Sr. Manager, Recruiting

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.

F5 is a multicloud application security and delivery company committed to bringing a better digital world to life.  F5 partners with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to secure every app—on premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables businesses to continuously stay ahead of threats while delivering exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers. 

How are we different?

From the beginning, F5 has been all about apps: we’ve protected, delivered, and optimized applications for the world’s largest organizations for more than 25 years. It’s given us a deep understanding of how apps work—and how to make them work better.

In a world where companies can’t afford to leave behind any app—F5 secures every app. But even the best technology is nothing without a diverse and capable team behind it. That’s why we’ve built a human-first, high-performance culture. Our 6,500+ employees are united by a sense of purpose: to bring to life a better digital world for thousands of businesses and millions of people every day.

Why should you trust us? 

Every day, almost half of the world's application data flows through F5 technology. This gives us unrivaled insight into the challenges and threats legacy and modern apps face. F5 powers nearly half of the world’s applications and is trusted by 85% of the Fortune 500. Whether we’re ensuring that applications are always fast and available, connecting them across clouds, or defending them against attacks, F5 protects the apps that drive business, so that they can deliver great digital experiences—every time.

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition to lead our talent acquisition efforts in India. This role will oversee a team of approximately 8 talent acquisition professionals and will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to attract top-tier talent across various functions within the organization, with a heavy focus on engineering talent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the talent acquisition team, providing guidance, support, and development opportunities.
• Develop and implement effective talent acquisition strategies that align with the company’s growth objectives and business needs.
• Partner with senior leadership and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop job descriptions and recruitment plans.
• Partner with Recruiters and Recruiting Managers in other geographies and countries to create synergy in hiring for similar job families and titles across locations. Engage with these colleagues to provide a single front to the client organizations.
• Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, interviewing, and hiring processes.
• Utilize innovative sourcing methods and tools, including social media, job boards, employee referrals, and networking events in alignment with our global approach for talent acquisition. Engage with other HR partner teams (HRIS, data, operations) to explore and design these solutions.
• Build and maintain a strong employer brand to attract high-quality candidates.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Analyze and report on recruitment metrics to measure the effectiveness of talent acquisition strategies.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and legislative changes related to recruitment and employment.
• Engage within the Talent Acquisition Leadership Team, partnering to create or align to globally practices and tools, sharing relevant information with peers to create best practice sharing, and being seen as a global leader vs. a leader for only India.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies and vendors.
• Drive diversity and inclusion initiatives within the talent acquisition process.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant employment laws and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in talent acquisition, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience in managing and developing a high-performing recruitment team.
• Strong understanding of the technology industry and its talent landscape.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Proficient in using recruitment software and tools.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to drive decision-making.

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.

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.