Sr Product Manager

F5•San Jose, CA

8d•$177,600 - $266,400

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Hands-on experience with networking/cybersecurity products such as firewalls, proxies, or WAFs, and core networking concepts
Working knowledge of modern app infrastructure: Nginx, Envoy, Kubernetes, and container/cloud-native environments
Familiarity with AI tooling and agentic application architectures, with the ability to reason about associated security risks and workload protection needs
Understanding of SaaS security services and delivery models
Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
Ability to manage expectations across diverse stakeholder groups
Comfortable operating with a data-driven approach in a fast-paced, changing environment
Strong business analysis skills, with the ability to translate raw data into clear, actionable product and business insights
Proficient 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 impact
Working knowledge of data analytics to support decision-making
Awareness of emerging technology trends and their potential impact on F5's business
BA/BS degree in a relevant field
Networking & cybersecurity technical background required
5+ years in technical product management or a related domain
3+ years of product management experience in cybersecurity

Nice To Haves

Exposure to cloud-native application environments (containers, Kubernetes, service mesh, microservices) and/or AI application architectures strongly preferred
Demonstrated 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

Responsibilities

Own 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 workloads
Contribute to technical marketing content — reference architectures, solution briefs, and customer case studies — to drive product awareness
Support web content, whitepapers, and product demonstrations that drive customer adoption in partnership with product and technical marketing
Drive adoption of new WAF and AI workload protection capabilities through customer enablement, sales/partner readiness, and structured adoption tracking
Track and report on product and business performance, bringing data-backed insights to business reviews
Engage directly with customers to understand their security goals, technical constraints, and requirements for protecting modern and AI-powered applications
Translate customer feedback into prioritized backlog items based on business value and technical feasibility
Monitor competitive and market developments in Kubernetes, cloud-native application/API security (WAAP) and AI workload protection
Validate demand and usage patterns to inform roadmap decisions
Stay current on developments in cloud-native application delivery, service mesh, and AI agent architectures
Partner with engineering to translate requirements into well-scoped product backlog items and support seamless rollouts
Build strong working relationships across engineering, sales, marketing, and customer support
Collaborate with Principal PMs and senior stakeholders on portfolio-level prioritization decisions
Work with marketing and sales to support smooth product delivery and go-to-market execution