The Senior Product Managerplays a pivotal role in product development for F5 BIG-IP. This position requires an in-depth understanding of market dynamics in Application Delivery, AI, and SaaS platforms as well asstrong leadership, partnering and analytical abilities, to help build a shared vision and execute to establish a market leading position.
Primary Responsibilities
Product Delivery:
Drive end-to-end product management activities for F5 BIG-IP
Ability to incorporate cross functional AI use-cases within the BIG-IP product strategy
Build compelling technical marketing content to drive product awareness including building reference architectures and customer case studies
Deliver web content, whitepapers, and demonstrations to drive customer adoption, and ensure technical marketing alignment with key partners
Ensure accountability for product success and present data-backed findings during business reviews and QBRs
Customer Engagement & Feedback:
Engage with customers to understand their business goals, constraints, and requirements
Prioritize feature enhancements based on customer feedback and business value
Utilize the Digital Adoption Platform to identify areas of improvement, increase revenue and reduce churn
Market Analysis:
Position F5 BIG-IP with a competitive edge in the market
Validate market demand based on customer usage
Conduct in-depth research to stay abreast of developments in AI, Application Delivery, Cybersecurity, and Observability
Team Collaboration:
Collaborate with stakeholders to make informed decisions on product backlog prioritization
Foster strong relationships with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer support teams
Work with technical teams to ensure seamless product rollouts
Work with key decision makers in marketing and sales to ensure smoot product delivery to customers
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Technical Skills:
Proficient with core networking technologies such as BGP, VPNs and tunneling, routing, NAT, etc.
Proficient with core AI technologies – especially with LLMs, Anomaly Detection, and Inference
Well versed with L4/L7 load balancing & proxy technologies and protocols
Stakeholder Management:
Demonstrate strong leadership, negotiation, and persuasion capabilities
Effectively manage and navigate expectations from diverse stakeholder groups
Uphold a data-driven approach amidst a fast-paced, changing environment
Analytical Skills:
Ability to generate data-driven reports and transform complex data into actionable insights
Proven skills in data analytics and making data-backed decisions
Strong awareness of technology trends and potential influence on F5’s business
Qualifications
BA/BS degree in a relevant field
4+ years in technical product management or a related domain
2+ years of product management in Application Delivery, AI, or an adjacent area
Experience developing relationships with suppliers and co-marketing partners highly desirable.
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 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: $160,666.00 - $240,998.00