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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Security Product Manager
Location: San Jose, California, US
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 01/03/2005
Product Manager - TrafficShield
The Product Manager is the driving force behind the inception, planning,
development, and delivery of new products to market. PMs work independently and
as a team member to develop, document, verify, and implement strategic and
product decisions. PMs manage the complete life cycle of definition,
introduction, and sales life for a specific product or product line.
The Product Manager position is a key strategic position within F5 Networks.
Product Managers must develop a careful balance of future vision, near term
opportunities, customer requirements, business savvy and management of
day-to-day product issues. The ability to identify the questions, as well as
the answers, is critical. The customer set varies from R&D, executives,
channel, end users, other marketing functions and business partners. The
position is very dynamic and the individual must be comfortable with frequent
multi-tasking between technical, business, strategic, marketing, and planning
activities.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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REQUIRED:
Minimum of 3 years product management experience.
Experience with forecasting, competitive positioning, and analyzing financial
return on investment.
Thorough understanding of Internet technologies.
Application-level security understanding and experience.
Bachelor’s degree and technical experience required.
BSCS, MIS BSEE, BS or equivalent desired, MBA helpful.
Some travel required, including to Tel-Aviv, Israel.
PREFERRED:
Excellent leadership, negotiation & persuasion skills.
Strategic vision and ability to translate it into an actionable plan.
Strong customer orientation.
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
Manage business relationships with partners.
Ability to make decisions independently and/or as part of team.
Office environment with extensive computer use.
CONTACT
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Match yourself to Job ID 0489 at www.f5.com - Employment section, Job Openings.
F5 Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
David Palileo
HR Liaison/Recruiter
F5 Networks
d.palileo@f5.com
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