F5

Principal Distributed Cloud Operations

F5

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Jose • California • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $155,500 - $233,300 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Go

About the role

  • Lead quarterly and annual strategic planning processes, ensuring alignment between the organization’s long-term vision and near-term execution goals.
  • Partner with product management leadership to manage the operating rhythm of the product organization, including key activities such as quarterly business reviews (QBRs), roadmap planning, and leadership team syncs.
  • Function as the primary liaison and partner with product operations, cultivating a strong, productive and collaborative relationship.
  • Translate high-level product strategy into actionable execution plans, clear metrics (KPIs), and measurable deliverables.
  • Track, report, and drive progress against strategic goals, key value streams, and organizational initiatives to ensure accountability and momentum.
  • Serve as a key strategic advisor and thought partner to the product leadership team, contributing to decision-making and strategic direction.
  • Navigate governance processes and facilitate collaboration to ensure seamless alignment during periods of organizational or strategic change.
  • Act as a primary connector and liaison between Product Management and cross-functional partners, including Engineering, Design, Go-to-Market (GTM), Technology Services, Human Resources and Finance teams.
  • Drive the adoption of tools, systems, and processes that enhance planning, execution, reporting, and decision-making—designing tailored solutions when necessary to address unique business needs.
  • Create a process and lead execution for a tight engagement with F5 customers and field, including driving engagement and escalation to right teams to address customer needs in a timely manner.

Requirements

  • 7+ years experience in product management, strategy, or business operations with increasing levels of responsibility
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, information technology, related field or equivalent experience
Benefits
  • F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business.
  • You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits.
  • F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic planningproduct managementoperating rhythm managementroadmap planningKPI trackingexecution planninggovernance processesdecision-makingcustomer engagementbusiness operations
Soft Skills
collaborationleadershipcommunicationstrategic advisingrelationship managementaccountabilityproblem-solvingadaptabilityfacilitationcross-functional teamwork