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Job SummaryEquinix Incubation builds the agentic systems that run the software delivery lifecycle end to end: a fleet of specialized AI agents, with humans directing the work and owning every gate. Someone has to own the product, the roadmap, and the team behind it. That is this role.

You will lead the engineering pods that build the orchestration layer, the persona consoles, and the agents themselves, and carry the roadmap from first MVP to organization-wide scale. This is a player-coach role for a leader who can hold a product vision, an architecture, an executive audience, and a hiring plan in their head at the same time. ResponsibilitiesOwn the Product and the RoadmapDefine and drive the delivery-engine roadmap: orchestrator, agent fleet, consoles, dashboards, and enterprise integrations, sequenced for valueMake the build-measure-learn loop real: ship in sprints, pilot with live delivery teams, and let adoption and telemetry reshape the planOwn trade-off decisions across scope, quality, cost, and speed, and defend them with data in front of senior leadershipBuild and Lead the PodsHire, grow, and retain a small, exceptional team of agent engineers, platform engineers, and delivery talent across the UK and IndiaRun lean pods where agents do the routine work and people do the judgment work; model that way of working yourselfSet a high, kind bar: clear expectations, honest feedback, and career growth in the most modern engineering discipline there isProve the ValueOwn the value story: cycle time, throughput, quality, adoption, and realized business value, instrumented and reported without dramaKeep the economics honest: agent cost, platform cost, and capacity unlocked, treated as first-class engineering metricsTurn pilot wins into an expansion case that finance and function leaders believeSet the Operating StandardEstablish how agent-first engineering is done: evals as release gates, human-in-the-loop approvals, and responsible AI governance with InfoSec and the AI councilRepresent the platform in architecture and governance forums, and keep the roadmap aligned with enterprise platform and data strategyShare patterns, standards, and playbooks so other teams can adopt what your team provesWhat Success Looks LikeThe delivery engine is in daily use by live delivery teams, with measurable cycle-time and quality gains that survive finance scrutinyYou have built a team people want to join, with a hiring record and retention that show itExecutives trust your roadmap because what you commit to ships, and what ships gets measuredThe operating standards your team set are being adopted beyond your teamQualifications12+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years leading engineering teams or engineering-led productsA record of shipping and scaling platforms or products in an enterprise, from first release through adoptionHands-on fluency with modern

AI:

LLM-powered applications, agentic systems, and what it takes to make them production-gradeStrong architectural judgment across APIs, event-driven systems, cloud platforms, and enterprise integrationProven hiring and talent development record, including building distributed teamsExecutive-grade communication: you can carry a room of senior stakeholders with a clear, honest narrativePreferred QualificationsExperience delivering AI or automation platforms into regulated or security-conscious enterprisesExperience with agent frameworks and protocols such as MCP or A2A, and with eval-driven quality practicesExperience running product operating models: roadmaps, funding cases, value realization

• Background in developer platforms, SDLC tooling, or engineering productivityCore CompetenciesProduct & Technical LeadershipRoadmap ownership; architectural judgment; trade-off decision-making; systems thinkingPeople LeadershipHiring and talent development; lean pod design; coaching; distributed team leadershipAI-First Operating Model

• Agent-first ways of working; evals and governance; human-in-the-loop design; value instrumentationExecutive InfluenceNarrative and communication; stakeholder alignment; funding and value cases; calm under scrutinyWhy This RoleIncubation is a durable capability, not a project team: the team persists, and the product rotates. Agentic delivery is product one; the next incubation bets follow. You will define how AI-first engineering works at Equinix and build the team that proves it. Few director roles come with a mandate this clear and a canvas this open.

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