Senior Director, Sovereign AI – FSI
Core
Lead Equinix's sovereign AI strategy for the Financial Services Industry (FSI) across EMEA, shaping vertical narratives, ecosystem partnerships, and market engagement to translate regulatory requirements into monetizable customer propositions.
Role type
Senior Director, Strategy & Market Engagement
Builds
Sovereign AI reference architectures, regulatory due-diligence packs, and commercial roadmaps for FSI clients
Domain
Financial Services Industry (FSI) + Sovereign AI / Digital Infrastructure
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Sovereign AI strategy, FSI regulatory frameworks (DORA, EU AI Act, GDPR), ecosystem partnership management, C-level stakeholder engagement, commercial roadmap development, agentic AI infrastructure knowledge
Preferred skills
MBA or advanced degree, fluency in French or German, experience in large consulting organizations
Technologies
DORA, EU AI Act, GDPR, NIS2, SecNumCloud, BSI C5, CLOUD Act, agentic AI infrastructure
Responsibilities
Define and lead sovereign AI strategy for FSI across EMEA; Develop differentiated FSI vertical narratives and ROI tools; Deliver regulatory outputs including DORA due-diligence packs and EU AI Act-aligned reference architectures; Build sovereign AI reference architecture demonstrating operator-agnostic infrastructure; Develop and execute sovereign AI partner strategies with systems integrators and consulting firms; Engage strategic customers, regulatory institutions, and industry alliances; Lead C-level conversations with FSI customers and regulators; Align cross-functional teams around a coherent sovereign AI strategy
Seniority
Senior Director, Strategy & Market Engagement
