Global People Advisor

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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**This is a hybrid role (in office approximately 2 days/week) from either our San Francisco, Denver, or New York office.**

The Global People Advisor plays a key role in helping Fastly achieve its goal of building high performing teams as a member of the People Partner team. Reporting to the VP, People Partners, a successful Global People Advisor will lead with empathy when providing guidance to People Managers across all Departments on performance-related questions for our Director-level and below population. The Global People Advisor will also assist in the execution of our annual People programs like promotions and compensation planning and help leaders effectively navigate Fastly policies and processes. This newly created role will support the entire People Partner team and gain global experience in helping leaders solve a variety of challenges across Fastly.

What You'll Do:

• Guide People Managers through the resolution of performance issues for our Director-level and below population, including education of Fastly’s performance process, review/edit of required documentation, and preparation for termination
• Coach People Managers on effectively navigating difficult conversations, including assistance with talking points, proactively anticipating employee questions, and role-playing
• Help resolve issues that may arise in the workplace between employees and managers
• Assist with the execution of Center of Excellence (COE) programs, like annual performance cycle (reviews, calibration, promotions), compensation planning, and ongoing talent management initiatives
• Proactively build relationships with people manager
• Respond thoughtfully to questions regarding HR policy and processes, using creative problem solving when an employee and/or manager request is outside Fastly policy or process
• Use data to proactively identify themes and escalate opportunities for improvement

What We're Looking For: 

• A minimum of 8 years HR Generalist experience with hands-on experience in performance management, HR operations, compensation & benefits, and employment law
• Proven experience building rapport and being a consultative partner with middle management and first-time managers
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, with a client-first mindset
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, geographically diverse environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

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

• Employee relations, including leading investigations

Work Hours:

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

Work Locations & Travel Requirements:

This position is a hybrid role (working from our Fastly office approximately 2 days/week) and open to the following office locations:

• San Francisco, CA
• Denver, CO
• 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. 

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

Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is  $119,880 to $166,500.

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 poli