Job Description

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

F5 is a leading provider of multi-cloud application services, which enable our customers to develop, deploy, operate, secure, and govern applications in any architecture, fromon-premisesto the public cloud. Our cloud, software, and hardware solutions enable our customers to deliver digital experiences to their customers faster, reliably, and at scale. For F5, it is not just what we do but also how we do it. In fact, creating a culture that makes our employees feel valued and successful is a core part of ourstrategyand we are deliberately working to build a more agile and inclusive F5. We believe our differences – when embraced with humility and respect – drive smarter decisions, increased innovation, and stronger performance. 

ThePrincipal ofProduct Management,is responsible forexpandingBIG-IPto new AI use casesand work cross-functionally acrossthe broaderBIG-IPteam and product management teamSuccess in this role will requireinsight intomarket trends,customer needs,and understanding how BIG-IP can be applied to novel technical challenges along with partnersas part of a fullsolution (e.g., AI Data Delivery,AI Enterprise Firewall,Top of Rackhardware)Analysis will include competitive positioning for BIG-IP and What it takes to win, market and business performance signals for forecasting1 & 5 yearbusiness performance.In addition, this role willbe responsible fordriving intra and inter BIG-IPproduct managementalignmentwith keystake holders(e.g., product management,engineeringand other functions)

You willwork collaborativelyanddrivestrategic alignment within the organization You musthave the ability to communicate effectivelywith F5 product teams, F5 customers, and F5 partners.Your team willdevelopstrategic initiativesusing a balance of future vision,near-termopportunities, customer requirements, businessexpertise, andexpressionof day-to-day product issues. The position is dynamic and multifaceted: success will be driven by becoming comfortable with frequent multi-tasking among technical, business, strategicand planning activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create business case, PRFAQ and PRDs for new BIG-IP initiatives, particularly for those in AI, enabled by AI tooling to go from research to initiative within days vs months.

• Independently lead large projects (individual or with cross-functional team) to develop afactbaseand set of recommendations to provide into a strategic question or business problem(e.g.,new product entry)

• Apply an 80/20 approach to create structured modelsleveragingdata from across sources (e.g., Capital IQ, 3rdparty analyst insights, survey data) for 1 &5 yearfinancial planning

• Useappropriatestoryliningand storytelling techniques to communicate recommendations or insights to an identified audience (e.g., the Board, the CEO or Executive Leadership team,Product Management leadership,or broad set of employees)

• Apply business acumen to synthesize findings to develop strategic recommendations

• Establish external relationships with industry analysts to build F5 credibility

• Support and coach Product Management leaders to test prospective F5 strategies

• Influence without authority to ensure strategic recommendations are executed by the business

• Proactivelyidentifyand manage impact of insights to broader organization, including development and presentation of a strategic point of view, goals, and proposed outcomes

• Facilitate large scale meetings and workshops, including preparation and driving tangible outcomes

• Assistsenior business executives in framing, evaluating, and executing against strategic options

• Direct and manage team members to successfully complete product line/program strategy,establishmeasurable goals andobjectivesthat meet strategic goals

• Formulateinnovative use of F5 product functions and open-source software tools to solve operational problems faced by F5 Customers

• Developtimelymarket insightsincludingcompetitive analysisand userinsightsforinformed decision makingto drive productstrategies and ensure product market fit.

• Participate in product innovation projectsand proof-of-concept initiatives, including research of product requirements tofacilitateproactive maintenance and/or outage mitigation.

• Partner with marketing, engineering, services, sales, and customers to drive product direction forF5’sproducts, including Buy, Build, or Partner solution delivery.

Knowledge,Skillsand Abilities

• Strong customer orientation with the ability to listen, organize and champion key initiatives and projects for productsolutiondevelopment

• Experienceidentifying,evaluatingand analyzing critical strategic questions and business situations

• Outstanding record of sound business judgment and advice to senior leaders

• Highly focused on execution and delivering high-quality, synthesized analysis

• Effectively manage and prioritize multiple work streams through collaboration within Business Strategy team and across the organization

• Demonstrates leadership and the ability to influence byinitiatingpartnerships that promote organizationalobjectivesand change

• Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to articulate complex technology clearly

• Flexible, self-motivated,collaborative

• Ability to work independently or lead others on projects

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal & persuasion skills

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in relevant fieldrequired, MBAor Consulting experiencerequired

• 12+ years of experience in product management or equivalentisa must

• Understanding ofload balancing indata center networkarchitecture

Skills

• AdvancedModeling with Excel

• Communications:Story liningand Storytelling inPowerPointwith Think-cell or 6-page narratives

• Deep structured interviews

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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

The annual base pay for this position is: $179,200.00 - $268,800.00

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com)

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com