Job Description
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.
We’re building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.
Public Relations Lead for EMEA
Are you a strategic PR leader with a passion for transforming complex B2B technologies into captivating corporate narratives? Do you thrive in dynamic, high-growth environments where your strategic vision directly shapes a company’s public identity within key markets? Do you have a can-do attitude and love working across different cultures and topics to tell great stories and secure strategic media coverage?
Fastly, a rapidly growing edge cloud company with industry-leading technology and an award-winning product portfolio, is seeking a dynamic team-player to lead Public Relations across Fastly’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to elevate our brand and amplify our compelling story so we are no longer the best kept secret in the industry.
You’ll play a pivotal role in showcasing how Fastly’s network services, content delivery, edge computing, web application security, and observability tools are fundamentally changing how digital businesses build and operate on the internet. If you’re ready to drive impactful corporate thought leadership, craft unforgettable media moments across Europe, and champion a brand with a truly incredible story to tell, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do:
Architect and Lead European Public Relations and related communication campaigns
Contribute to the research, design and implementation of holistic corporate and product communications strategies that directly contribute to Fastly’s brand reputation, market leadership, and business growth.
Contribute to and leverage Corporate Thought Leadership: Partner with regional peers and with our visionary leadership team and product leaders to unearth groundbreaking insights and translate them into compelling, regionally relevant coverage, positioning Fastly as a global voice in cloud, infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
Drive High-Impact European Media Engagement: Cultivate and expand relationships with top-tier enterprise IT and business journalists in prioritized countries, securing significant media coverage that articulates Fastly’s innovation and market impact.
Be an active contributor and leader of our global PR Engine: Oversee all corporate and product-related PR activities for Europe, including strategic external announcements, proactive press engagement, and identifying high-value speaking and awards opportunities.
You’ll lead and mentor our in-region PR agencies, ensuring peak performance and strategic alignment.
Strategic International Partnership: Work hand-in-hand with our global marketing teams to ensure global message consistency and contribute to the overarching PR strategy, providing strategic input and supporting global efforts as needed.
Manage and Protect Fastly’s Reputation: Proactively monitor the media landscape across Europe, analyze competitive share of voice, and develop robust strategies to enhance Fastly’s public image. You will play a key role executing and European-specific critical issues management communication plans, safeguarding our brand integrity in high-stakes situations.
What We’re Looking For
8-10+ years of progressive high-tech public relations experience, with a proven track record of elevating the media presence of B2B public companies.
Exceptional storytelling prowess: Your ability to distill complex technical concepts into accessible, compelling corporate narratives for a wide array of audiences is second to none.
Demonstrated leadership and agency management expertise: You have successfully led and optimized PR agencies across Europe and managed significant communication budgets.
Executive Presence: A strong track record of confidently working with, influencing, and presenting to C-suite executives and senior leadership.
Strategic Agility: The ability to navigate a fast-paced, high-growth environment, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines. We value resourceful problem-solvers who thrive on dynamic challenges.
Technical Acumen: A genuine curiosity and ability to quickly understand and operate effectively within a highly technical environment, specifically related to cloud, infrastructure, or cybersecurity.
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field.
We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
- Deep European industry connections: Established relationships with influential media outlets and tech journalists in the enterprise IT, cloud, infrastructure services, or cybersecurity sectors.
- A portfolio of “gold-standard” contributed articles/ PR content and ideas on how to showcase Fastly technology in new and unique ways.
- Fluency in multiple European languages
Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during European business hours with some flexibility needed for occasional late evening or early morning meetings.
This position is a hybrid role (twice a week in office) and open to candidates residing in the following location: London
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.
All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers . We will never request sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information during the application process. All official communication will come from an @ fastly.com or @ recruiting.fastly.com email address.
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 [email protected] or 501-287-4901.
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