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. At F5, our mission is to power and protect applications, helping organizations deliver extraordinary digital experiences securely and at scale. That mission starts with our people. We are seeking a Senior People Growth Program Manager to design, lead, and evolve how we grow, manage, and develop talent worldwide. This strategic leader will build and execute enterprise-wide talent initiatives that enhance employee growth, leadership development, and workforce readiness. Partnering closely with business leaders, this role will shape F5's approach to people growth, succession planning, leadership pipelines, and workforce capabilities in a way that supports both our current priorities and future transformation.
What you'll do:
Design, launch, and evolve enterprise-wide manager development programs Build frameworks and processes that enable scalable growth Lead complex, cross-functional projects—owning timelines, communications, stakeholder alignment, and business readiness. Facilitate workshops, enablement sessions, and cross-functional working sessions with confidence and credibility. Influence at all levels of the organization through data, storytelling, and trusted relationships. Serve as a strategic change partner to leaders, ensuring talent and development initiatives are adopted smoothly and embedded sustainably across the organization. Define success metrics and build dashboards to measure program effectiveness. Use data, feedback loops, and experimentation to iterate and improve. Monitor external trends to ensure our talent strategies stay innovative and competitive.
Required:
What You'll Bring 7–10+ years in Talent Development, Talent Management, L&D, Organizational Development, or related HR disciplines. Strong experience designing and managing enterprise talent programs. Expertise in performance management, succession planning, leadership development, and career frameworks. Exceptional program management skills—able to drive clarity, alignment, and execution across distributed teams. Skilled facilitation, communication, and storytelling abilities. Ability to use data and insights to diagnose needs, measure outcomes, and influence decisions. Comfort operating in ambiguity and creating structure in fast-paced, high-growth environments. A people-first, inclusive mindset and passion for helping employees and leaders thrive.
Nice to Have:
Experience in a global, matrixed tech organization. Familiarity with learning platforms, talent systems, and AI-driven learning or skills solutions. Coaching certification or training in adult learning, OD, or instructional design. 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: $126,700.00 - $190,100.00F5 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:. 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.SummaryLocation: Seattle
Type: Full time
