Vice President of Platform Product, Fastly
$287.6-359.5k
This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs. + ESPP
2-3 days a week in office
Edge cloud platform
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Edge cloud platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$287.6-359.5k
This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs. + ESPP
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a better internet — a safe place where good can thrive.
Role
Who you are
- Significant executive-level experience leading product management teams, in the cloud (IaaS / PaaS) space
- Experience working cross-functionally in a matrix environment; strong influence skills and ability to get things done with teams that report to you as well as teams across the company; Experience partnering and leading cross-functionally
- Strong communication and executive presentation skills; experience working with senior management, both at your own company and customers/partners
- Exceptional business strategy skills, ability to formulate robust, specific strategies and communicate them in a clear and concise manner
- Strong business operational and financial skills; ability to contribute significantly to senior-level GTM operational reviews as well as R&D portfolio management
- Strong technical depth in cloud and platforms
- High emotional intelligence. Fastly teams care about one another, collaborate regularly and are part of a people first organization
- Bachelor's degree preferred
What the job involves
- Fastly seeks a Vice President of Platform Product to join our team
- The Fastly Platform is at the heart of our strategy to enable customers to deliver experiences that are safe, fast, and engaging
- Customers are looking for solutions, and our platform is what ties together our offerings and drives a customer experience that differentiates Fastly in the marketplace
- While the most significant impact of our platform is with our customers and their ability to easily and quickly consume more Fastly services, the platform is also key to our own feature velocity and ability to easily and rapidly scale our offers as well as the breadth of our portfolio
- It’s the foundation of our company
- This role supervises a team of product professionals, but more importantly, plays a critical cross-functional leadership role across the company in establishing the vision, strategy, and driving execution of product development initiatives supporting the growth of the business, and the execution of our strategy
- Leadership at Fastly is a combination of servant and transformative
- Reporting to the Chief Product Officer (CPO), you’ll ensure everyone in your organization has the skills, direction, and information needed to successfully lead cross-functional teams delivering business outcomes through product development activities
- Team Development: The platform product management team is critical for defining and guiding the execution of Fastly’s core platform and platform strategy, powering all of Fastly’s businesses
- This requires a strong team that not only understands and adapts to the quickly evolving edge cloud landscape but also excels at cross-functional leadership to orchestrate all of Fastly’s capabilities to drive outcomes for our customers and Fastly
- As the leader of this team, one of your most important responsibilities will be building and developing this team
- Platform Vision: you will work with the CPO, CEO, CTO, and other senior leaders to define and articulate a compelling yet achievable vision for the Fastly Platform to capture the attention of the market, and align stakeholders toward a common direction
- Platform Strategy: You will work with the CPO, CEO, CTO, and other senior leaders to define and articulate a clear strategy for using the Fastly Platform to differentiate Fastly from competitors and build sustainable competitive advantages
- You and your team will develop and maintain clear roadmaps that make our strategy actionable
- Lead Cross-Functional Execution: you and your team will lead execution cross-functionally to implement the strategy and deliver the roadmap
- This will include setting priorities, partnering with key stakeholders, including Engineering, Revenue (Sales and Customer Service), Marketing, and others so everything comes together into an impactful product line in the marketplace
- GTM Engagement: developing and launching products is just the beginning of the race
- You and your team will work with Fastly’s go-to-market teams to ensure market success, supporting strategic customer deals
- Strategic Customer Engagement: Building and maintaining relationships with strategic customers to ensure account success and incorporation of customer insights into platform strategies and plans
- Learning/Continuous Improvement: a successful product can always be more
- You and your team will work with Fastly’s go-to-market teams, partners, and customers to understand deeply what is working and what is not, and strive to continuously improve our strategy and execution
- You will foster a balanced culture where mistakes are seen as opportunities to learn, but there are appropriate levels of accountability to drive improvement and results
- This position will require you to be available during core business hours
Application process
- Anticipated Posting Close Date*: October 17, 2025
- 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
Our take
Internet users around the world have come to expect personalized, real-time digital experiences, but delivering these quickly and securely, while maintaining quality, can be a difficult task for businesses.
Fastly enables the companies to deliver fast, secure, and scalable online experiences. Its edge cloud platform moves data and applications closer to end-users — improving the user experience, putting the power back in developers’ hands, and enabling clients to focus on growing their businesses.
The company has helped several high-profile businesses, including Reddit, Pinterest, Stripe, Epic Games, and more. Its offering is well-regarded in the space, demonstrated by it being named a 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Global CDN, as well as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023 report.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2019
$40m
SERIES F
Jul 2018
$40m
SERIES F
Total funding: $259m
Company benefits
- Competitive PTO Policies
- Remote or Hybrid Work
- Generous time off for parental leave
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Mental health resources
- 401(k)/retirement plans
- Employee stock purchasing plans (ESPP)
- Reimbursements for learning and development programs
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Artur Bergman
(Chief Architect and Executive Chairperson)Served as the company's CEO until changing roles in 2020. Previously served as CTO at Wikia, and was a Board Member at OpenID Foundation
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