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.

Join our innovative HR Business Operations team as a Project Manager, where you will lead a variety of initiatives, including our global Return to Office effort. In this critical role, you will collaborate closely with the Director of Business Operations and other HR leaders to design, develop, and implement global HR projects.    

Primary Responsibilities  

• Develop detailed project plans, including defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables across multiple teams both in and outside of HR. Create timelines, allocate resources, manage budget, monitor measures of success, and set milestones.  




• Work collaboratively with cross-functional project teams, HR Business Partners, Legal, Internal Communications, and senior leaders. Provide regular updates on project status and progress. 




• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies. Proactively address issues and obstacles that arise. Work through conflicting points of view to achieve alignment to the degree possible.  




• Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs.  




• Track project performance to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.  




• Improve processes and collaborate with stakeholders to successfully achieve the desired impact of global HR projects.  

Qualifications  

• 3+ years of project management experience in Human Resources, organizational development, and/or change management in a global organization.  




• Proven experience in leading global projects, collaborating with HR Business Partners and other HR teams, and partnering with business leaders for advice and support as required.  




• Experience in developing HR processes and process mapping, focusing on improving the employee experience.  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

• Proficiency in project management tools, including Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.  




• Experience in documenting and maintaining project plans, risk/issue logs, action item logs, and other project management-related tools to help achieve project success.  




• Analytical skills, including the ability to identify key patterns and trends, generate meaningful insights, and use data to drive informed decision-making processes. 




• Ability to handle ambiguity effectively and manage multiple projects at once.  




• Self-driven and able to work independently with minimal guidance, participating in determining assignment objectives.  




• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), including attentive listening, empathetic listening, and a focus on creating an outstanding employee experience.  




• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to communicate and influence at a senior level across the business and HR partners.  




• Familiarity with human-centric design and change management philosophies.  




• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to seek relevant information for innovative solutions that adapt to evolving business needs and industry trends.  

Our Values 

At F5, we live and breathe our core values, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Customer Dedication, Profitable Growth, Innovation, Employee Success, and Diversity. We help each other achieve our goals, value the diversity of ideas different backgrounds can bring, emphasize teamwork over rock-stars, work hard and most of all have fun. 

We offer work/life integration programs like Freedom to Flex, dynamic employee inclusion groups, paid maternity/paternity leave, tuition assistance for professional development, a comprehensive mentoring program, rewards/recognition, and so much more. At F5, we truly do help each other thrive and it shows: F5 has been named one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” by Fortune magazine for the past two years. 

And this dedication to living our culture doesn’t just exist within our offices; it extends into our communities through Global Good initiatives such as employee matching, volunteer opportunities, and the F5 Foundation. Our employees are passionate about making a difference in the world. 

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become part of a company that’s on the forefront of transformation. And because we know that a more diverse F5 is a more powerful F5, we’re looking for smart, passionate, determined individuals to join us. If you make thoughtful decisions quickly, obsess over your customers’ needs, take ownership of your work (the mistakes as well as the successes), and embrace different perspectives by putting the human first, then we want to talk to you. 

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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 U.S. base pay range for this position is: $91,138.00 - $136,708.00

F5 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: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. 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 Yello/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.