Executive Assistant

Full Time
New York, NY, USA
4 months ago

Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s 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. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.

We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.

*THIS IS AN IN-OFFICE ROLE 4-5 DAYS/WEEK IN NEW YORK, NY*

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced, highly-organized, detail-oriented self-starter with a personable demeanor. You’re enthusiastic, flexible and a team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills who operates well in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

What You'll Do:

  • Calendar and Meeting Management: coordinate internal and external meetings, including staff, vendor, and customer meetings and briefings. Coordination will include in-person, virtual (Zoom), off-site meetings and events, and one-on-one meetings. You will also assist with food orders, meeting needs, agenda support, note-taking, and other logistic-related activities
    • Maintain Senior Staff member calendar, Including but not limited to:
      • Proactive calendaring requests and conflicts
      • Collaboration with other EAs and the Executive Community
      • Ensure Meetings have agendas, rooms, and attendees
      • External meetings with board members, partners, vendors & customers
      • Internal and external events
  • Travel - handle all travel arrangements (e.g., flight, hotel, transportation, etc.) for both domestic and international travel
  • Expense management. You will be responsible for uploading receipts and completing expense reports in a timely manner. Familiarity with Navan or other similar expense-tracking software is appreciated.
  • Policy and Compliance Champion. Ability to point employees to internal resources in support of Fastly’s internal policies and compliance programs
  • Facilitate Senior Staff Departments. This includes, but is not limited to:
    • Plan, schedule, and coordinate leadership and department-wide meetings, activities
    • Assist with executive and employee communications
    • Help onboard new employees joining the department
    • Maintain Slack channels for department and department leadership
    • Play an active role in department leadership by attending/facilitating meetings, track all agendas and action items
    • Plan and execute on department offsites of various sizes (5 to 100+ people), within a geographically distributed team
    • Manage PTO/Leave calendar for the department
    • Maintain Google Groups for the department and contacts
  • Take on other tasks as appropriate
    • You may be asked to take on other tasks or assignments, such as drafting communications, planning events, basic analysis, etc.

What We're Looking For: 

  • Someone who has supported SVP’s or above previously
  • That is proactive, one step ahead in your work ethic, attitude, and approach
  • Has fantastic attention to detail
  • Experience working in partnership with IT and Workplaces
  • Can juggle multiple calendars, teams, and requests
  • Enjoys multitasking
  • Be flexible when responding to changing priorities and needs
  • Drive schedules and agendas with a deeper understanding of context. You are an active member of the team and want your contributions!
  • Be a team player with strong interpersonal skills and a desire to offer suggestions and improvements
  • Have superior written and spoken communication skills with the ability to work across all levels, internally and with external agencies
  • Have a high-level of confidentiality, discernment and judgment
  • Familiarity with Navan or other similar expense-tracking software is a plus. 

Work Hours: 

  • This position will require you to work during scheduled hours from approximately 9am-5pm ET. Due to the nature of the role, flexibility in hours will be necessary. 

Work Location & Travel Requirements: 

This position is open to the following office location:

  • New York City, New York - you will need to be in our NY office 4-5 days/week. 

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

Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $50.84 to $62.50 per 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), an open 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 2023, 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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