Field CISO

F5

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 Field CISO serves as a primary, public-facing security executive for F5. This highly visible role is responsible for engaging with senior-level audiences globally, including customer executives, boards of directors, regulators, and Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs). The Field CISO will drive F5’s reputation as a global leader in security and risk management by delivering compelling thought leadership, providing expert analysis at industry events, and leading strategic customer and partner interactions.

Requirements

• Extensive, proven experience (15+ years) in a senior cybersecurity leadership role (e.g., CISO, Field CISO, senior security strategist).
• Deep expertise in cybersecurity strategy, risk management, incident response, and crisis communications.
• Recognized as an industry thought leader with a strong public profile and a history of speaking at major global security conferences.
• Demonstrated experience presenting to and advising C-suite executives, Boards of Directors, and regulatory bodies.
• Proven ability to lead complex, executive-level engagements such as wargames, breach simulations, and tabletop exercises.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of the global threat landscape and the ability to apply it to multiple industries.
• Proven ability to collaborate with marketing, sales, and product teams to shape strategic messaging and enablement.
• Ability to travel globally as required.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary, trusted advisor and public face for F5 to senior security audiences, including Board-level executives, regulators, ISACs, and key customers.
• Lead customer executive sponsorships and high-level strategic interactions within F5's Customer Engagement Centers (CECs).
• Develop and deliver authoritative thought leadership and in-depth analysis for global audiences at industry conferences, panels, and executive events.
• Enhance and promote F5's global position as a premier security and risk thought leader.
• Lead and participate in high-stakes strategic security engagements, including customer post-breach discussions, wargames, and executive tabletop exercises.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with key industry partners to further F5's security mission.
• Provide senior leadership and critical input on security messaging, field sales training, and strategic event selection to drive F5’s image as a security leader across multiple industries worldwide.

Benefits

• F5 provides comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits for all its regular employees working at least 20 hours or more per week2.
• Employees are also eligible to participate in F5's 401(k) retirement plan and receive the Company match.
• F5 reserves the right to change or terminate these benefits at any time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed