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Posting Open Date: April 2, 2025

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: May 2, 2025

Administrative Business Partner to the Chief Legal Officer

We are looking for a seasoned, detail-obsessed, and proactive Administrative Business Partner (ABP) to support our newly appointed Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and join the Legal leadership team. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, has exceptional organizational and communication skills, and knows how to get things done with professionalism and grace. You’ll be an integral partner to the CLO, helping them stay focused, prepared, and operating at the highest level.

At Fastly, we hire administrative professionals who are reliable, highly organized, and proactive problem solvers. They are self-starters driven by curiosity, always looking for ways to optimize processes and move the business forward. Our team excels at managing multiple projects simultaneously and demonstrating strong communication skills across all levels of the organization. They thrive in fast-paced environments, taking the initiative to anticipate needs and solve challenges before they arise, all while contributing to the success of Fastly and its global users.

This role requires in-person attendance in our San Francisco, CA office 3-4 days per week, with flexibility depending on business needs.

What You’ll Do

• Manage Core Administrative TasksOversee a wide range of administrative responsibilities, including complex calendar management and prioritization of the CLO’s time, ensuring alignment across a wide array of internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare Key Legal and Executive MeetingsOrganize and prepare materials for high-level meetings involving the CLO, and including executive leadership, board members, legal partners, regulators, and external counsel. Ensure agendas, documents, and follow-ups are accurate, timely, and well-organized
• Coordinate TravelPlan and manage all travel logistics—domestic and international—for the CLO. Optimize schedules for efficiency, with close attention to timing, documentation, and supporting materials required for legal or compliance meetings
• Handle Expense ManagementManage expenses with precision, ensuring timely submission, appropriate tracking, and adherence to budgetary and compliance guidelines. Familiarity with tools such as Navan or similar systems is a plus
• Support Legal Team OperationsStreamline workflows and coordinate team-wide initiatives such as legal all-hands, leadership offsites, trainings, and policy rollouts. Help onboard new team members and manage internal legal team communications across Slack, Google Groups, and documentation platforms
• Champion Legal Processes & ComplianceBe a trusted resource and connector for internal teams navigating legal processes, compliance, and policy matters. Direct employees to appropriate internal legal and compliance resources, and help the CLO stay ahead of key obligations
• Engage with Critical StakeholdersFacilitate high-touch communication and logistics with board members, regulatory bodies, external counsel, and senior executives. Act as a representative of the CLO’s office with professionalism, teamwork and discretion
• Contribute to Legal Leadership TeamBe a core member of the Legal leadership team, bringing insight, foresight, and organizational clarity to the table. Track and manage action items, follow-ups, and cross-functional coordination efforts to ensure business continuity and legal excellence

What We're Looking For

We’re seeking an experienced, highly organized, and proactive Administrative Business Partner to support our Chief Legal Officer. The ideal candidate is a master of logistics, thrives under pressure, and understands the importance of confidentiality, judgment, and precision in a legal environment.

• Manages Time Efficiently: Proven ability to prioritize tasks and stakeholders in a dynamic, fast-paced legal and executive setting
• Anticipates Needs: Proactive, solutions-oriented, and always thinking one step ahead of the CLO
• Improves Systems: Skilled at identifying inefficiencies and building scalable administrative solutions within a legal team structure
• Attention to Detail: Extreme attention to detail with a zero-tolerance policy for errors in legal and executive contexts
• Strong Interpersonal Skills: Able to build trust-based relationships with internal executives, external counsel, board members, and legal stakeholders. Adept at teamwork and collaboration
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication, especially in high-stakes, highly confidential scenarios
• IT Savvy: Comfortable navigating administrative and legal tools (e.g., G Suite, Slack, DocuSign, Navan), with the ability to learn new platforms quickly
• Self-Starter and Problem Solver: Works independently, embraces ambiguity, and solves problems before they escalate
• Confidentiality and Judgment: Demonstrates sound judgment, especially when managing privileged or sensitive information
• Team Support: Brings a service-first mindset, contributing as a reliable and valued member of the Legal leadership team

We'll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these: 

• 8+ years of administrative experience supporting C-level executives in a fast-paced tech environment, with proven success in managing complex projects and large-scale events from strategic planning to seamless execution
• Experience engaging with board members and investors, handling high-stakes interactions with professionalism and discretion
• Demonstrated ability to work across cross-functional teams and manage high-stakes responsibilities with discretion and professionalism

Work Hours: 

• This position requires you to work during scheduled hours from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the work location's time zone (PST). Due to the nature of the role and collaboration with executives and stakeholders across various time zones, flexibility in working hours, including occasional work outside of regular business hours, will be necessary.

Work Location & Travel Requirements: 

This position is based in our San Francisco, CA office. The role requires in-office presence 3-4 days a week. 

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.

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 $59.29/hour to $71.15/hour.

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 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 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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