Job DescriptionPosition Title: VP, AI Acceleration
Location: Austin, TX; Denver, CO
Your RoleDigital Realty is seeking a Vice President, AI Acceleration to lead the enterprise-wide adoption and execution of AI while shaping how the company engages the external AI market. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, this is a high-visibility leadership role responsible for scaling AI from pilot to production across all functions, and translating internal AI capability into compelling market positioning. This role bridges execution and strategy, ensuring Digital Realty operates credibly as both a provider of AI infrastructure and a user of AI at scale.
What you'll do- 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
What you'll need- 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%
Our Compensation PhilosophyDigital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee's total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or commissions, and equity awards not quantified below.
Compensation range: $220,000 - $255,000 annually This compensation range represents the Company's good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.
Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.
