Senior Director, Brand & Market Influence

What You'll Do

• Guide and Mentor the Team: Directly lead our PR and communications, brand strategy, and creative studio teams as well as working collaboratively with the team to manage strategic agency partnerships.
• Direct Global PR & Communications: Oversee our global PR framework, media relations, and communications strategies to maximize proactive storytelling and protect corporate reputation.
• Architect Thought Leadership Platforms: Transform Fastly’s technical innovations and unique data insights into powerful thought leadership initiatives that influence industry analysts, tech leaders, and mainstream business media.
• Steward the Creative Studio: Guide the creative team to deliver exceptional design execution across web experiences, global events, corporate assets while responsibly integrating generative AI tools to safely scale creative production frameworks.
• Brief and Inspire Creative Concepts: Ideate innovative brand experiences and author clear, inspiring creative briefs that challenge our internal teams and external agency partners to deliver breakthrough work.
• Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate seamlessly with Product Marketing, Field Marketing, Campaigns, Digital, and Executive leadership to ensure corporate brand initiatives that anchor, amplify, and align with pipeline generation activities.

What We're Looking For

• Experience & Scale: 12–15+ years of progressive marketing leadership within technology industries.
• Creative & Communications Expertise: A proven track record of directly leading multi-disciplinary teams across PR, communications, and corporate creative/design studios.
• Tech Storytelling: Exceptional ability to distill deep, complex concepts (including AI) into highly compelling, human narratives that capture market attention.
• Agency & Media Stewardship: Deep experience managing top-tier global PR networks and creative agencies, with sharp instincts for media relations and corporate reputation management.
• Cross-Functional Influence: A master collaborator with a bias for teamwork, capable of building consensus and driving win-win solutions with senior leaders.

Education

A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.

Work Hours

This position will require you to be available during core business hours. Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements: This position is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations. The preferred locations for this position are: San Francisco, CADenver, CONew York, NYRemote within the US

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $209,560 to $288,000. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• 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.
• 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• 12 paid local holidays, 12 paid company wellness days.