Senior Project Manager Tech Rat and BusOps
San Jose, CA - USA
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.
Senior Technical Program Manager
About the Role
We are seeking aSenior Technical Program Managerto drive ourTechnologyRationalization &Renewalsprogram.Thisis acriticalworkstreamfocused onoptimizingour technology ecosystemacross F5. This role will drive enterprise-wide efforts to evaluate rationalize and govern application and vendor choices to ensure our technology investments are aligned with business priorities scalable cost-effective and secure.
This is a highly visible cross-functional leadership role that sits at the intersection of technology strategy procurement finance security and business operations. You will act as the orchestratoracrossmulti-stakeholdersthatdirectlyimpactcost efficiency operational effectiveness and long-term digital strategy.
This role will also support Digital Business Operations to ensure the various rhythms of businessneeds are metensuringthatDigitaloperatesas a high-performance organization.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Program Ownership
Own the enterprise application rationalization programincludingroadmap operating model and success metrics in partnership withtheArchitecture team
Lead end-to-end program to assess existing applicationsidentifyredundancies risks and opportunities for consolidation or modernization.
Partner with executive stakeholders to align technology investments with business strategy and operating priorities.
Serve as a trusted advisor on technology portfolio decisions trade-offs and long-term implications.
Application Rationalization& Vendor Strategy
Partner with stakeholders to developandmaintaina framework for evaluating applications across value cost usage risk and strategic fit.
Facilitate cross-functional reviews of application portfolios (Digital Security Finance Legal Procurement Business).
Establish governance processes for net-new software intake and exceptions.
Partner closely with Procurement Finance and Legal tooptimizevendor selection contract structures and renewal strategies.
Support in partnership with Procurementcomplex technology sourcing initiatives including RFPs renewals and vendor negotiations.
Drive cost optimization and value realization including identifying savings opportunities and tracking realized benefitsin partnership with Finance.
Governance & Operating Model
Design and operationalizethe Technology Standards Committeeand anyadditionalgovernanceforumsto drive decisions.
Define escalation paths and intake processes for technology requests.
Ensure compliance with security privacy financial and architectural standardswhen supporting new buying choices.
DefineandmaintainKPIs and dashboards to track health costsavingsand risk.
Report regularly to senior leadership on program outcomesfinancial impact and strategic insights.
Build business cases and executive-ready materials to support investment and decommissioning decisions.
Business Operations
Develops business insights and dashboards to inform leadership decisions onresource allocation and service delivery.
Design and implement scalable operating models and workflows.
Partner with Chief of Staff & Business Managers to deliver org-wide initiatives
Support communications and change management efforts across the organization
Partner onorgplanning resource allocation and capacity management as needed.
Supports operational planning process optimization and performance
monitoring for a business unit or cross-functional area.
Partners with finance HR and other operational functions to align execution
withstrategic goals.
Facilitates integration of common management tools processes and services
across departments
What you bring
8-12years of experience inprogram managementconsultingbusiness operations technology strategy orITportfolio management.
Proven experience leadinglarge-scale cross-functional programsin complex enterprise environments.
Proventrack recordin mitigating risks with proactive strategies
Proventrack recorddeveloping long term project strategies and roadmaps
Deep understanding ofenterprise applications SaaS ecosystems and technology procurement models.
Strong financial acumen including experience building business cases and tracking ROI/cost savings.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at the executive level.
RepresentDigitalin externalvendorengagementconversationsand industry forumssharing knowledge andexpertise.
Preferred
Experience in application rationalization IT governance sourcing or vendor management programs.
Familiarity with frameworks such asTOGAF ITIL COBIT or FinOps.
Experience working in high-growth tech financial services or large-scale digitalorganizations.
What Success Looks Like in This Role
A clear trustedenterprise technology portfolio viewexists and is actively used for decision-making.
Redundant and low-value applications are systematically reduced year over year.
Measurable cost savings and risk reductions are realized and reported quarterly.
Technology procurement is standardized transparent and aligned with business strategy.
Executives view this role as strategicpartnersin shaping the companys digital future.
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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.
The annual base pay for this position is: $157600.00 - $236400.00F5 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 F5s differing products industries and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
You may also be offered incentive compensation bonus restricted stock units and benefits. More details about F5s benefits can be found at the following link: F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
F5 application services ensure that applications are always secure and perform the way they should—in any environment and on any device.