Senior Director, PR & Communications

Fastly, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybride; USD 210 000 - 296 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fastly, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of PR & Communications to lead a global team and drive strategic media coverage that elevates the company’s category leadership.

You will oversee regional leads across AMER, EMEA, APJ, manage agency partners, and partner with GTM comms to align narratives with product and customer stories. You will shape and measure a proactive PR program, mentor a distributed team, steward executive messaging, and protect the company’s reputation through thoughtful

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PR and communications experience across enterprise tech, cloud, or cybersecurity.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Global media relations expertise demonstrated with tier-1 press.
• Experience leading distributed PR teams across regions (AMER, EMEA, APJ).
• Executive coaching and advising senior leaders in messaging.
• Crisis and issues management under tight deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Drive global PR strategy to secure tier-1 coverage across business, tech and trade outlets.
• Lead regional PR execution with AMER/EMEA/APJ leads for local relevance.
• Manage reputation and proactive press opportunities with leadership.
• Spotlight customer stories and product innovations in key outlets.
• Oversee external agencies and budgets with measurable targets.
• Track share of voice and media reach to demonstrate impact.
• Support GTM executives with strategic messaging and speaking platforms.

Connaissances

Media relations

Global team leadership

Executive communications

Crisis & issues management

Data-driven / metrics

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Description du poste

the company helps people stay better connected with the things they love. the company’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. the company’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.

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Posting Open Date: October 20, 2026

Anticipated Posting Close Date: November 20, 2026

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

Senior Director, PR & Communications

We’re looking for a seasonedSenior Director, PR & Communications to join our Marketing team reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer. You will be responsible for leading and scaling the company’s Global PR and Comms team.

In this role, you will capitalize on the company’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.

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.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive Global PR Strategy: Architect and execute a proactive, aggressive global PR strategy that secures regular tier-1 business, financial, tech, and trade coverage, cementing the company’s category leadership.

• Lead Regional PR Execution: 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.

• Manage Reputation & Crisis Communications: Serve as a trusted advisor to the CMO and executive leadership team on media strategy, crisis communications, and proactive press opportunities.

• Spotlight Customer & Product Stories: Partner with Product Marketing and Customer Marketing to translate customer wins and product innovations into headline-worthy news stories.

• Optimize Agency Management: Manage external PR agencies and global communications budgets, establishing clear accountability, media targets, and performance benchmarks.

• Track PR Performance & Measurement: 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.

• Oversee GTM Executive Communications: Partner closely with our GTM communications lead to support senior executives with strategic messaging, speaking platforms, customer comms, and field alignment.

• Guide Internal Communications: Partner with our internal comms lead to champion transparent workplace storytelling through channels like the *the company Times* newsletter, global All Hands, and *Behind the Numbers*.

• Build and Retain a High-Performing Team: Manage and mentor a global team across AMERS, EMEA, and APJ, alongside dedicated leads for internal comms and GTM comms.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of PR and communications experience across enterprise technology, developer infrastructure, cloud computing, or cybersecurity, with a core focus on media relations and corporate PR.

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Deep Media Relations Expertise: Proven track record of pitching, securing, and shaping tier-1 business, tech, and financial press coverage.

• Global Team Leadership: Demonstrated people management experience leading distributed global PR teams across multiple regions (AMERS, EMEA, APJ).

• Cross-Discipline Alignment: Experience aligning external PR with GTM messaging and internal employee communications to maintain narrative consistency.

• Executive Presence: Experience advising, coaching, and drafting communications for senior leaders and spokespeople.

• Crisis & Issues Management: Sound judgment navigating press inquiries and incident communications under tight deadlines.

• Agency Leadership Experience: A history of driving measurable press results and accountability across global PR agency retainers.

• Data-Driven Mindset: Capable of evaluating communications output against media share of voice, press reach, and message resonance.

Work Hours:

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

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations.

The locations for this position are:

• San Francisco, CA

• Denver, CO

• New York, NY

• Remote within the US

the company currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US.

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

SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement

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 $209,560 to $295,860.

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