Sr Product Manager

Senior Product ManagerAt 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.The Senior Product Manager will drive product management for F5's Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities across modern application environments, including containerized and cloud-native architectures built on Nginx, Envoy, and Kubernetes. This role requires strong technical depth in application security, hands-on familiarity with modern proxy and service mesh technologies, and working knowledge of AI/agentic application architectures to help shape F5's approach to AI workload protection. The Senior PM will partner closely with architecture PMs, engineering, and go-to-market teams to deliver features that keep F5's WAAP portfolio ahead of an evolving threat and technology landscape.Primary ResponsibilitiesOwn product management activities for WAF capabilities spanning modern app environments (Nginx, Envoy, Kubernetes/container-based deployments)Define and prioritize requirements for extending WAF protections to AI-driven and agentic application workloadsContribute to technical marketing content — reference architectures, solution briefs, and customer case studies — to drive product awarenessSupport web content, whitepapers, and product demonstrations that drive customer adoption in partnership with product and technical marketingDrive adoption of new WAF and AI workload protection capabilities through customer enablement, sales/partner readiness, and structured adoption trackingTrack and report on product and business performance, bringing data-backed insights to business reviewsCustomer Engagement & FeedbackEngage directly with customers to understand their security goals, technical constraints, and requirements for protecting modern and AI-powered applicationsTranslate customer feedback into prioritized backlog items based on business value and technical feasibilityMarket AnalysisMonitor competitive and market developments in Kubernetes, cloud-native application/API security (WAAP) and AI workload protectionValidate demand and usage patterns to inform roadmap decisionsStay current on developments in cloud-native application delivery, service mesh, and AI agent architecturesTeam CollaborationPartner with engineering to translate requirements into well-scoped product backlog items and support seamless rolloutsBuild strong working relationships across engineering, sales, marketing, and customer supportCollaborate with Principal PMs and senior stakeholders on portfolio-level prioritization decisionsWork with marketing and sales to support smooth product delivery and go-to-market executionKnowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesTechnical SkillsHands-on experience with networking/cybersecurity products such as firewalls, proxies, or WAFs, and core networking conceptsWorking knowledge of modern app infrastructure: Nginx, Envoy, Kubernetes, and container/cloud-native environmentsFamiliarity with AI tooling and agentic application architectures, with the ability to reason about associated security risks and workload protection needsUnderstanding of SaaS security services and delivery modelsStakeholder ManagementStrong communication, negotiation, and influencing skillsAbility to manage expectations across diverse stakeholder groupsComfortable operating with a data-driven approach in a fast-paced, changing environmentAnalytical SkillsStrong business analysis skills, with the ability to translate raw data into clear, actionable product and business insightsProficient in building metrics, dashboards, and reports using AI-powered analytics tools, in addition to traditional BI platforms (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL)Able to define and track KPIs that measure product adoption, usage, and business impactWorking knowledge of data analytics to support decision-makingAwareness of emerging technology trends and their potential impact on F5's businessQualificationsBA/BS degree in a relevant fieldNetworking & cybersecurity technical background required5+ years in technical product management or a related domain3+ years of product management experience in cybersecurityExposure to cloud-native application environments (containers, Kubernetes, service mesh, microservices) and/or AI application architectures strongly preferredDemonstrated experience building business metrics and reports using AI-powered analytics tools, moving beyond traditional BI platforms (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL) to leverage AI-assisted data analysis and reporting