F5 Sr Mgr Product Management 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

878517765

Sr. Manager Product Management

Primary Responsibilities and Team Objectives:

• Prioritize customer value in the development of next-generation BIG-IP Software with a focus on Local Traffic Management (LTM).
• Target the product accurately in the market, build competitive advantages, and implement go-to-market strategies to maximize sales efficiency.
• Serve as the company’s authority on Roadmap across multiple areas, including traffic protocols, core data/control-plane, supportability, observability, product onboarding, programmability, and platform support for BIG-IP Next.
• Conduct market analyses, define product/solution requirements, and perform financial ROI analyses to guide strategic product roadmaps.
• Create and deliver tailored presentations to various audiences, acting as a key evangelist for F5 and its product/solution set.
• Develop business cases to support customer feature requests.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders to prioritize execution against goals and provide business context and trade-offs to optimize product delivery.
• Engage with customers to drive product adoption and secure early adopters, collecting feedback via meetings, industry events, surveys, and interviews to influence product evolution.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across marketing, support, systems, sales, engineering, and commercial models to articulate dependencies and ensure aligned execution.
• Represent the product area at sales and customer-facing forums, including conferences and industry events.
• Build a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative team that takes pride in mutual success.
• Coach, mentor, and enable the success of a highly talented team of product managers and product owners.

REQUIRED SKILLS EXPERIENCE ANDQUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong customer orientation with the ability to listen, organize and champion key initiatives and projects for product development
• Background and experience in networking software and networking hardware across on-prem, public cloud, and private cloud.
• Ownership mindset with the natural inclinations to take challenges head on and deliver impact.
• Bias towards data driven decision making that incorporates analytical rigor and managerial judgment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to articulate complex technology clearly
• Flexible, self-motivated, positive teammate with excellent leadership, interpersonal & persuasion skills
• Proven track record as a leader within product management with a proven track record of shipping products.
• Demonstrated ability working acrossengineering, productmanagement, release management, support etc.
• Passion for leading teams and contributing to the career development of individuals.
• Ability to straddle across strategy, technical depth and execution in product delivery.
• Minimum of a Bachelors in engineering or business is required. Graduate degree in engineering or business is a plus.
• 8+ years of industry experience
• 5+ years of experience in product management
• Travel 10%-20%

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: $172,546.00 - $258,818.00