscaler-led programs and proof-of-concepts.
- Own technical deliverables (RFx, solution diagrams, configuration specs) and coordinate with internal stakeholders (Global IBX Ops, Product, Engineering, and Real Estate).
- Ensure partner deployments align with IBX standards, power envelopes, sustainability goals, and customer SLAs
Solution Design
- Collaborate with customers to design scalable, deployment-ready infrastructure blueprints optimized for hyperscale needs.
- Drive design and validation of solutions involving liquid cooling technologies, high-throughput storage, and interconnection architectures supporting low latency and massive scale.
- Ensure all solutions meet compliance, resiliency, and operational efficiency standards as required by the customer
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Innovation & Thought Leadership
- Monitor and anticipate hyperscale infrastructure trends, including emerging compute types (AI accelerators, quantum adjacency), cooling models, and workload distribution shifts.
- Act as a bridge between partner engineering, customer strategy, and internal technical teams to influence Equinix's services roadmap
- Represent Equinix by leading technical forums, contributing to industry working groups, or speaking at partner and industry events focused on AI infrastructure, liquid cooling, and hyperscale deployment best practices
Customer Centricity (Internal & External)
- Advocate for customers internally by translating their evolving infrastructure requirements into actionable technical strategies.
- Ensure customer needs are embedded in solution architecture, operations planning, and partner engagement activities.
- Work across Equinix functions-product, operations, legal, and real estate-to proactively resolve customer blockers and optimize long-term infrastructure fit.
- Serve as a long-term strategic resource for hyperscale accounts, helping them future-proof deployments and meet business objectives.
Collaboration & Communication Skills
- Operate effectively in a matrixed environment across sales, product, operations, and partner teams.
- Demonstrate strong stakeholder management and the ability to balance technical depth with executive-level communication.
- Facilitate productive cross-functional discussions and navigate ambiguity with structured thinking and clear articulation.
- Deliver presentations, technical write-ups, and customer engagements with clarity and business alignment.
Qualifications
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent experience
- Strong understanding of the hyperscalers, OEMs landscape
- Ability to identify and resolve technical issues and provide solutions to client needs
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
職務概要
Equinix ソリューションの販売におけるフィールド・セールスエンジニアリングのリーダー職。ハイパースケールビジネスにおける新規アカウントの開拓、または既存アカウントの拡大を担当します。グローバル戦略アカウントおよびプラットフォームアライアンスに焦点を当て、アカウントプランニングを促進し、複雑な複数地域/複数都市にまたがるセールスにおいて拡張チームをリードします。
職務内容
戦略的エンゲージメント
- ハイパースケール顧客に対し信頼される技術アドバイザーとして、長期的なインフラロードマップと Equinix の機能を各都市・地域レベルで整合させる
- ハイパースケーラーのロードマップと Equinix の高密度展開、電力・冷却能力、サステナビリティ戦略との連携
- サイト選定、展開フェーズ、密度計画、インフラライフサイクルに関する意思決定を支援・推進
プリセールスのリーダーシップ & 技術ガバナンス
- ハイパースケーラー主導のプログラムやPoCにおいて、技術的ディスカバリー、ソリューション検証、パートナー連携をリード
- 技術的成果物(RFx、ソリューション図、構成仕様書)を所有し、社内ステークホルダー(IBXオペレーション、プロダクト、エンジニアリング、不動産)と連携
- パートナーの展開がIBX基準、電力供給枠、サステナビリティ目標、顧客SLAに整合するよう保証
ソリューション設計
- ハイパースケール向けのスケーラブルで即時展開可能なインフラ設計を顧客と共に構築
- 液体冷却、高スループットストレージ、低レイテンシかつ大規模スケールに対応した接続アーキテクチャを含むソリューション設計と検証を推進
- 顧客の要件に基づき、コンプライアンス、レジリエンシー、運用効率基準をすべて満たす設計を保証
イノベーション & 技術的リーダーシップ
- AIアクセラレータや量子コンピューティングなどの新興コンピュート技術、冷却モデル、ワークロード分散の変化など、ハイパースケールインフラのトレンドを把握・予測
- パートナーエンジニアリング、顧客戦略、社内技術チームの橋渡し役として、Equinixのサービスロードマップに影響を与える
- Equinix の代表として、AIインフラ、液体冷却、ハイパースケール導入のベストプラクティスに関する技術フォーラム、業界団体、パートナーイベントで発信
顧客中心主義(社内外)
- 顧客の進化するインフラ要件を社内に伝え、実行可能な技術戦略に変換
- ソリューション設計、運用計画、パートナー連携において顧客ニーズを反映
- プロダクト、オペレーション、法務、不動産などの機能横断的なチームと連携し、顧客課題を事前に解決し、長期的なインフラ適合性を最適化
- ハイパースケールアカウントの長期的戦略パートナーとして、将来の拡張を見据えた導入支援とビジネス目標の達成をサポート
コラボレーション & コミュニケーション能力
- セールス、プロダクト、オペレーション、パートナーチームが混在するマトリックス環境での効果的な業務遂行
- 技術的な深さと経営層向けのコミュニケーションのバランスが取れたステークホルダーマネジメント
- 部門を超えた建設的な議論を促進し、構造的思考と明快な説明で不明瞭な状況にも対応
- プレゼンテーション、技術文書、顧客向け説明を明確かつビジネス目線で実施
応募資格
- 学士号を有し関連業務経験8年以上、または修士号を有し6年以上、博士号を有し3年以上、もしくは同等の経験
- ハイパースケーラーおよびOEM業界に対する深い理解
- 技術的課題の特定・解決能力、および顧客ニーズに対するソリューション提供能力
- クロスファンクショナルなチームと協力し、社内外のステークホルダーと強固な関係を築く能力
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Mental Health Benefits
- Health Reimbursement Account
- On-Site Gym
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Fitness Subsidies
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
Work Flexibility
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
Vacation and Time Off
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
- Paid Vacation
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Stock Purchase Program
- Performance Bonus
Professional Development
- Internship Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Leadership Training Program
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Lunch and Learns
Diversity and Inclusion
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program