F5 Manager Technical Product Management 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

913696905

The Manager, Technical Product Management (Mgr., TPM) is responsible for leading a team that drives product strategy, requirements and customer success. Success in this role will require well-developed skills in listening to customer/prospect needs, analyzing market dynamics, setting product directions, and leading their team. They have management responsibilities for a team of Technical Product Management professionals and are responsible for delivery and success of the BIG-IP Next product.

You will manage a team of Technical Product Managers responsible for product lifecycle from technical definition and introduction to end-of-life. We work collaboratively, driving strategic alignment within the organization, and have the ability to communicate effectively to both internal and external audiences. We develop requirements using a balance of future vision, near term opportunities, customer requirements, business expertise, and management of day-to-day product issues. The Mgr., TPM will engage with executives, business partners, channel, and end users. The position is dynamic and multifaceted: success will be driven by becoming comfortable with frequent multi-tasking among technical, business, strategic, marketing and planning activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Direct and manage team members to successfully complete product line/program strategy, establish measurable goals and objectives that meet strategic goals
• Be the company’s authority for technical product roadmap and execution for the BIG-IP Next product
• Identify potential market segments and their profitability
• Contribute to product strategy solutions in the ADC and Security sectors
• Accurately target the product in the market, build competitive advantages, and provide the go to market implementation in order to shorten the time of sale for maximum sales efficiency
• Responsible for market analyses, product/solutions requirements definition, and financial return on investment analyses to guide strategic product roadmaps
• Illustrate the vision and key phases of the product delivery with targeted timeframes via the Roadmap
• Engage customers and prospects to understand and meet their business goals with f5 product solutions
• Create and maintain technical documents for product requirements based on market inputs such as: customer calls/visits, partners, trends, field feedback, services, win/loss analysis, competitive analysis, and other market opportunities
• Partner with marketing, engineering, services, sales, and customers to drive product direction for F5’s products, including Buy, Build, or Partner solution delivery.
• Create and deliver presentations tailored to various audiences and act as a key evangelist for F5 to the F5 product/solution set
• Create reports that track performance of assigned product(s) based on customer success metrics

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong customer orientation with the ability to listen, organize and champion key initiatives and projects for product development
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to articulate complex technology clearly
• Experience with Agile development methods and process
• Flexible, self-motivated, positive teammate
• Ability to work independently or lead others on projects
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal & persuasion skills
• May require travel via automobile or airplane, approximately 5-20% of the time spent traveling.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in relevant field required, MBA a plus
• 4+ years of experience in product management or equivalent
• 4+ years of technical experience in the ADC market space including management products
• 4+ years analyzing products, customers and market dynamics a plus
• 5+ years of experience in data center and/or networking industry.

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: $152,107.00 - $228,161.00