Fastly

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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We are looking for a highly driven and seasoned Stock Administration professional to join our amazing Finance team. Reporting into the Senior Director of Accounting and Reporting, you will be leading the team in various efforts, including administering our equity programs, employee education, compliance, audit and reconciliations, domestic and international taxation and filings, as well as our close processes. This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment, where your work will make a direct impact on our Company’s footprint. 

What You'll Do:

• Lead the stock administration function and manage global equity programs, including process improvement, implementing automated solutions, and evaluating service providers (e.g. E*Trade and AST) with a focus on scale and team member experience
• Oversee the management and administration of Fastly’s global stock plans, including ensuring integrity and accuracy around processing stock awards, handling vestings, exercises and settlements, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) activities and other plan activities
• Ensure database integrity, and accuracy of record keeping of employee data and equity data in the E*Trade stock administration system. Includes monthly reconciliation of equity activity, including shares outstanding and share reserves among company records, the transfer agent and broker records to support internal and external reporting activities
• Partner with other functional leads (including Legal, People Team (HR), Payroll, Accounting and Finance) to scale existing processes while ensuring the accuracy of all equity data, including all aspects of record-keeping, withholding, reporting reconciliation and compliance
• Foster a positive participant experience by supporting employee’s understanding of Fastly’s equity award programs and policies through routine employee training and communication, including maintaining our internal equity site
• Ensure global equity reporting and compliance with international tax and regulatory requirements, including ensuring timely and accurate year-end equity related tax filings, while supporting Fastly’s domestic and international expansion efforts

What We're Looking For: 

• 8+ years of relevant stock administration experience or equivalent experience in a multinational, publicly traded company, including experience managing processes and systems to maximize effectiveness in a SOX environment
• 3+ years of management experience
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and strong work ethic
• Works well in a high-pressure, high-volume environment and is able to juggle multiple assignments, concurrent deadlines, and changing priorities
• Advanced analytical ability and ability to identify issues and provide solutions
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; able to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and internal/external partners
• Able to build strong cross-functional relationships and inspire action
• Working knowledge of the U.S. federal, state and global taxation equity compensation requirements
• Experienced user of the E*Trade equity administration software, Google Workspace and Microsoft Excel
• Certified Equity Professional (CEP) designation required
• Prior responsibility working with Big 4 CPA firms in connection with audits

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

• An E*Trade superuser that champions best practices and understands how to best leverage the tool
• Has supported various international expansion efforts, including developing mobility tax strategies and navigating the landscape of international taxation and regulatory compliance
• Can drive accounting for equity awards under ASC 718

Work Hours:

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

Work Location & Travel Requirements:

The position will be based in our San Francisco office. Fastly embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees the flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $155,370 to $194,210.

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 non-accrual 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 2024, we offer 10 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 our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. 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.

We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.

Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901. 

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