ERM Program Manager

Job description

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 Summary

At F5, we're a big tech company with a small-company vibe.  The F5 Enterprise Risk Management team is looking for a Risk Reporting and Governance Program Manager to join our growing team.  The Risk Reporting and Governance Program Manager will be focused on quarterly enterprise-level risk reporting, supporting governance and escalation processes that align with the approved ERM frameworks and reporting protocols.

On this team, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your strong leadership, communication and project management skills, and your ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams to execute on a wide variety of initiatives. Demonstrable skills in risk and process taxonomies, risk assessment processes, project and stakeholder management are mandatory.  This role has a heavy project management emphasis to keep quarterly reporting of risk metric information on track.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the execution of quarterly and ad-hoc enterprise risk metric gathering for reports to the Executive Team and Risk Committee of the Board.
• Builds and maintains risk dashboards, KRIs, and incident escalation protocols for cross-functional visibility.

• Align reporting practices with enterprise-level rating criteria, ensuring consistency for comparisons of likelihood, impact, and treatment strategies.
• Leads enterprise-wide risk assessments and facilitates workshops to identify high-priority threats.
• Drive the escalation process for material and emerging risks from management to the ERM team, executives, and the board.
• Drives process improvements in risk evaluation and reporting through automation or workflow redesign
• Support the development, update, and maintenance of the ERM framework, risk categorization, and methodologies for assessing likelihood, impact, and treatment.
• Coordinate and deliver training programs on risk management principles, tools, and compliance with the ERM framework.
• Acts as a liaison between the risk function and operational teams to embed a risk-based mindset
• Review and refine risk domain definitions, categories, and assessment criteria in response to emerging trends or evolving business needs.
• Management Responsibility: Employee management including but not limited to interviewing and hiring candidates for open positions, onboarding, establishing goals, assigning or delegating work, providing on-the-job training, giving guidance to staff, conducting performance evaluations, approving paid time-off (PTO), developing performance improvement plans, and taking disciplinary action.

• Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong understanding of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Proficiency in creating clear, concise, and impactful risk reports for senior leadership and board-level audiences.
• Exceptional ability to analyze and evaluate risk data, including likelihood, impact, and treatment strategies, and align them with enterprise-level rating criteria.
• Advanced knowledge of governance structures and processes, with the ability to monitor adherence and recommend enhancements.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills to work effectively with management, functional leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Advanced communication and presentation skills, particularly in conveying complex risk insights to senior stakeholders.
• Leadership and management skills, including interviewing, onboarding, coaching, performance evaluation, and employee development.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities to drive timely submission of risk data and metrics.
• Adaptability in handling ad-hoc tasks and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High ethical standards and commitment to upholding the Business Code of Ethics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field;
• At least 8-12 years of professional experience in enterprise risk management, governance, or related roles.
• Proven experience in managing teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
• Certification in risk management and/or project management are highly desirable.
• Demonstrated success in preparing enterprise-level reports and engaging with senior leadership and Board members.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements related to risk management.

F5 Networks, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

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.

F5 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 accommodations@f5.com.