Senior Infrastructure Acquisition Manager (EMEA)

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 Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.

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Senior Infrastructure Acquisition Manager (EMEA)

Fastly is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Acquisition Manager to join our growing Global Network Infrastructure Team. This role will be part of the Network Acquisition team that is responsible for the network acquisition for Fastly’s network expansion across the globe. The role requires both a business and technical approach: the ability to network, negotiate, and manage projects while mindfully managing key details around colocation, connectivity, and cloud services use. The role will support the rapid growth of our global network infrastructure by acquiring data centre services, IP connectivity, dark fiber and wavelength services, and owning the supplier lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for providing input to develop the overall strategy and negotiation for Fastly’s network expansion goals across a defined region (EMEA).
• Evaluate and manage risk associated with global sourcing of datacentre and connectivity related services.
• Operate as a key business partner to lead all aspects of the supplier lifecycle for Fastly’s portfolio of datacentre, IP connectivity, dark fiber, and other infrastructure services.
• Manage a subset of supplier relationships. Assess supplier performance, spend, invoicing accuracy, and other internal metrics to drive efficiency.
• Provide guidance to business leaders by understanding acquisition strategy, market dynamics, risk and exposure, and long-term planning.
• Collaborate with Sales to better understand customer requirements and how they align with Fastly infrastructure investments.
• Independently initiate and lead complex negotiations and contract reviews with suppliers.
• Partner with project managers to guide deployments, upgrades, and augment activities.
• Analyze network telemetry to develop interconnection strategies and work with partners to ensure that there is adequate capacity to meet business needs.
• Participate in weekly network planning and capacity reviews; create budgets, forecasts, and related reports as necessary.
• Provide mentorship to new and less experienced team members on the Network Acquisition team.

What We’re Looking For

• 3-5 years of experience in negotiation and sourcing of data centre and connectivity services across Europe.
• Specific experience in IP transit and peering negotiation for Content Delivery Network (CDN), Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Internet eXchanges.
• Knowledge of the Interconnect environment in the region.
• Knowledge of the Data Centre market.
• You must be an independent self-starter who can work with a high-degree of autonomy and independence.
• You must be capable of running and prioritizing multiple projects in the context of larger cross-functional initiatives.
• You must be organized and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You must possess strong organizational and analytical skills, as well as the ability to use planning and analysis tools.
• Fluent in English.

We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:

• Experience/knowledge about other regions (North America, Latin America, APAC, etc.).
• Participation in technical or community forums and groups related to the field.
• Additional language skills.

Work Hours

• This position will require you to be available during the core business hours of 9am-6pm.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is remote but based in the UK.

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

This position will require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

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 designed to meet your needs. Our offerings may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.

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 love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand.
• 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.

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