Senior People Growth Strategist - Leadership & Talent Programs

F5 Networks, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. is 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 with business leaders, this role shapes F5’s approach to succession planning, leadership pipelines, and workforce capabilities in support of current priorities and future

Qualifications

• 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—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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Talent Development

Talent Management

L&D

Organizational Development

Program Management

Facilitation

Storytelling

Data-driven decisions

Ambiguity handling

Tools

Learning platforms

Talent systems

AI-driven learning

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. is 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 with business leaders, this role shapes F5’s approach to succession planning, leadership pipelines, and workforce capabilities in support of current priorities and future