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Fastly is in search of a proactive and strategic Contracts Manager and negotiator to help scale its commercial Law team. As trusted business partners and counsellors that empower the company’s growth, the Contracts Management team fosters a collaborative and supportive team environment to efficiently manage all stages of a contract lifecycle while providing grade-a support to Fastly’s global sales team. This position will report to the Director of Contracts Management, based East Coast, USA.

What You'll Do:

• Delivery: 

  • Prioritise and provide timely responses to a high volume of internal requests for legal support on revenue transactions, agreement negotiations, and general contractual inquiries
  • Utilise Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM) software to manage and process contracts from the initial request received to final execution and opportunity close
  • Collaborate closely with quote-to-cash teams such as Deal Strategy, Sales, Revenue Operations, and Sales Operations to draft non-standard contractual terms for large enterprise customers
  • Review and negotiate commercial contracts (including SaaS agreements, data processing agreements, partner agreements, procurement agreements, and NDAs) with the support of our attorneys 
  • Juggle multiple projects simultaneously on a time-sensitive basis to meet deadlines in a dynamic and demanding environment with a globally distributed team
  • Ad-hoc non-contracts Law department projects as may come up from time to time 

• Support:

  • Interpret and analyse existing contracts to identify and understand stakeholder needs to proactively resolve issues and provide guidance on business risk
  • Serve as primary resource for Fastly operational contracting processes and policies for EMEA Sales organisation
  • Produce and deliver internal training in support of company best practices

• Solutions:

  • Assist with developing and improving processes, playbooks, templates, and system automations to solve for identified gaps, inconsistencies, and inefficiencies

What We're Looking For: 

• Experience with CRM and CPQ software such as salesforce.com and automated contract management solutions such as DocuSign
• In-house company experience is preferred, but paralegals or those with contracts experience at law firms are encouraged to apply
• At least 1-3 years of contracts or legal related experience, preferably in the tech industry
• Exercise sound reasoning and judgment to resolve complex issues and properly handle confidential and sensitive information
• Thrive in fast-paced environments
• Ability to be versatile, flexible, and wear many hats
• A curious spirit who explores the “whys” 
• Facilitator with strong execution skills
• Service-oriented and enjoys working with sellers
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including across multiple applications and platforms; excellent record-keeping skills are a must!
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency with technology and familiarity with, or willingness to learn, technical elements of multiple business applications

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

• Experience as a negotiator managing the review, negotiation, and drafting of redlines of various types of contracts
• Experience implementing a new CLM
• Bachelor's degree

Work Hours: 

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

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is open to the following preferred office locations:

• London, England

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

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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