F5 Networks

Principal Product Manager - AI Data Quality

F5 Networks$156K — $235K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in Product Management for Data Platforms, Analytics, or AI Infrastructure
  • Proficient in Databricks Lakehouse architecture
  • Experience with Unity Catalog governance constructs
  • Familiarity with dbt transformation workflows
  • Knowledge of CI/CD patterns for data pipelines
  • Strong SQL fluency and ability to read Python/Scala code
  • Understanding of streaming frameworks like Kafka or Spark

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement data quality capabilities in Databricks Lakehouse
  • Productize governance policies within Unity Catalog
  • Integrate data validation logic into data pipelines
  • Collaborate with data engineering on dbt-based transformations
  • Develop real-time anomaly detection systems
  • Design CI/CD workflows incorporating schema validation
  • Establish data product ownership models across service teams

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Career development opportunities
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Retirement savings options
  • Employee stock purchase plan
Full Job Description
We are building an AI-native enterprise, and high-fidelity data is the substrate.

We are looking for a technically fluent Product Manager to architect and scale an AI-Ready Data Quality Platform built on Databricks and Unity Catalog.

This is not a traditional MDM or stewardship role.

You will define and ship the platform capabilities that make our AI Data Fabric trustworthy, observable, and production-grade - from real-time anomaly detection to CI/CD-native schema enforcement to automated data contract validation.

If you think of data quality as code, treat governance as infrastructure, and believe AI systems are only as good as the data feeding them - this role is for you.

What You'll Own

Build the AI-Ready Data Quality Platform

  • Define and ship native data quality capabilities inside Databricks Lakehouse


  • Productize policies and controls within Unity Catalog (lineage, access, schema enforcement)


  • Embed data contracts and validation logic directly into pipelines


  • Partner with data engineering to integrate dbt-based transformation layers into quality frameworks


  • Drive metadata, lineage, and semantic standardization as first-class platform features


Operationalize Data Quality in the AI Data Fabric

  • Design real-time anomaly detection systems (statistical + ML-driven)


  • Build upstream schema validation into CI/CD workflows (shift-left quality)


  • Define SLOs/SLAs for data products


  • Enable automated drift detection for training and inference datasets


  • Implement observability across streaming and batch architectures


You will treat data quality like SRE treats uptime.

Drive Data Ownership as a Product Discipline

  • Establish a data product ownership model across service teams


  • Define what "production-grade data" means for AI use cases


  • Build self-service tooling for teams to monitor and certify their data


  • Incentivize measurable quality accountability at the domain level


This role transforms culture by building the platform that enforces it.

AI + Governance Convergence

  • Define how governed datasets become AI-ready assets


  • Enable traceability from raw source  curated feature sets  model inputs


  • Align catalog metadata with AI feature stores and inference pipelines


  • Partner with ML teams to support model reproducibility and dataset versioning


What You Bring

  • 5+ years in Product Management for Data Platforms, Analytics, or AI Infrastructure


  • Deep working knowledge of:


  • Databricks Lakehouse architecture


  • Unity Catalog governance constructs


  • dbt transformation workflows


  • CI/CD patterns for data pipelines


  • Data observability and monitoring patterns


  • Strong SQL fluency and comfort reading Python/Scala data pipeline code


  • Experience defining data contracts and schema evolution strategies


  • Understanding of streaming frameworks (Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming, etc.)


  • Experience supporting AI/ML workloads in production environments


Bonus:

  • Experience with modern data observability platforms (Monte Carlo, Bigeye, etc.)


  • Familiarity with feature stores and model lifecycle tooling


  • Knowledge of domain-oriented data mesh architectures


How We Measure Success

  • % of AI datasets certified as "production-grade"


  • Reduction in downstream model failures due to data issues


  • Automated anomaly detection coverage across critical pipelines


  • Adoption of data ownership model across service domains


  • CI/CD-integrated data validation coverage


Why This Role Matters

AI systems amplify whatever data they are fed.

This role ensures:

  • We trust our data.


  • Our models are reproducible.


  • Governance is automated.


  • Quality is engineered, not inspected.


You won't be managing spreadsheets of bad records.

You will be building the infrastructure that makes AI reliable at scale.

#LI-JB1

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.

The annual base pay for this position is: $156,800.00 - $235,200.00

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)

About F5 Networks

F5 Networks, Inc. is a global company that specializes in application services and application delivery networking (ADN). F5 technologies focus on the delivery, security, performance, and availability of web applications, as well as the availability of servers, cloud resources, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components.
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Size
6,461 employees
Market Cap
$8.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$296.5 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+5.2%
Revenue
$2.4 billion
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