Sr. Product Manager

The Senior Product Manager plays a pivotal role in product development for F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Networking strategies. This position requires an in-depth understanding of market dynamics in Multicloud Networking, Public Cloud and SaaS platforms as well as strong 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 F5XC Network Connect
• 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 F5XC Network Connect with a competitive edge in the market
• Validate market demand based on customer usage
• Conduct in-depth research to stay abreast of developments in Multicloud Networking

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 Public Cloud networking services especially with AWS, Azure and GCP
• 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 F5s 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 Multicloud Networking or an adjacent area (ex: SSE/SD-WAN)
• Experience developing relationships with suppliers and co-marketing partners highly desirable.