Staff Product Manager, Media
San Francisco, CA - USA
Job Summary
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.
Were building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.
Posting Open Date: 4/6/2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 6/15/2026
Staff Product Manager Media
Fastly is looking for a Staff Product Manager (Media) to join the Product team. This person will be responsible for Fastlys Media products and will be responsible for driving the strategy roadmap and delivery of those products. The Media product line is foundational to the entire Fastly platform and this person will play a pivotal role in strategizing and innovating to not only augment our core products but also figure out the next big bets to further enhance our differentiation in the industry. The person will work closely with business and engineering partners providing subject matter expertise and a strong working knowledge of the media landscape.
If building a better Internet excites you come join us!
What Youll Do
Define the strategy and roadmap for Media products and partner with stakeholders across the organization to deliver these products for customers
Understand customer use cases across media and entertainment publishing and gaming; translating and synthesize those into crisp product requirements
Define and monitor product success metrics using data-driven goals
Deeply understand all the complex capabilities of our current product set and figure out how to offer a differentiated and tiered feature set for customers that have specific needs
Understand incoming customer requests evaluate the technical complexity and broader applicability of these requests and prioritize them for possible productization
Collaboratively lead cross-functional and distributed teams by building trusted working relationships throughout the company at all levels of the organizations
Keep up on trends in the media and entertainment space acting as Fastlys subject matter expert internally and externally
What Were Looking For
We are looking for a self-starter with a natural affinity for the details of complicated systems while remaining focused on the larger vision. The person must have a can do attitude great interpersonal and communication skills and a passion for learning doing contributing and growing with the Product team and the company.
8-10 years of product management experience
3 years experience in CDN media delivery or similar fields
Independent leader who can execute with minimal supervision
A positive get-stuff-done curious and collaborative nature that thrives in a fast-paced environment
Ability to drive clarity through ambiguity looking ahead and to make decisions based on research and analysis
Technical / developer background - either a developer in the past or PM experience with developer products who can speak to Codecs QoE metrics and media tooling
Familiarity and understanding of rights management DRM piracy concerns and DMCA/DSA or other regulatory demands of media businesses
OPTIONAL We value a variety of voices so this is not a laundry list. It would be an added bonus if you have experience in ANY of these:
Familiarity with seasonal and cultural drivers of media consumption (planning around live events sports streaming premiers and likely calendar interrupts)
Experience with media industry events trade groups or lobbying
Experience in building SaaS products with an eye for performance
Experience in building products for developers
Experience in evaluating requests from high-profile customers and effective prioritization
Experience in periodic reporting and analysis of business performance
Work Hours:
This position will require you to be available during core business hours.
Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:
This position is open to in-office:
The preferred locations for this position are:
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.
There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US.
This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.
SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement
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 $211370.00 to $253644.00. 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 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 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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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.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
Fastly, Inc. is an American cloud computing services provider. Fastly's edge cloud platform provides a content delivery network, Internet security services, load balancing, and video & streaming services.