Global People Partner Lead (Senior Manager), G&A

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 end-users 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 GitHub Yelp Paramount and JetBlue.

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Posting Open Date: March 18 2026

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: June 15 2026

*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Global People Partner Lead (Senior Manager) G&A

The Global People Partner Leads - G&A is a strategic role responsible for serving as a trusted advisor and consultant to senior business leaders in General & Administrative functions. This role will partner closely with the C-suite leaders and their respective leadership teams to develop and implement HR strategies that align with business objectives foster a positive and inclusive work environment and use data analytics and insights to drive organizational success. This is not a traditional HR role; you are a business leader who happens to specialize in people. You will sit at the intersection of business operations and organizational health partnering directly with senior executives to translate ambitious business goals into scalable people strategies. The successful candidate for this role will have a customer-centric mindset with the ability to foster strong partnerships across the internal client orgs the People Team and other functional leaders to enhance

What Youll Do:

• Strategic Advising & Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior business leaders in our G&A functions and their respective leadership teams providing high-impact coaching and guidance on complex organizational issues; align people strategies with long-term business objectives to drive sustainable growth and employee engagement.
• Org Design & Change Leadership: Lead large-scale organizational design initiatives to ensure the company remains agile and efficient; Drive the People side of change management for major pivots mergers or shifts in business strategy ensuring minimal disruption to morale and productivity.
• Workforce Planning Incentives & Talent Strategy: Develop global workforce plans that account for future skills gaps and geographic expansion; partner with Total Rewards to design incentive structures that drive high performance and align with the companys financial goals.
• Building Leadership Talent: Spearhead executive-level succession planning; coach senior leaders on building inclusive high-performing cultures within their respective departments.
• Insights from People Analytics: Utilize data-driven insights to diagnose organizational health and predict future trends; transform raw people data into compelling narratives that influence executive decision-making.
• Collaboration with People Team Colleagues: Partner with Global People Advisors who work directly with frontline managers on performance management and workplace concerns as well as colleagues in other People teams such as Talent Acquisition Total Rewards People Operations and Talent.

What Were Looking For:

• Experience: 8-10 years of progressive HR/People experience
• Track record of partnering with senior business leaders within a global fast-paced environment.
• Prior experience as People Partner or HR Business Partner in a Technology company ideally with an internal client portfolio that has included senior executives in G&A functions
• Business Acumen: A deep understanding of technology functions business operations and how people decisions impact the bottom line.
• Change Management: Proven track record of leading organizations through significant transformations or rapid scaling.
• Influence: Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge executive-level stakeholders effectively and empathetically.
• Analytical Rigor: Proficiency in using data to build business cases and measure success.

Well be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:

• Chief of Staff or similar experience deeply engaged with business leaders

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is open to the following preferred office locations:

• San Francisco CA
• New York NY
• Denver CO

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $154040 to $217464.

Starting salary may vary based on permissible non-discriminatory 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 2026 we offer 12 paid local holidays 12 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 of code employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.

• 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.

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