Senior Director, PR & Communications

<div class="content-intro"><p>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 GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.</p> <p>We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.</p></div><p><strong>Posting Open Date: </strong>October 20, 2026</p> <p><strong>Anticipated Posting Close Date*: </strong>November 20, 2026</p> <p><em>*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.</em></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Senior Director, PR & Communications</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">We’re looking for a seasoned Senior Director, PR & Communications to join our Marketing team reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer. You will be responsible for leading and scaling Fastly’s Global PR and Comms team.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">In this role, you will capitalize on Fastly’s market momentum to dramatically increase our external share of voice, elevate awareness across global media, spotlight customer stories in the news, and continue to amplify and protect our reputation as category authorities.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">You will oversee a distributed global team including regional PR managers across AMERS, EMEA, and APJ, alongside communications leads. You will define, implement, and measure a global PR and communications strategy that drives industry visibility.</span></p> <h4><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Drive Global PR Strategy:</strong> Architect and execute a proactive, aggressive global PR strategy that secures regular tier-1 business, financial, tech, and trade coverage, cementing Fastly’s category leadership.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Lead Regional PR Execution:</strong> Partner with and manage regional PR leads across AMERS, EMEA, and APJ to localize press strategy, manage regional PR agencies, craft the story, and drive media coverage tailored to local markets.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Manage Reputation & Crisis Communications:</strong> Serve as a trusted advisor to the CMO and executive leadership team on media strategy, crisis communications, and proactive press opportunities.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Spotlight Customer & Product Stories:</strong> Partner with Product Marketing and Customer Marketing to translate customer wins and product innovations into headline-worthy news stories.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Optimize Agency Management:</strong> Manage external PR agencies and global communications budgets, establishing clear accountability, media targets, and performance benchmarks.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Track PR Performance & Measurement:</strong> Develop, manage, and track communications metrics (share of voice, message pull-through, tier-1 press placements, and media reach) to measure outcomes, allocate resources, and demonstrate business impact.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Oversee GTM Executive Communications:</strong> Partner closely with our GTM communications lead to support senior executives with strategic messaging, speaking platforms, customer comms, and field alignment.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Guide Internal Communications:</strong> Partner with our internal comms lead to champion transparent workplace storytelling through channels like the <em>Fastly Times</em> newsletter, global All Hands, and <em>Behind the Numbers</em>.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Build and Retain a High-Performing Team:</strong> Manage and mentor a global team across AMERS, EMEA, and APJ, alongside dedicated leads for internal comms and GTM comms.</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>10+ years of PR and communications experience</strong> across enterprise technology, developer infrastructure, cloud computing, or cybersecurity, with a core focus on media relations and corporate PR.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Bachelor’s Degree </strong></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Deep Media Relations E