Sr Principal, Infrastructure Business Operations

San Jose, USA · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$198k-$297kDetected 35 days ago

Product ManagementHRLeadershipProblem Solving

About the role

The Sr Principal, Infrastructure Business Operations acts as the administrative and operational keystone of Infrastructure Engineering.
This individual has a heavy bias toward organization and action, and is highly detail-oriented, outcome-focused, and data-driven.
The ideal candidate for this role has deep, meaningful experience partnering with senior leaders in infrastructure leadership roles.

Function as the primary liaison and partner with other operations teams, cultivating a strong, productive and collaborative relationship.
Track, report, and drive progress against goals, key value streams, and organizational initiatives to ensure accountability and momentum.
Serve as a key strategic advisor and thought partner to the infrastructure engineering leadership team, contributing to decision-making and strategic direction.
Act as a primary connector and liaison between Infrastructure Engineering and cross-functional partners, including Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Technology Services, Human Resources and Finance.
Drive the adoption of tools, systems, and processes that enhance planning, execution, reporting, and decision-making-designing tailored solutions when necessary to address unique business needs.
Create and curate the correct population of reporting/alignment forums and artifacts to ensure continuous progress against Infrastructure Engineering goals/portfolio initiatives.
Own executive briefings and data-gathering/follow-up for external meetings.
Create and update senior executive reporting artifacts (PowerPoint decks, briefing documents, pre-reads, offsite content, agendas and QBR materials)
Manage the Infrastructure Engineering budget and associated artifacts/reporting vehicles.

You proactively push artifacts and reviews to the SVP of Infrastructure Engineering (and other LT members) based on your unique knowledge of upcoming deliverables, meetings or conferences, without being asked.
Have 7+ years' experience working with or within infrastructure engineering organizations, focused primarily on leading business operations or acting as a Chief of Staff.
Have a proven track record of driving strategic planning, capacity planning, infrastructure engineering/operations, and cross-functional programs in fast-paced environments.
Have strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with specific proficiency in working with and explaining complex data sets.
You are constantly creating artifacts or processes in advance of need, based on your context clues and positional knowledge.
You have a bachelor's degree in business, finance, or information technology, a related field, or equivalent experience.

$197,800.00 - $296,600.00
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.

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Lead quarterly and annual strategic planning processes, ensuring alignment between the organization's long-term vision and near-term execution goals.

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