Internship Program in Sales

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 create a better digital world by making applications faster smarter and more secure. From the apps you use every day to the platforms businesses rely on behind the scenes F5 supports organizations worldwide in building and protecting modern digital experiences. As technology evolves so do we including our growing focus on AI-driven security and application performance where we help customers safely adopt AI while using automation and intelligence to stay ahead of emerging threats. If youre curious about technology and innovation F5 is a place where you can learn grow and make a real impact.

As part of our continued growth in EMEA were looking for a motivated and curious Channel Sales Intern to join our team in Belgium from October 2026 for 12 months. This internship is a great fit if youre a current student or a fresh graduate who wants real exposure to how cybersecurity and technology companies grow through partners distributors and resellers - and youre excited to build a long-term career in sales. If you do well there is the potential for a permanent position post-program.

Why Join F5

• Make an impact early: Your work helps strengthen the partner ecosystem that brings F5 cybersecurity solutions to customers across Belgium and the region.
• Learn from experienced leaders: Youll work closely with our Manager of Channel Sales and partner with a local Channel Account Manager wholl mentor you throughout the program.
• Build a strong foundation in tech sales: Learn how channel strategy works - from partner recruitment and enablement to pipeline reporting and ROI.
• Grow your network: Collaborate with teams across sales marketing and operations and connect with F5 employees across EMEA.
• Flexible work: We offer a hybrid model with at least 2-3 days of in-office collaboration each week.

What Youll Do in This Role

As a Channel Sales Intern youll help support F5s channel business by analyzing partner performance identifying growth opportunities and contributing to enablement and engagement initiatives. Youll gain hands-on experience with how we work with distributors and partners to drive pipeline and revenue - while learning the fundamentals of the F5 partner ecosystem. And by the end of the internship youll have supported real partner initiatives contributed to pipeline visibility across distributors and helped design at least one enablement or engagement activity.

Your Typical Day May Involve:

Partner Landscape & Ecosystem Research

• Explore the partner landscape to spot trends emerging partners and new routes to market.
• Help build engagement plans to recruit and develop next-generation partners in the F5 ecosystem.

Sales Reporting & Business Insights

• Review monthly quarterly and annual sales reports to identify business generation opportunities within F5s distribution layer.
• Support distribution business development activities and help distributors organize enablement activities.

Partner Enablement & Programs

• Learn F5s partner enablement resources (people systems collateral) and help assess effectiveness.
• Support enablement planning with and through distribution partners (training communications and readiness activities).

Campaign Support & ROI Focus

• Partner with marketing teams to support promotional materials and campaigns that drive partner engagement.

What Were Looking For

Were looking for a driven collaborative individual whos excited to learn and contribute in a fast-paced high-growth environment.

You Are

• A current student (Bachelors/Masters) or a fresh graduate (completed your degree within 12 months prior to start).
• Interested in sales channel business marketing or commercial roles and curious about technology and cybersecurity.
• Confident building communication skills and comfortable working in a relationship-driven role.
• Organized proactive and eager to learn through hands-on experience.

Wed Love to Hear from You If You

• Want to build a long-term career in sales
• Enjoy problem-solving and learning quickly in a constantly evolving environment.
• Have strong communication and presentation skills and can collaborate well with different teams.
• Are fluent in English & Dutch (French is a plus).

Why Youll Love Working at F5

• Training & development: Youll build both technical knowledge and professional skills through structured learning and real-world experience.
• Mentorship: Youll have support from experienced leaders and a dedicated mentor during your internship.
• Wellness Weekends: Enjoy quarterly Wellness Weekends (two additional days off per quarter).
• Continuous learning: Youll have the autonomy to learn every day with access to resources and coaching.
• Career pathway: Explore the potential for a permanent position post-program with a dedicated pathway to exciting roles within our EMEA Channel Sales team upon successful completion of your internship.

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.

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with or @).

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 .