Senior Compensation Analyst

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.

Posting Open Date: 1/23/26

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 4/23/26

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

Senior Compensation Analyst

Reporting to the Sr Director, Total Rewards, the Sr. Compensation Analyst will be responsible for the administration and support of Fastly’s compensation programs. This includes performing market research to ensure that Fastly’s compensation practices are competitive and aligned with industry standards, preparing and reviewing data insights to inform salary structures and incentive plans, ensure adherence to legal requirements, and supporting our internal managers and business partners globally.

What You'll Do:

• Perform support activities to develop, implement and administer global compensation policies and programs. Support pay review cycles and equity programs
• Participate in compensation surveys to collect and analyze competitive salary information to determine the company's competitive position
• Review proposed salary adjustments for conformance to established guidelines, policies and practices
• Review requests for new or revised classifications to determine appropriate salary grade assignment
• Review existing and proposed statutory requirements governing compensation administration and recommends appropriate courses of action
• May prepare special studies and recommendations on subjects such as incentive compensation, bonus plans, sales compensation or equity compensation

What We're Looking For: 

• 2-4 years of related work experience in compensation analysis
• Experience in compensation fundamentals (e.g., job matching and market pricing, equity mechanics, cyclical programs, etc.)
• Comfortable working with large amounts of data, utilizing strong analytical skills to interpret compensation trends and build intelligence through reporting, with high attention to data integrity
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills in communicating and interpreting compensation philosophy, program design, and recommendations
• A proven ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships and alliances with key stakeholders
• Highly analytical with great attention to detail and ability to balance competing priorities and effectively multitask
• Desire to learn and grow in the compensation field

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

• Experience with Workday Core and Advanced Compensation
• Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced technology environment

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:

• New York, NY

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

Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $123,330.00 to $147,996.00

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 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