Director of Corporate Strategy (Project Management)

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.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Corporate Strategy team at F5 Networks seeks an exceptional professional to help define the company's long-term strategic direction.  The Director of Corporate Strategy will play a critical role formulating strategy, evaluating and analyzing business opportunities, and coordinating efforts across the entire company.  This individual will work closely with a small, high-impact team driving multiple high priority business projects.  The individual will lead key projects and help coordinating company-wide activities, spanning everything from strategic growth initiatives to operational excellence programs.  The role requires close interaction with senior executives throughout the company.  This person will therefore have a significant opportunity to impact the growth, direction and future of F5 Networks.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICIATIONS

• Experience identifying, evaluating and analyzing critical strategic questions and business situations
• Prior experience of 4-8 years in management consulting or corporate strategy required
• Record of sound business judgment across a range of business models and strategies
• Thinks creatively about problem solving and comfortable with financial analysis
• Highly focused on execution and delivering high-quality, synthesized analysis
• Experience leading and coordinating virtual teams to solve business problems
• Experience working across multiple business units or functions to drive consensus
• MBA, or demonstrated equivalent; engineering degree a plus

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• High energy, positive attitude, self-starter and motivated
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills with a data-driven approach to problem solving
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Strong personal presence, comfortable interacting with senior business leaders
• Team player able to effortlessly lead virtual teams
• Adaptable and flexible in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

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: $216,920.00 - $325,380.00

F5 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 F5's 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 F5's benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. 

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

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 accommodations@f5.com.