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.F5 is a leading multi-cloud application service provider, enabling our customers to develop, deploy, operate, secure, and govern applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. Our cloud, software, and hardware solutions enable our customers to deliver digital experiences to their customers faster, reliably, and at scale. For F5, it is not just what we do but also how we do it. Creating a culture that makes our employees feel valued and successful is a core part of our strategy, and we are deliberately working to build a more agile and inclusive F5. We believe our differences – when embraced with humility and respect – drive more intelligent decisions, increased innovation, and stronger performance. POSITION SUMMARYThe Corporate Strategy team at F5 seeks an exceptional professional to help define the company’s long-term strategic direction. The Director of Corporate Strategy will be critical in formulating strategy, evaluating and analyzing business opportunities, and coordinating efforts across the company. This individual will work closely with a small, high-impact team, driving multiple high-priority business projects. The individual will lead critical projects and help coordinate company-wide activities, from strategic growth initiatives to operational excellence programs. The role requires close interaction with senior executives throughout the company. This person will, therefore, have a significant opportunity to impact the growth, direction, and future of F5.ResonsibilitiesLeads small-to-medium individual or cross-functional teams to develop a fact and set of recommendations to provide into a strategic question or business problemApply an 80/20 approach to create structured models leveraging data from across sources (e.g., Capital IQ, 3rd party analyst insights, survey data)Use appropriate storylining and storytelling techniques to communicate recommendations or insights to an identified audience (e.g., the Board, the CEO or Executive Leadership team, or a broad set of employees)Apply business expertise to synthesize findings to develop strategic recommendationsProactively identify and manage the impact of insights to the broader organization, including the development and presentation of a strategic point of view, goals, and proposed outcomesFacilitate large-scale meetings and workshops, including preparation and driving tangible outcomesAssist senior business executives in framing, evaluating, and executing against strategic optionsPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONSExperience identifying, evaluating, and analyzing critical strategic questions and business situationsPrior experience of 4-6 years in management consulting or corporate strategy requiredRecord of sound business judgment across a range of business models and strategiesThinks creatively about problem-solving and is comfortable with financial analysisHighly focused on execution and delivering high-quality, synthesized analysisAbility to develop quantitative financial models to deliver business insightsExperience leading and coordinating virtual teams to solve business problemsExperience working across multiple business units or functions to drive consensusMBA, or demonstrated equivalent; engineering degree a plusEffectively manage and prioritize multiple work streams through collaboration within the Business Strategy team and across the organizationDemonstrates leadership and the ability to influence by initiating partnerships that promote organizational objectives and changePERSONAL QUALIFICATIONSEnthusiasm to learn the ins and outs of Multi-Cloud and Cybersecurity to deploy and secure any App or API everywhereExceptional written and oral communication skillsHigh energy, positive attitude, self-starter, and motivatedProven analytical and quantitative skills with a data-driven approach to problem-solvingHighly organized and detail-orientedPersonal solid presence, comfortable interacting with senior business leadersTeam player able to effortlessly lead virtual teamsAdaptable and flexible in a fast-paced, dynamic environmentSkillsModeling with Excel, Alteryx, or programming languageCommunications: Storylining and Storytelling in PowerPoint with Think-cell or 6-page narrativesDeep structured interviewsThe 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: $188,530.00 - $282,796.00F5 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: 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 OpportunityIt 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.
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