Senior Program Manager

Senior Program Manager

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.

We are seeking a dynamic and seasoned Senior Program Manager to join the Central Operations team  this high-impact role, you will lead and manage a portfolio of strategic initiatives and programs that drive business growth, innovation, and execution of F5’s highest priorities. This portfolio encompasses each fiscal year’s Missions, directly driving progress toward F5’s multi-year Strategic Promises. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience successfully managing an enterprise's portfolio of high-priority initiatives to deliver measurable business outcomes while leading and mentoring a team of high‑performing program managers.

This role reports directly to the Director of Central Operations and requires exceptional executive presence and the ability to navigate complex, high‑stakes environments with senior leadership. A background in the technology industry plus consulting, or advisory experience is highly preferred, demonstrating expertise in providing strategic guidance, building alignment, and driving transformative initiatives while enabling a program team is required. The candidate must possess high emotional intelligence, strong critical‐thinking skills, and a proven ability to work cross‑functionally in matrixed organizations.

They should excel at influencing stakeholders at all levels, fostering collaboration, and empowering teams to achieve program success.

• Refine, implement, and maintain the Promise portfolio management framework, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate 1–2 Promise portfolio performance, identifying risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement. While refining and monitor measures of success / KPIs for the portfolio.
• Manage rhythm of business – including communications, status reports, and readouts to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner with leaders to draft, refine, and socialize OKRs, ensuring strong alignment between strategy, priorities, and execution.

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, offering thought leadership, data‑driven recommendations, and insights to shape strategic initiatives and ensure effective execution.
• Conduct market and industry analysis to inform decisions and identify emerging opportunities.

• Create and maintain roadmaps to communicate priorities, timelines, and dependencies to stakeholders.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including Product Management, Engineering, IT, HR, Sales, Marketing, Security and Risk Management, to ensure successful delivery of initiatives.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for 1–2 Promise status, providing transparent reporting and insights to the Central Operations leadership and executive leadership team.

• Facilitate decision‑making by presenting data‑driven recommendations to senior executives.

• Work with leadership team to maintain and refine governance processes to evaluate, prioritize, and approve new initiatives and projects within the portfolio.
• Optimize resource allocation across the portfolio, balancing strategic priorities with capacity constraints.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, processes, and standards.

• Mentor team members, fostering professional development and growth.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the portfolio management function.

• Background in consulting or advisory roles, with expertise in guiding executive teams and senior…