People Partner Director (Tech Product + Marketing)

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.

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People Partner Director

The People Partner Director is responsible for driving talent and business outcomes for the Product and Marketing organizations of Fastly. Reporting to the VP, People Partners, a successful People Partner Director proactively works with leaders to understand business objectives and challenges, collaborating closely with the People Team functions to deliver people-centered initiatives that positively impact the business and the employee experience. 

What You'll Do

• Partner with Product and Marketing leadership to help build teams that operate efficiently and maximizes the talent of its members
• Leverage data and relationships throughout the business to proactively identify and address talent issues before they impact the business, including attrition risk
• Own end-to-end change management process and planning associated with reorganizations, leadership and other transformational initiatives impacting the employee experience  
• Consult with business leaders and management on FY workforce plan and talent strategy, partnering closely with Recruitment team on hiring top talent for critical roles 
• Work with business leaders to identify learning opportunities, such as modifying curriculums and conducting needs assessment for specific departments
• Consult with business and people leaders on talent management, such as succession planning and development of high potential talent
• Provide ongoing guidance to managers, including performance management, compensation best practices, employee career pathing and development, and disciplinary actions
• Assist with internal employee investigations on an as-needed basis

Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours. 

What We're Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

• 12+ years of progressive experience in HR with at least 8 years in a HRBP role engaging with multiple levels to C-suite within a high growth tech company
  
• Extensive generalist background with experience in talent and organizational development, employee relations, performance management, HR operations, compensation & benefits, and employment law
• Highly skilled and experienced leading client groups through change utilizing best practices in change management
  
• Hands-on experience with internal investigations of employee claims and concerns
• Excellent analytical skills; successfully uses data to extract insights and inform decision-making
• Outstanding influencing, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Distinctive problem-solving skills and be adept in collaboration, business acumen and data analytics
• Experience establishing partnership with the business through a consultative approach

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior Experience supporting Product and/or Marketing teams in a HRBP capacity
• Successfully establishes credibility and trust with diverse client groups
• Works proactively and with a sense of urgency
• Leads with integrity, objectivity, sensitivity, curiosity and courage
• Solid knowledge of employment laws and regulations required; multi-national knowledge beneficial

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements

Preferred locations for this position are:

• San Francisco, CA 
• Denver, CO 
• Los Angeles, CA 

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.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $166,360 to $244,640.

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.