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Posting Open Date: 12/12/24

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 3/1/24

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

Senior Counsel, Employment Law 

The Fastly Law Team is looking for an attorney to serve as an advisor and partner to the People Team, providing employment and benefit legal advice. The ideal candidate will have solid foundational law firm training in labor law with practical experience addressing and resolving the employment issues that U.S. based, global and rapidly scaling companies face. We are seeking candidates who value working on a strong and diverse team, and want to contribute to creating a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment. The position will be based in San Francisco, where Fastly’s headquarters is located, and report to the General Counsel who is based in New York City.

What You'll Do:

• Advise on all North American employment and benefit related legal matters, providing the Law and People Teams guidance to drive compliance with applicable labor and employment laws
• Strategically advise the People team on sensitive and time-sensitive employee matters, such as discipline and terminations, internal investigations, and leaves and accommodations and negotiate with third parties as necessary
• Promote compliance by proposing, in consultation with the People team, updates or new employee policies and procedures, and trainings, and advise on their, implementation, application and enforcement
• Manage employment or 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
• Supervise outside counsel on employment or benefits issues requiring law firm support

What We're Looking For: 

• JD degree with strong academic credentials and admitted to practice law in California
• 8+ years of combined employment law experience, including law firm employment law practice and at least 2 years of in-house legal experience, especially at high-growth tech companies
• Robust experience independently counseling a human resources team on complex day-to-day employment issues
• Strong knowledge of federal state employment laws and regulations
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
• Strong communication, listening, interpersonal, influencing, and negotiation skills; excellent judgment in raising issues  and ability to assess risks, and convey clear and decisive advice to internal colleagues

We’ll 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 Hours: 

• This position will require you to be available during core business hours. 

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.

SF Fair Chance Ordinance Statement

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 $211,370 to $253,644.

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 Fastly’s 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 2024, we offer 10 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 do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open 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. Fastly’s home-base 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 IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on 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 we’re 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.

We’re 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 candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901. 

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