Senior WAAP Product Manager — Cloud-Native Security

F5; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead WAAP capabilities across modern app environments, including containers and cloud-native architectures built on Nginx, Envoy, and Kubernetes.

You will partner with engineering, architecture PMs, and GTM teams to deliver features, drive AI workload protection, and translate customer needs into a prioritized backlog.

Hands-on with security products and data-driven decision making will shape the roadmap and help F5 stay ahead of evolving threats.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years in technical product management or a related domain.
• 3+ years of product management in cybersecurity.
• Experience with cloud-native environments and AI architectures is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own product management activities for WAAP capabilities across modern app environments.
• Define and prioritize requirements for AI-driven workloads.
• Contribute to marketing content — reference architectures and briefs.
• Support content and demonstrations to drive customer adoption.
• Drive adoption of WAAP and AI workload protections through backlog management.
• Track product and business performance with data-driven insights.

Skills

Networking & security products

Kubernetes

Data-driven decisions

Education

BA/BS degree in relevant field

Tools

Nginx

Envoy

Kubernetes

AI analytics tools

SQL

Power BI

Job description

F5 is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead WAAP capabilities across modern app environments, including containers and cloud-native architectures built on Nginx, Envoy, and Kubernetes.

You will partner with engineering, architecture PMs, and GTM teams to deliver features, drive AI workload protection, and translate customer needs into a prioritized backlog.

Hands-on with security products and data-driven decision making will shape the roadmap and help F5 stay ahead of evolving threats.