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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. We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us. Posting Open Date: 08/11/2026 Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 10/11/2026 *Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. Staff Product Marketing Manager – Security We're looking for a Staff Product Marketing Manager for our Security portfolio at Fastly. Reporting to the Director, Product Marketing: Security, AI and Emerging Technology, you will own go-to-market strategy, messaging, and positioning for Fastly's application security portfolio, including Next-Gen WAF, DDoS protection, Bot Management, and TLS/compliance adjacent security capabilities. Security, for Fastly, has its own distinct buyer, CISOs, security engineers, and compliance stakeholders, and its own competitive set, with purchasing decisions shaped by different budget holders and evaluation criteria than the rest of Fastly's portfolio. In partnership with Product Management, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing, you will drive go-to-market initiatives and launches for our fast growing security product line, position Fastly as a credible challenger to legacy security vendors. What You'll Do: GTM Launch Execution: Design, enable, execute, and measure product launches and go-to-market plans for Fastly's security product line. Messaging & Positioning: Own messaging and positioning for Fastly's security solutions, developing compelling narratives that resonate with security buyers and reflect what they need to succeed. Competitive Differentiation: Position Fastly's Next-Gen WAF as a developer friendly, low false positive alternative to legacy WAFs. Compliance & Regulatory Messaging: Address compliance and regulatory messaging relevant to procurement, legal, and other halo personas involved in security purchasing decisions. Cross-Sell Narrative: Build cross-sell narratives that help existing CDN customers understand the value of adopting Fastly's security solutions. Sales Enablement: Partner with the sales and enablement teams to create trainings, slide decks, and other assets they can use in their sales cycles. Market Positioning: Apply competitive intelligence and market context from Portfolio Intelligence to optimally position Fastly's security products and features. Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure product strategy, messaging, and packaging are aligned and effective. Content & Campaign Creation: Create assets with the Growth Marketing and the Campaign teams for use across the buyer journey. Product Evangelism: Deliver presentations to the public on Fastly’s unique and differentiated security story. What We're Looking For: 8+ years of professional experience, with at least 3+ years of relevant product marketing experience. Experience in cybersecurity and knowledge of security buyer personas required. Technical aptitude along with an understanding of and enthusiasm for application security, SaaS, and DevOps. Strong storytelling skills, including excellent written and spoken communication. Exceptional critical thinking and problem solving skills. Proven organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask. Self starter with strong initiative and drive. 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 Work Locations. The preferred locations for this position are: San Francisco, CA Denver, CO New York, NY Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, are willing to consider remote candidates within the US. This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager. SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Salary: The estimated salary range for this position is $166,360 to $234,864. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs. Benefits: 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? 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. AI Statement To ensure a fair and equitable interview process for everyone, the use of AI technologies—including real-time transcription tools, automated scripts, AI copilots, or external assistants—is strictly prohibited during the interview process unless explicitly authorized by the company in advance. Unauthorized use of AI tools may result in disqualification. Why Fastly? 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. 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. 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. 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. All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers . 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 @ fastly.com or @ recruiting.fastly.com email address. 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. 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. 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 candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901. Fastly collects and processes personal data submitted by job applicants in accordance with our Privacy Policy . Please see our privacy notice for job applicants .

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We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us. Posting Open Date: 08/11/2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 10/11/2026
Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Staff Product Marketing Manager – Security
GTM Launch Execution: Design, enable, execute, and measure product launches and go-to-market plans for Fastly's security product line.
Messaging & Positioning: Own messaging and positioning for Fastly's security solutions, developing compelling narratives that resonate with security buyers and reflect what they need to succeed.
Competitive Differentiation: Position Fastly's Next-Gen WAF as a developer friendly, low false positive alternative to legacy WAFs.
Compliance & Regulatory Messaging: Address compliance and regulatory messaging relevant to procurement, legal, and other halo personas involved in security purchasing decisions.
Cross-Sell Narrative: Build cross-sell narratives that help existing CDN customers understand the value of adopting Fastly's security solutions.
Sales Enablement: Partner with the sales and enablement teams to create trainings, slide decks, and other assets they can use in their sales cycles.
Market Positioning: Apply competitive intelligence and market context from Portfolio Intelligence to optimally position Fastly's security products and features.
Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure product strategy, messaging, and packaging are aligned and effective.
Content & Campaign Creation: Create assets with the Growth Marketing and the Campaign teams for use across the buyer journey.
Product Evangelism: Deliver presentations to the public on Fastly’s unique and differentiated security story.
8+ years of professional experience, with at least 3+ years of relevant product marketing experience.
Experience in cybersecurity and knowledge of security buyer personas required.
Technical aptitude along with an understanding of and enthusiasm for application security, SaaS, and DevOps.
Strong storytelling skills, including excellent written and spoken communication.
Exceptional critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Proven organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
Self starter with strong initiative and drive.
Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours.
This position is open to Hybrid Work Locations.
San Francisco, CA

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