F5 Principal Product Manager 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

210145828

Company description

Primary Responsibilities

· Produce product requirements and corresponding business cases for new or evolving BIG-IP products.

· Drive the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle, including product concept, make vs. buy analysis, design requirements, New Product Introduction (NPI), flagship product, cash cow, sunset, and End-of-Life (EOL)

· Maintain stewardship of the BIG-IP roadmap for LTM and related BIG-IP capabilities.

· Independently lead large projects (individual or with cross-functional team) to develop a factbase and 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 models leveraging data from across sources (e.g., Capital IQ, 3rd party analyst insights, survey data) for 1 & 5 year financial planning

· Use appropriate storylining and 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

· Proactively identify and 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

· Assist senior business executives in framing, evaluating, and executing against strategic options

· Direct and manage team members to successfully complete product line/program strategy, establish measurable goals and objectives that meet strategic goals

· Develop timely market insights including competitive analysis and user insights for informed decision making to drive product strategies and ensure product market fit.

· Participate in product innovation projects and proof-of-concept initiatives, including research of product requirements to facilitate proactive maintenance and/or outage mitigation.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

· Strong customer orientation with the ability to listen, organize and champion key initiatives and projects for product/solution development

· Experience identifying, evaluating and 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

· Demonstrates leadership and the ability to influence by initiating partnerships that promote organizational objectives and 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 field required, MBA a plus

· 5+ years of experience in product management or equivalent is a must

· Modeling with Excel

· Communications: Storylining and Storytelling in Powerpoint with Think-cell or 6-page narratives

· Deep structured interviews

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