Director and Assistant General Counsel, Employment Law

Posting Open Date: 4/3/25

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 5/1/25

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

Director and Assistant General Counsel, Employment Law 

The Fastly Legal Team is looking for a seasoned attorney to join the Legal leadership team and serve as an advisor and partner to the People Team, provide employment and benefit legal advice across all functions and manage a small team. The ideal candidate will have solid foundational law firm training in labor law with practical inhouse experience addressing and resolving the employment issues that U.S. based, global and rapidly scaling companies face. We are seeking a capable leader who solves problems practically, thinks creatively and thrives in a fast paced, growth environment. Ideal candidates value working on a strong and diverse team and want to contribute to creating a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment. This position is based in San Francisco, where Fastly’s headquarters is located, and reports to the Chief Legal Officer (also based in San Francisco.)

What You'll Do:

• Provide day-to-day advice and counsel to Fastly’s executive and People teams on a range of people-related topics such as performance management, terminations, wage and hour, hiring and recruitment, org design and workforce restructuring compensation and benefits and contingent workforce matters
• Strategically advise the People team on confidential and time-sensitive employee matters, such as discipline and terminations, internal investigations, and leaves and accommodations
• Manage US employment-related disputes, litigation, arbitration, and administrative actions, including managing outside counsel on matters requiring law firm support
• Partner with the Legal and People Teams to evolve and drive compliance with applicable labor and employment laws
• Manage a small international team and outside counsel engagement across all employment law matters
• Propose, evolve, and enable, in consultation with the People team, updates or new employee policies, procedures and trainings and advise on their implementation, application and enforcement
• Manage employment and contractor related template agreements
• Stay current on changing employment laws and advise the People team on all necessary policy and practice modifications, including providing the People team regular updates and training on legal developments

What We're Looking For: 

• JD degree with strong academic credentials and admission to practice law in California
• 12+ years of combined employment law experience, including law firm practice and at least 4 years of in-house legal experience, especially at high-growth tech companies
• At least two years of experience managing an effective team
• Robust experience independently counseling senior executives and People teams on complex day-to-day employment issues
• Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations
• Experience managing disputes, litigation, arbitration, administrative actions and outside counsel
• Strong communication, listening, interpersonal, influencing, collaboration and negotiation skills
• Excellent judgment in raising issues and ability to assess risks and convey clear and decisive advice to internal teams
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
• A pragmatic and practical approach to problem solving and getting things done
• Ability to work independently and comfort working with distributed teams
• Leadership depth and ability to contribute to the overall Legal organization’s strategy and priorities

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

• Experience with compensation and benefits programs for public companies, including equity plans and executive compensation

Work Location & Travel Requirements:

This position is open to the following preferred office locations:

• San Francisco, CA

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. Minimal travel may be required to attend team meetings from time to time.

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

Salary: 

The estimated salary range for this position is $246,550 to $295,860.

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.