Senior Recruiting Specialist

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.<br><br>We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.<br><br><strong>Senior Recruiting Specialist<br><br></strong>The Senior Recruiting Specialist will work closely with the recruiters to support administrative processes relevant to our recruiting model. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring a seamless interview process for all positions you support. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the administrative recruiting methodology and processes are consistent and candidates have a positive experience.<br><br><strong>What You'll Do<br><br></strong><ul><li>Schedule complex candidate interviews and coordinate with recruiters and hiring managers</li><li>Serve as point of contact for hiring managers and interviewers regarding candidate interview schedules and rescheduling of interviews</li><li>Work closely with executive administrator teams on coordinating and scheduling executive level candidates and for confidential searches</li><li>Assist with opening requisitions in Greenhouse.</li><li>Maintain appropriate and timely maintenance of close requisitions in Greenhouse</li><li>Coordinate all candidate travel (flight, hotel, rental car, etc.) and reimbursement, if necessary for onsite interviews</li><li>Ensure efficient usage of the scheduling platform through auditing and communicating directly with the vendor</li><li>Provide continual updates to recruiting team</li><li>Support other recruiting related administrative tasks as necessary<br><br></li></ul><strong>What We're Looking For<br><br></strong><ul><li>Minimum of 3 year of professional work experience required</li><li>Previous experience working in a recruiting operations or business support related role is preferred</li><li>Ability to provide exceptional, consistent customer service to internal and external clients</li><li>Self-directed problem solver with a desire to contribute to the organization’s reputation and success.</li><li>Solid computer skills, including experience with Google Docs</li><li>Experience working with an Applicant Tracking and Talent Management System is a plus - Greenhouse and Workday specifically</li><li>Must have very strong attention to detail</li><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently, professionally, efficiently and follow through on multiple work initiatives at one time</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills<br><br></li></ul><strong>Work Hours<br><br></strong><ul><li>This position will require you to work during scheduled hours from 8:00am - 5:00pm EST<br><br></li></ul><strong>Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:<br><br></strong><ul><li>This position is a remote role and open to candidates who reside in Eastern Timezone (US East).</li><li>This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Salary<br><br></strong>The estimated annual range for this position is $66,060.00 - 79,272.00. This is an hourly role.<br><br>Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.<br><br>This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.<br><br>This role is eligible to participate in Fastly’s global sales compensation plan and may participate in Fastly’s equity program.<br><br><strong>Benefits<br><br></strong>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?<br><br>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.<br><br><strong>Why Fastly?<br><br></strong><ul><li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. <br><br></li></ul><strong>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!</strong><strong> A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.<br><br></strong><em>All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at </em><em> 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 @</em><em>fastly.com</em><em> or @</em><em>recruiting.fastly.com</em><em> email address. <br><br></em><em>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.</em><em> 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.<br><br></em><em>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 </em><em>candidateaccommodations@fastly.com</em><em> or 501-287-4901. <br><br></em><em>Fastly collects and processes personal data submitted by job applicants in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please see our privacy notice for job applicants.</em>

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