Director and Assistant General Counsel Employment Law
Director and Assistant General Counsel Employment Law
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$ 246550 - 295860
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Job Description
Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastlys edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly securely and reliably by processing serving and securing our customers applications as close to their endusers as possible at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet to be programmable and to support agile software development. Fastlys customers include many of the worlds most prominent companies including Vimeo Pinterest The New York Times and GitHub.
Were building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.
Posting Open Date: 4/3/25
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 5/1/25
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Director and Assistant General Counsel Employment Law
The Fastly Legal Team is looking for a seasoned attorney to join the Legal leadership team and serve as an advisor and partner to the People Team provide employment and benefit legal advice across all functions and manage a small team. The ideal candidate will have solid foundational law firm training in labor law with practical inhouse experience addressing and resolving the employment issues that U.S. based global and rapidly scaling companies face. We are seeking a capable leader who solves problems practically thinks creatively and thrives in a fast paced growth environment. Ideal candidates value working on a strong and diverse team and want to contribute to creating a welcoming inclusive and supportive environment. This position is based in San Francisco where Fastlys headquarters is located and reports to the Chief Legal Officer (also based in San Francisco.
What Youll Do:
- Provide daytoday advice and counsel to Fastlys executive and People teams on a range of peoplerelated topics such as performance management terminations wage and hour hiring and recruitment org design and workforce restructuring compensation and benefits and contingent workforce matters
- Strategically advise the People team on confidential and timesensitive employee matters such as discipline and terminations internal investigations and leaves and accommodations
- Manage US employmentrelated disputes litigation arbitration and administrative actions including managing outside counsel on matters requiring law firm support
- Partner with the Legal and People Teams to evolve and drive compliance with applicable labor and employment laws
- Manage a small international team and outside counsel engagement across all employment law matters
- Propose evolve and enable in consultation with the People team updates or new employee policies procedures and trainings and advise on their implementation application and enforcement
- Manage employment and contractor related template agreements
- Stay current on changing employment laws and advise the People team on all necessary policy and practice modifications including providing the People team regular updates and training on legal developments
What Were Looking For:
- JD degree with strong academic credentials and admission to practice law in California
- 12 years of combined employment law experience including law firm practice and at least 4 years of inhouse legal experience especially at highgrowth tech companies
- At least two years of experience managing an effective team
- Robust experience independently counseling senior executives and People teams on complex daytoday employment issues
- Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations
- Experience managing disputes litigation arbitration administrative actions and outside counsel
- Strong communication listening interpersonal influencing collaboration and negotiation skills
- Excellent judgment in raising issues and ability to assess risks and convey clear and decisive advice to internal teams
- High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
- A pragmatic and practical approach to problem solving and getting things done
- Ability to work independently and comfort working with distributed teams
- Leadership depth and ability to contribute to the overall Legal organizations strategy and priorities
Well be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
- Experience with compensation and benefits programs for public companies including equity plans and executive compensation
Work Location & Travel Requirements:
This position is open to the following preferred office locations:
- San Francisco CA
Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. Minimal travel may be required to attend team meetings from time to time.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary:
The estimated salary range for this position is $246550 to $295860.
Starting salary may vary based on permissible nondiscriminatory factors such as experience skills qualifications and location.
This role may be eligible to participate in Fastlys equity and discretionary bonus programs.
Benefits:
We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision insurance. Family planning mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program Insurance (Life Disability and Accident) a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2025 we offer 11 paid local holidays 11 paid company wellness days.
Why Fastly
We have a huge impact.Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only doour customershave a tremendous user base but we also support a growing number ofopen source projects and initiatives.Outside of code employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.
We love distributed teams. Fastlys homebase is in San Francisco but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire you will be able to attend our INPERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting weeklong experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly participate in handson learning opportunities and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand.
We value diversity.Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful every day.
We are passionate.Fastly is chock full of passionate people and were not one size fits all. Fastly employs authors pilots skiers parents (of humans and animals) makeup geeks coffee connoisseurs and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.
Were always looking for humble sharp and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.
Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin family or parental status physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact your Recruiter or the Fastly Employee Relations team at or.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
