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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.


Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Business Development Manager to join our AI Partnerships Team at F5.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in driving strategic partnerships to support our cutting-edge AI solutions.

As a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for driving partnerships from managing relationships, and growing, measuring, and optimizing partnership success as well as managing term sheet negotiations through product launches, we are looking for a leader who will be passionate about AI and enjoy working with multiple partners and product teams.

It is essential that you are comfortable navigating cross-functional teams to achieve your goals.


This BDM will implement & execute across ASEAN, the Large SI Partner business plan & AI ecosystem partner business objectives, as well as devise & augment ASEAN strategies to further enhance the partnership success.

Responsible for executing with F5’s Application & AI Led strategy, the position would be aligned with the Partner organization.

Overall responsibility for all business management aspects related to the development of Large SI partnerships & partner ecosystem across AI & Application Led initiatives.

Devise and execute revenue strategies by Market, Segment and Solution area and align with F5 Partner Business GTM strategy.

Ensure sales enablement of Business partners through ongoing sales & technical training and certification levels.

Provide leadership to virtual teams of F5 and Partner sales organizations and account teams
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What you'll do:
Defining, negotiating, and closing high-impact partnerships for F5’s AI products
Managing relationships with partners, identifying new opportunities, and growing partnership success
Working closely with product and engineering teams to define priorities and identify key opportunities
Managing external and internal cross-functional teams when integrating products or technologies with external partners
Conducting market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities in the AI industry
Working cross-functionally with sales, legal, marketing, finance, product, and engineering teams to negotiate deal terms, drive special projects, advocate internally for partners, and educate on industry trends
Providing regular reports and updates on partnership activity and performance
Devise, implement and execute Partner revenue growth activities, campaigns and programs
Develop, maintain and grow in strategic importance with Strategic Large SI/OEM relationships across ASEAN Assist Director- Channels and Country Head ASEAN in planning cycles
Ensure regular Quarterly Business Reviews, both internally as well as with partner’s leadership
Ensure competitive containment through sales programs, marketing, messaging & training
Monitor ASEAN bookings progress & trends, as well as ‘share of wallet’ and market share position, and provide reports & analysis to leadership
Gather competitive intelligence and drive counter measures through teaming with corporate and ASEAN marketing & sales leadership.


Design, secure approval and execute specific counter competitive programs and pricing actions as needed
Work strategically to identify new industry specific ‘use cases and solutions’ with Large SIs.
Additional projects and responsibilities towards Large SIs as assigned by Director- Channels
What you'll bring:
Bachelor’s degree and/or MBA degree are a strong plus, or equivalent levels of experience
10+ years of strong background in sales, pre-sales or alliance partnerships gained within the Cloud/SaaS/Security/AI space, managing multi-million dollar deals
Technical background in Cloud/SaaS/Security/AI space etc.

areas is highly preferred
Coming from an OEM background would be an added advantage
Direct experience of partnering with Large SI’s like Infosys, TCS, LTI, Deloitte, PWC, Accenture, HP, Dell will be an important advantage
Demonstrable track record of achieving and exceeding targets whilst managing a small number of large accounts or alliance partners, ideally with a next generation software/SAAS company
Experience and relationships with major SI’s, ISV’s, Managed Service Providers, Value Added Resellers and experience with leading software, Cloud & SaaS organizations required
Base level knowledge of the AI ecosystem including the technology, what large and small companies are doing, industry alliances, and broader government and regulatory positions
What You’ll Get:
Hybrid working mode
Career growth and development opportunities
Recognitions and Rewards
Employee Assistance Program
Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and cool perks
Culture of Giving Back
Dynamic Diversity & Inclusion Interest Groups
Apply if you believe your own unique capabilities can contribute to the success of this role and our organization!
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
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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.

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Seniority level
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Job function Business Development and Sales
Industries IT Services and IT Consulting
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