HR Business Partner II

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.

• Work in partnership with HR Leadership and management to recommend, develop and implement programs that address key talent offerings, including employee and manager development, employee engagement, and performance management.
• Serve as a point of contact for first- and second-line management of assigned business groups, addressing inquiries, providing guidance, and facilitating resolution of employee relations issues.
• Provide guidance, expertise, and support to first- and second-line management on business unit restructures, organization changes, workforce planning, career development, and business transformation support.
• Point of contact for escalated HR requests through ServiceNow, including performance management service.
• Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to first- and second-line management (coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Work closely with first- and second-line management to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Develop and implement continual HR process improvements.
• Analyze and monitor employee exits and other employee actions; identify trends; develop programs to mitigate potential problems and to recommend retention tactics.
• Maintain a current and complete understanding of, and ensure organizational compliance with, federal, state, and local employment laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, FLSA and EEO regulations.
• Collaborate with other HR Centers of Excellence to execute human resources strategies and annual initiatives (talent conversations, rewards, engagement surveys, succession planning, and management development) to meet business objectives and support future business growth.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and effectively coach employees and leaders to use company best practices for maximum effectiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity in the workplace.
• Ability to understand business strategies and recommend HR programs that align with the business.
• Solid business writing and presentation skills.
• Intermediate analytical skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in progressively responsible HR generalist or business partner roles, preferably in a large, high-tech global environment.
• HRIS and case management platform experience a plus; Workday and ServiceNow preferred.
• HR certification a plus.

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.