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 use our edge cloud platform to ensure concertgoers can buy tickets to the live events they love, travelers can book flights seamlessly and embark on their next great adventure, and sports fans can stream events in real time, across devices. They include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Spotify, Alaska Airlines, Hulu, The New York Times, and Ticketmaster.

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Learning & Development Specialist

 You have a passion for people and enjoy supporting an organization by supporting its people. You look at challenges and see possibilities. You understand the demands of a growing organization that’s globally distributed. You see the big picture, and can manage the details. You believe that learning and development gives people skills to be productive and successful at work and in life.  

What You'll Do

• Critical partner in supporting learning and development for our people at Fastly by working and communicating cross functionally with other departments, managing the L & D calendar, and managing our internal wiki presence
• Build on the success of current programs, and support new initiatives 
• Manage our onboarding experience including facilitation, improving content and process for scalability 
• Manage and support our Learning Management System (LMS),
  Bridge, including updating, enhancing and curating content for our program library
• Track and evaluate our L & D experiences, and surface trends to support changes to improve future L&D experiences and content
• Help build awareness and enthusiasm around People and Learning & Development brand and initiatives

What We're Looking For

• Must be located in San Francisco 
• 2 - 4 years of experience working on an HR or related team
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solver (or Executor) - be able to actively find a solution efficiently and proactively
• Organized with an ability to manage multiple projects - bonus is have experience with program or project management
• Ability to navigate Google suite of products with ease - bonus if can make slick and snazzy slide decks
• Experience with an LMS is a plus
• You’re detail-oriented, and might be known to spot a typo in the NY Times or see that one item out of place in a room
• Interest in and exposure to Learning & Development
• Interest in providing engaging people experiences through supporting programs, designing, and facilitating

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. In fact, 50% of our employees work outside of SF! An international remote culture is in our DNA.
• 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 like up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave, options for free medical/dental/vision plans, and an open vacation program that enables our folks to take the time they need to recharge (some benefits may vary by location).
• 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!

Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

Employment decisions at Fastly are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability*, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Fastly encourages applicants from all backgrounds.

*Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Fastly. Please inform us if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.