What You'll Do :

Lead and scale Fastly’s Contracts Team, supporting GTM, procurement and partnerships contract management and deal flows

Design and optimize end-to-end contract workflows and process documentation for intake, triage, approvals and execution

Partner with legal operations to manage systems for contract lifecycle management (CLM), deal queue tracking, and signature workflows

Maintain and evolve contract templates, clause libraries and playbooks to support scalable global contract support for standard and non-standard deals

Mentor and manage a team of contracts professionals, project managing team initiatives, balancing workloads and driving team velocity and operational excellence

Partner with commercial attorneys to draft and negotiate standard agreements (e.g. NDAs, Service Orders, Supplemental Terms) and supervise team negotiations

Support audits and compliance by ensuring complete, accurate and accessible contract records

Champion innovation, automation and best practices to minimize friction, enhance deal velocity, and simplify contracting to improve business outcomes

What We're Looking For:

10+ years’ experience in contracts management, administration, negotiation or a related function, in high-growth and fast-paced technology environments

3+ years’ managing high-performing teams, with a focus on scalability, operational excellence and team development

Deep understanding of the full contract lifecycle, including intake, redlines, approvals, execution and records management

Experience efficiently leveraging commercial contracting tools like Salesforce CPQ, Ironclad or other CLMs, DocuSign, Jira and other contract management automation solutions

Excellent time management and prioritization skills with meticulous organization and attention to detail, an obsession with process simplification and a commitment to accountability

Clear, concise communicator with an ability to simplify complex issues and make efficient, practical recommendations to a business audience

Proven success collaborating cross-functionally and building trusted business relationships

Must exercise discretion and properly handle confidential and sensitive information in a public company environment

Bachelor’s degree

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

Experience supporting contract lifecycle deal flows and controls at a public company

Hands-on experience implementing AI and automation in contract lifecycle dealflows

Background in managing contract deal flows across multiple global jurisdictions

Work Hours:

This position will require you to be available during core business hours, with flexibility to adjust hours for work supporting other regions (e.g. EMEA / APAC) as needed.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is open to the following preferred office locations:

San Francisco, CA

New York, NY

Denver, CO

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $179,670.00 to $253,644.00.

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 2025, we offer 11 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 have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of. 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.