Job Description

You will direct a group or multiple groups in the planning, organizing, development, implementing, testing, and maintaining of products through the product lifecycle. This position coordinates with the VP of Engineering and with Product Management to define product roadmaps and strategic directions. Provides technical direction for engineering teams to acomplish business goals. The core of this role is to help engineers and engineering managers to get stuff done!

Primary Responsibilities

• Employee management including but not limited to sourcing, interviewing and hiring for open positions, onboarding, establishing goals, assigning or delegating work, providing on-the-job training, giving guidance to staff, conducting performance evaluations, approving paid time-off (PTO), developing performance improvement plans, and taking disciplinary action.
• Set technical and strategic direction for engineering teams and Sr. Managers
• Act as a mentor and train management staff in people management.
• Develops and modifies our processes and methods; focus on continuous improvement.
• Directs a group of managers involved in the creation of a variety of products.
• Facilitates communication upward and across project teams.
• Develops and manages operating budgets.
• Develop and execute Product Technologies Group strategies that fulfill global market criteria and F5 corporate strategies.
• Represent department as needed: including project teams, task forces, audits, business or technical meetings with internal or external groups.
• Participate in continuous self-education in Engineering field (i.e., methodologies, tools) to keep abreast of industry direction and standards
• Researches, analyzes, and monitors the new technologies in our industry to capitalize on opportunities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and expertise in software engineering methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams; including managers
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with all levels of management and across all areas.
• Ability to inspire others
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong leadership/mentoring abilities.
• Experience developing and managing department budget(s).
• Extensive experience with bug tracking and triage systems
• Experience with QA metrics and reporting
• Willingness and ability to adapt to new processes, ideas, and concepts.
• Self-directed/self-motivated.
• Ability to delegate.
• Organized managerial work habits.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or other Technical field: with 8+ years of experience in technical development; or equivalent experience
• MBA preferred
• 5+ years of people management

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.

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