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.
Position Overview
F5 is seeking a Senior Leader, Principal HRBP to join our People and Culture team. This Seattle-based role, reporting to the VP of People and Culture Product, serves as a strategic advisor and trusted thought partner to senior leaders in our rapidly evolving organization. You will work at the intersection of business and people strategy, enabling transformational outcomes through talent optimization, leadership coaching, organizational development, and employee engagement programs.
As a key driver of F5’s Human First and High-Performance culture, you will influence and execute programs that enhance talent strategies, improve employee experiences, and advance business priorities. This role requires a proactive, strategic mindset, strong business acumen, and the ability to lead through complexity with confidence and agility.
Primary Responsibilities
Strategic Partnership:
- Consult with senior leaders and their leadership teams to align people and organizational strategies with business goals.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on a wide range of HR topics, including organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, and change management.
Organizational Development:
- Drive organization-specific talent strategies to ensure the right capabilities, skills, and structures are in place for sustainable growth and innovation.
- Lead workforce planning initiatives, addressing talent gaps and succession planning needs.
- Support senior leaders in fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Leadership Coaching & Development:
- Act as a coach and consultant to senior leaders, enabling them to maximize individual and team effectiveness.
- Build leadership capability through tailored development initiatives, including executive coaching, upskilling, and personalized career assessments.
Employee Engagement & Retention:
- Leverage culture and engagement insights to design and implement strategies that enhance employee experience and drive retention.
- Assess trends in employee sentiment and partner with business leaders to address root causes and create a culture of inclusion and engagement.
Performance & Talent Strategy:
- Champion F5’s performance management philosophy by driving high-impact conversations that enhance goal-setting, feedback, and development.
- Collaborate with Center of Excellence (COE) teams to implement talent calibration, succession planning, and reward and recognition strategies.
Compliance & Risk Management:
- Ensure organizational compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws such as FMLA, ADA, Title VII, ADEA, FLSA, and EEO regulations.
- Proactively mitigate risk by addressing complex employee relations issues and partnering with legal counsel as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Expertise in strategic consulting and influencing senior leaders through complex business changes.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable talent and organizational development solutions.
Advanced interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships and establish trust across diverse teams and levels of leadership.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actionable strategies.
Proven ability to drive initiatives in ambiguous and fast-paced environments.
Knowledge and application of best practices across multiple HR disciplines (e.g., talent management, organizational development, change leadership).
Adept at managing multiple priorities, with meticulous attention to detail.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
8+ years of progressive, hands-on HR experience with at least 5 years in a strategic HRBP role, ideally in a high-growth, technology-driven organization.
HR certification (e.g., SPHR, PHR, SHRM-SCP) strongly preferred.
Experience working with HRIS platforms such as Workday and ticketing systems such as ServiceNow.
Demonstrated expertise managing complex employee relations, organizational design, and transformation initiatives in global organizations.
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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.
The annual base pay for this position is: $174,400.00 - $261,600.00F5 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 Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).
Equal Employment Opportunity
It 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 [email protected].
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What We Do
F5 application services ensure that applications are always secure and perform the way they should—in any environment and on any device.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) powers applications from development through their entire life cycle, across any multi-cloud environment, so our customers – enterprise businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands—can deliver differentiated, high-performing, and secure digital experiences.
