Senior Executive Assistant

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 Git Hub, Yelp, Paramount, and Jet Blue.

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The Senior Executive Assistant provides strategic administrative partnership to the General Manager, SVP, EMEA, while also supporting additional members of the EMEA leadership team, including coordination of travel, meetings, and regional initiatives for other senior leaders as needed.

This role extends beyond traditional executive support by serving as a trusted operational partner who helps drive communication, coordination, and execution across the EMEA organization. Success in this role requires exceptional organizational skills, business acumen, sound judgment, and the ability to anticipate needs while managing competing priorities across a dynamic, global business.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and is equally comfortable managing executive priorities, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and fostering collaboration across multiple teams and regions. They are a proactive problem solver who communicates effectively, thinks strategically, and continuously looks for opportunities to improve how the business operates.

At Fastly, we hire administrative professionals who are reliable, highly organized, and proactive problem solvers. They are self-starters driven by curiosity, always looking for ways to optimize processes and move the business forward. Our team excels at managing multiple priorities simultaneously, demonstrating strong communication skills across all levels of the organization. They anticipate needs, solve challenges before they arise, and contribute meaningfully to the success of both their executives and the broader business.

• Manage complex executive calendars, ensuring priorities are aligned with business objectives and making thoughtful recommendations on time allocation.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel for supported executives while balancing evolving business priorities.
• Manage expense reporting accurately and efficiently.
• Prepare agendas, presentations, briefing materials, and documentation for executive and leadership meetings.
• Capture meeting notes, distribute action items, and track follow-up to completion.

• Serve as a trusted operational partner to the General Manager, SVP, EMEA and members of the EMEA leadership team.
• Coordinate communication across EMEA leadership, global cross-functional partners, and external stakeholders.
• Support planning and execution of regional leadership meetings, customer engagements, executive visits, offsites, and key business events.
• Support cross-regional initiatives and operational programs that span multiple organizations.
• Assist with marketing and GTM events across EMEA as needed.
• Facilitate effective communication to ensure important information is shared consistently across the EMEA region.

• Develop a strong understanding of the EMEA business, organizational priorities, leadership team, and operating rhythms.
• Anticipate executive and business needs by thinking ahead and identifying potential risks or conflicts before they arise.
• Recommend process improvements that increase operational efficiency and improve collaboration.
• Coordinate follow-up across multiple stakeholders to ensure key initiatives continue moving forward.

• Support London office initiatives and executive visits.
• Partner closely with Executive Assistants and Business Partners across the company to ensure seamless coordination across regions.
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