Senior Growth Strategy Manager

Senior Growth Strategy Manager

The mission of the growth strategy team at Fastly is to accelerate growth by identifying and evaluating growth opportunities, as well as optimizing our ability to capture them: we help the organization determine where to go, as well as the best options to get there.  

We are generalists in a world of specialists that seek to give Fastly’s unique technical and organizational strengths leverage in the marketplace.  We are truth seekers that drive clarity and alignment with reason and data.  In doing the above, we seek to ensure that Fastly is growing the right way, with a solid foundation for the future.  

We are a small but mighty group that is looking to add a Growth Strategy Manager to expand our ability to answer key questions and solve key problems for our stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Conduct primary and secondary research to evaluate business hypotheses and investment theses.  Improve our understanding of market needs, key segments, trends, and competitive landscape
• Partner with product teams to build business cases for new product initiatives.  Provide an understanding of the opportunity size and revenue potential.
• Support quarterly business reviews and annual planning processes with analysis of business performance.  Driving insights into underlying mechanisms driving performance and expose opportunities and challenges to growth.

What We're Looking For

• 5 - 7 yrs experience in a strategic role (consulting, strategy, product, etc.)  8+ yrs total experience.
• Technology company experience: do not need to be a technologist, but need to be able to connect our innovations to business opportunities in partnership w/ product and GTM partners
• Structured problem solver: ability to bring clarity to ambiguity by structuring problems to isolate essential components and identify signal from noise
• Big picture thinker: ability to see the forest from the trees, connecting the dots across functions and time horizons to form cohesive strategy
• Analytics chops: ability to build quantitative models to validate business hypotheses and scenarios
• Ability to drive projects: developing problem statements, establishing project plans, identifying key deliverables, and executing
• Strong business partner: ability to understand objectives of partners and collaborate to achieve results
• Humility: ability and desire to create leverage from the insights of others. Desire to serve, confidence to act.
• Agility: ability to deliver value iteratively and willingness to fail fast
• Integrity: desire to do the right thing the right way

In accordance with applicable law, Fastly’s minimum base pay for this role if hired in Colorado is $113,000 per year. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Fastly's equity plan. Final offer amount will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by multiple factors, including years and depth of experience and expertise, location and other business considerations. Note that this role is available to candidates outside of Colorado and different minimum compensation may apply.

Fastly is proud to deliver a strong total rewards program to our employees. This role is eligible to participate in the following benefits:

• Health benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
• Medical: Cigna or Kaiser available
• Retirement benefits and employer match
• Life Insurance (Basic and Voluntary Life)
• Short & Long Term Disability with a buy-up LTD option
• Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness benefits
• Flex Spending Accounts & Mass Transit benefits
• Open Vacation Policy
• Sick Time
• Generous leave benefits (medical, maternity, paternity, and personal)
• Paid wellness days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Learning & reimbursement program stipend
• Mobile and internet allowance
• Wellness stipend
• Pet insurance

Fastly reserves the right to amend or modify for any reasons in accordance with applicable law.