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 Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.
We’re building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.
Posting Open Date: 1/23/26
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 4/23/26
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Senior Compensation Analyst
Reporting to the Sr Director, Total Rewards, the Sr. Compensation Analyst will be responsible for the administration and support of Fastly’s compensation programs. This includes performing market research to ensure that Fastly’s compensation practices are competitive and aligned with industry standards, preparing and reviewing data insights to inform salary structures and incentive plans, ensure adherence to legal requirements, and supporting our internal managers and business partners globally.
What You’ll Do:
- Perform support activities to develop, implement and administer global compensation policies and programs. Support pay review cycles and equity programs
- Participate in compensation surveys to collect and analyze competitive salary information to determine the company’s competitive position
- Review proposed salary adjustments for conformance to established guidelines, policies and practices
- Review requests for new or revised classifications to determine appropriate salary grade assignment
- Review existing and proposed statutory requirements governing compensation administration and recommends appropriate courses of action
- May prepare special studies and recommendations on subjects such as incentive compensation, bonus plans, sales compensation or equity compensation
What We’re Looking For:
- 2-4 years of related work experience in compensation analysis
- Experience in compensation fundamentals (e.g., job matching and market pricing, equity mechanics, cyclical programs, etc.)
- Comfortable working with large amounts of data, utilizing strong analytical skills to interpret compensation trends and build intelligence through reporting, with high attention to data integrity
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills in communicating and interpreting compensation philosophy, program design, and recommendations
- A proven ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships and alliances with key stakeholders
- Highly analytical with great attention to detail and ability to balance competing priorities and effectively multitask
- Desire to learn and grow in the compensation field
We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
- Experience with Workday Core and Advanced Compensation
- Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced technology environment
Work Hours:
- This position will require you to be available during core business hours.
Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:
This position is open to the following preferred office locations:
- New York, NY
Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.
Salary:
The estimated salary range for this position is $123,330.00 to $147,996.00
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 Flexible 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 2026, we offer 12 paid local holidays, 12 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.
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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