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$164,500–$213,375
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$180k
versus about
$189k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About F5 Inc
F5, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in application security, multi-cloud management, online fraud prevention, application delivery networking, application availability and performance, and network security, access, and authorization.
F5 Inc currently has
44 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$179,500–$269,300
across 31 roles with salary data.
The Technical Program Manager leads complex, cross-functional engineering programs from conception through delivery. Working closely with engineering, product management, QA, security, and SRE teams, this role involves defining program strategies, managing execution, and ensuring measurable outcomes. You will own end-to-end delivery by defining scope, milestones, and success metrics while managing dependencies and tradeoffs across multiple teams. Key responsibilities include establishing operating rhythms, identifying systemic risks, and developing executive-ready status reports. You must possess a strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and security concepts. Required tools and skills include Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, and Excel. This role solves technical challenges by driving alignment on requirements and launch readiness for large-scale platform, infrastructure, and security products within a complex digital environment.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn in California?
Median $200000 from 105 postings across 25 companies.
Own end-to-end delivery for complex technical programs by defining scope, milestones, and success metrics.
Drive cross-team planning, including roadmaps, release plans, dependency management, and tradeoff decisions.
Establish operating rhythms and governance to maintain stakeholder alignment and keep teams unblocked.
Partner with engineering, product, and security teams to align on requirements and launch readiness.
Define and instrument program metrics like OKRs and KPIs to measure delivery predictability and outcomes.
Manage RAID logs to proactively identify and mitigate risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
Design and implement scalable program mechanisms, including intake processes, planning templates, and retrospectives.
Develop executive-ready status reports and dashboards highlighting risks, decisions, and business impact.
What we're looking for
Understand software engineering fundamentals and system design including APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, reliability, and security concepts.
Demonstrate the ability to lead multi-team programs through the full lifecycle of discovery, planning, execution, launch, and post-launch learning.
Exhibit proficiency with program tooling and documentation practices such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Excel, and RAID management.
Possess executive-ready communication skills to translate complex technical realities into clear narratives, decisions, and asks for leadership.
Show ability to influence without authority across engineering and product leaders while providing strong risk management and escalation leadership.
Use data fluency to define metrics, interpret trends, and use quantitative and qualitative signals to drive program decisions.
Experience leading platform, infrastructure, security, or large-scale product programs with multiple engineering teams (preferred).
Possess background in cloud, networking, DevOps, reliability engineering, or cybersecurity (preferred).
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