Product Manager - (SV11365)

F5 is the world leader in Application Delivery Networking. We provide solutions that make sure business applications are always secure, fast, and available. Over 16,000 organizations worldwide trust F5 to keep their applications running.

Our Employees
Are valued and empowered, collaborative and team oriented, innovative in their approach and passionate about their work. They are reliable, trustworthy and open with a high level of integrity. They value diversity, are inclusive and are committed to a global mindset.

Position Summary
The Product Manager is the driving force behind the inception, planning, development and delivery of new products to market. PMs work independently and as a team member to develop, document, verify and implement strategic and product decisions. PMs manage the complete life cycle of definition, introduction and sales life for a specific product or product line. The Product Manager position is a key strategic position within F5 Networks. Product Managers must develop a careful balance of future vision, near term opportunities, customer requirements, business savvy and management of day-to-day product issues. The ability to identify the questions as well as the answers is critical. The customer set varies from R&D to other marketing functions, executives, channel, end users and business partners. The position is very dynamic and the individual must be comfortable with frequent multi-tasking between technical, business, strategic, marketing and planning activities.

ResponsibilitiesWork with engineering, services and sales to drive product direction for F5’s acceleration products, including BIG-IP WebAccelerator, BIG-IP LTM acceleration, WANJet, and others. Create Market Requirement Documents for product direction based on market inputs (customer calls/visits, partners, trends, field feedback, services, win/loss analysis, competitive analysis and other market opportunities). Lead product launches and be primary contributor to positioning, packaging, pricing, place, and promotion strategies. Develop product and competitive positioning, financial return on investment. Lead security strategy and product offerings for F5’s broader BIG-IP product line including new products definitions and business cases. Act as one of the key evangelists for F5 and the F5 product / solution set.
Qualifications3+ years experience in Product Management and/or System Engineering role. Direct experience selling to security architects in F1000 enterprises. Thorough understanding of the networking and acceleration / optimization marketspace (including application acceleration solutions, HTTP, CIFS acceleration, MAPI acceleration, TCP optimizations, etc). Good familiarity of Enterprise applications (including Microsoft SharePoint MOSS, Siebel CRM, Oracle Portal, SAP, etc) and/or other application frameworks (AJAX, Flex, ASP.NET, Silverlight, or others) Excellent administrative and troubleshooting level of understanding of F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM, and WebAccelerator product lines is highly desirable Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with ability to articulate complex technology simply. Strong customer orientation with the ability to listen, organize and champion key initiatives and projects for product development. Excellent leadership, negotiation & persuasion skills. Flexible, self motivated team player
Knowledge, Abilities and Other Requirements Requires an understanding of enterprises and n-tier applications and architectures. Broad knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, LDAP, Radius etc). Knowledge about web applications and emerging SOA architecture is a plus. Familiarity with the L4-L7 market space and technologies is a plus (SLB, GSLB, SSL technologies). BSCS, MIS BSEE, BS or equivalent required, MBA helpful but not required.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Daily computer use in an office environment. Travel required
F5 Networks, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

Benefits:
We provide competitive salaries, a world class benefits package, including 100% of the premium for employee medical, dental and vision insurance, highly subsidized premiums for dependent coverage, 401K match, employees stock purchase plan, 18 days paid time off within the 1st year and 8 paid holidays, life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

For consideration, please apply online www.f5.com/about/careers