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About the Role

Digital Realty is seeking a Vice President, AI Acceleration to lead enterprise-wide AI adoption and execution, shaping the company's engagement with the external AI market. This high-visibility leadership role reports to the Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for scaling AI from pilot to production across all functions, translating internal AI capability into compelling market positioning, and ensuring Digital Realty operates credibly as both a provider and user of AI infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise AI adoption across all functions, moving from pilots to measurable, scaled deployment
Operationalize the company’s AI operating model, coordinating ideation through production across teams
Drive and govern the Functional Certification Program, including SLA adherence and recertification cadence
Convert unsanctioned “shadow AI” into approved, governed, and measurable enterprise usage
Define, track, and report AI performance metrics including efficiency, cost, revenue impact, and productivity gains
Establish Digital Realty as a “Customer Zero” reference for AI deployed on its own infrastructure
Translate internal AI maturity into external market positioning with Product, Marketing, and Sales leadership
Engage directly with strategic customers and partners as a senior technical and commercial AI leader
Shape the company’s point of view on AI infrastructure and differentiation in the market
Represent Digital Realty externally through industry events, analyst briefings, and executive engagements

Requirements

12+ years of technology leadership experience, including significant focus on AI, ML, or data strategy
Proven success driving enterprise AI adoption across multiple functions at scale
Experience building or scaling AI governance, certification, or enablement programs
Ability to engage and influence executive audiences, including board-level stakeholders and customers
Strong commercial mindset with the ability to position AI as both a productivity tool and market differentiator
Experience working with hyperscalers and AI-native partners strongly preferred
Background in infrastructure, cloud, or data center environments preferred
Experience serving as an internal AI leader or leading “Customer Zero” programs in a B2B organization preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly with analysts and external audiences
Willingness to travel approximately 25%

Location

Austin, TX
Denver, CO

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

12+ years of technology leadership experience

Salary/Compensations

$220,000 - $255,000 annually

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance
401k match
Disability benefits
Wellness and education benefits
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Holidays

About the Company

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions.
PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges.
Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.