Principal Product Manager, Model Customization & Open-Weight Models
Core
Design, develop, and manage the lifecycle of a product for model selection and customization, including open-weight models, to enable Equinix's AI applications.
Role type
Principal Product Manager (AI/ML Model Customization)
Builds
A shared model customization platform and a recommended-model catalogue for open-weight and proprietary models.
Domain
AI/ML Infrastructure, Model Customization, Digital Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Product strategy, model selection criteria, model customization (fine-tuning, LoRA, distillation, quantization), data strategy, platform roadmap, cross-functional leadership, evaluation design, Python, GPU cost/capacity trade-offs
Preferred skills
RLHF, synthetic data generation, tool-use/agentic fine-tuning, open-weight licensing, regulated industry experience
Technologies
PyTorch, Hugging Face, vLLM, SGLang
Responsibilities
Define model selection criteria and maintain a recommended-model catalogue; set the playbook for model customization techniques; own the roadmap for a shared model customization platform; partner with vertical teams to launch tuned models; define evaluation metrics and governance standards for model deployment.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
