Senior Product Manager, Security
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7 hours ago
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Job Summary
At F5 we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create secure and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers and their customers better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
At F5 we help organizations deliver and secure exceptional digital experiences. Our Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)enablesmodern adaptive applications across complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments. From SMBs to the worlds largest enterprises our customers rely on F5 to meet their most critical performance reliability and security requirements.
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Product Managerto leadAPI Securityone of thefastest-growingand most strategic areas in our security portfolio. This role is ideal for a product leader with deep cybersecurity experience strong technical fluency and a passion for building enterprise-grade products that solve real customer problems at scale.
You willhelpshapethe API Security product vision anddrivetheroadmap end to endfrom customer discovery and strategy through execution go-to-market and measurable outcomesworking closely with engineering security research marketing and sales teams.
Key Responsibilities
Own and evolve the API Security product vision and multi-quarter roadmap aligning customer needs market trends and businessobjectives.
Drive prioritization and execution in close partnership with engineering ensuring solutions are technically sound scalable and secure.
Maintain strong hands-on understanding of API technologies and protocols including RESTGraphQL and emerging standards (e.g. MCP) and track evolving threats and defenses in the API security landscape.
Lead customer discovery through interviews field engagement and usage analysis tovalidateproblems refine requirements and guide product decisions.
Conduct ongoing competitive and market analysis to inform differentiation and strategic positioning.
Partner with product marketing and sales to define positioning messaging and value propositions that position API Security as a core pillar of F5s ADSP.
Support go-to-market execution including launch planning sales enablement and feedback loops from the field to inform iteration and adoption.
Define track and analyze success metrics and KPIs for product outcomes adoption and customer impact; use data to continuously refine strategy.
Act as a thought partner and mentor within the product organization contributing to a culture of ownership collaboration andhigh standards.
Qualifications
6 years of Product Management experience in B2B SaaS or enterprise software environments.
Proven experience delivering products in the cybersecurity domain preferably in application API or cloud security.
Strong familiarity with API technologies (RESTGraphQL etc.) and API security concepts including authentication authorization data protection and anomaly or abuse detection.
Demonstrated technical depth and learning agility with the ability to understand and reasonaboutcomplex distributed systems.
Strong customer orientation witha track recordof translating customer needs into clear product requirements and outcomes.
Experience building and scaling global products for large enterprise customers.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Highly independent proactive and execution-driven; comfortable operating with autonomy and ownership.
Team-oriented mindset energized by collaboration mentorship and shared success.
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Why Join Us
At F5 impactful ideas strong collaboration and a clear sense of purpose drive our work. As a Senior Product Manager for API Security you will help shape a critical security domain while working with world-class teams across engineering security research and go-to-market functions. F5 offers a global customer-centric environment that values innovation supports professional growth andprovidesthe opportunity to make a meaningful impact on how modern applications are secured.
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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.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age sensory physical or mental disability marital status veteran or military status genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including but not limited to hiring job assignment compensation promotion benefits training discipline and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting .
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Data Analytics
- Analytical
- Agile
- Requirement Gathering
- Strategic thinking
- Visio
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Market Research
- UML
- Cross Functional Teams
About Company
F5 application services ensure that applications are always secure and perform the way they should—in any environment and on any device.
