Sr. Director, Global HR Leader

F5•Seattle, WA

8d•$231,400 - $347,200

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 we make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive. As the Senior Director, Global HR for Strategy & Operations, you are not stepping into a conventional HR management role; you are taking a seat as the primary people strategist and operational co-pilot to two C-Suite executives. You will translate macro-level business visions into agile organizational designs, high-impact workforce strategies, and enduring leadership capability. Leading a dedicated global cadre of functional HR Business Partners and acting as a vital bridge to our Centers of Excellence (CoEs), you will build an integrated talent ecosystem that drives measurable business performance across global markets.

Requirements

Proven experience as a strategic partner and advisor to operational leaders, ensuring organizational strategies are aligned with operational demands, growth priorities, and business imperatives.
Extensive HR experience supporting strategy and operations roles in large-scale, complex organizations, with an emphasis on aligning talent initiatives to business operations and regional priorities.
Demonstrated expertise in driving enterprise agility by architecting organizational frameworks that balance scalability with operational nuance at both the global and local levels.
Experience in developing succession plans and leadership pipelines tailored to operational disciplines, ensuring technical and managerial leaders are equipped to scale the business efficiently.
Deep experience integrating operational data with people analytics to inform talent strategies, performance metrics, and workforce planning, driving measurable improvements in operational outcomes.
Proven ability to partner effectively with Centers of Excellence, ensuring total rewards, talent acquisition, and leadership programs directly support operational and execution-focused functional areas.
Demonstrated experience in fostering a unifying culture across diverse operational teams, focusing on engagement, inclusion, and alignment with overall business mandates.
Expertise in leading organizational transformation initiatives, particularly in fast-changing environments requiring innovative approaches to talent management and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Serve as the trusted strategic advisor and sounding board to two C-Suite leaders.
Partner directly with C-Suite executives to stress-test business plans, diagnose structural bottlenecks, anticipate leadership gaps, and architect scalable operating models that accelerate business outcomes.
Lead, elevate, and inspire the functional HRBPs embedded across your executive leaders' global organizations.
Champion high standards of business acumen, diagnostic consulting, and proactive talent strategy to transform the HRBP function into indispensable commercial advisors.
Partner as an equal co-creator alongside CoE leaders (Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, People Analytics) to ensure enterprise-wide frameworks are tailored to functional needs while preserving consistency across the company.
Orchestrate executive performance calibrations, succession planning, and senior leadership development.
Establish a culture of objective differentiation, aligning rewards and growth opportunities with top-tier business impact and strategic leadership behaviors.