Principal Performance Management Lead

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.

Principal Performance Management Lead

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 improve our customers and their customers' lives. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where everyone can thrive.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Principal Management Lead to join our Global Talent Development team. This role requires deep expertise in performance management strategy, program scalability, , with a specific focus on creating and executing performance management plans.

The ideal candidate will establish robust frameworks, elevate current programs, and lead initiatives that empower managers to address our performance management processes while driving overall team effectiveness. The position will partner with the VP of Global Talent Development and cross-functional teams to design, build, and maintain an integrated performance management approach for F5.

You will drive performance management design, implementation, execution, and ongoing evolution. This entails enterprise-wide change management work. This is a hands-on design, deliver, implement, change management, and communications-focused role.

You will work closely with individuals and teams across F5 HR, engage with external organizations and research for best and next practice ideas, and gather feedback from F5 businesses to inform these programs and work. You will need to be highly motivated, passionate about research and delivering new ideas, able to influence change, and have experience in Performance Management.

Primary Responsibilities:

In partnership with the VP of Global Talent Development, People & Culture colleagues, and the business:

• Proactively engage with People & Culture colleagues, particularly HR Business Partners, to gather early input into design needs as well as getting feedback throughout design through launch.
• Partner closely with Compensation, HR Analytics, and HR Tools to ensure close alignment in program design and execution.
• Develop and implement scalable performance management programs and frameworks that align with organizational goals and address the needs of a global audience, including related manager capability initiatives.
• Enhance manager capabilities with a focus on performance management, providing managers with practical tools and resources to lead effectively.
• Collaborate to design and implement performance management processes and initiatives that align with organizational culture and transformation goals.
• Establish and utilize metrics to assess program effectiveness, drive continuous improvement, and demonstrate the ROI of performance management efforts.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years’ experience in designing performance management plans, talent management, and/or change management, preferably in a global organization.
• Experience leading performance management programs and processes in partnership with HR Business Partners and other teams within HR, as well as partnering with executives within the business for advising and support as needed.
• Ability to build solid relationships, communicate, and influence at a senior level across the business and HR partners.
• Experience developing HR processes and process mapping through the lens of employees as customers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Willing to focus and commit with a learner mindset and strong work ethic; reliable, self-directed, and inventive.
• Excellent communicator (written and oral); demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills including listening for detail, empathetic listening, and a focus on creating an outstanding employee experience.
• Approach challenges with curiosity and open-mindedness; offer new ideas or solutions.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information discretely and professionall