International Strategy and Operations Lead

About the Position

International Strategy and Operations Lead

London, UK

About Faire

Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town - we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.

We’re looking for smart, resourceful, and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

Responsibilities

As a core member of our International Strategy & Operations team, you’ll have the chance to lead mission-critical projects end to end. You’ll partner cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Operations, Marketing, and Finance teams to inform the strategic roadmap by generating insights and helping translate them into action.

• Break down complex and ambiguous problems to uncover actionable insights
• Analyse customer, product, and business data to identify growth opportunities and shape priorities, with a key focus on Brand (supply) opportunities.
• Lead large cross-functional strategic initiatives that move company metrics in partnership with Product, Sales, Finance, Operations, Marketing, etc.
• Identify opportunities, develop hypotheses, execute in-depth analysis, and make recommendations to Faire’s leadership team based on your findings
• Provide thought partnership to cross-functional teammates to ensure the organization is using data thoughtfully and correctly
• Support the prioritisation, planning, and launch of new international markets.
• Regularly demonstrate the ability to exercise independent discretion in analytical rigor, strategic intuition, and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience in strategy, analytics, finance, consulting, or business operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into clear recommendations.
• Strong business judgment and ability to work across Product, GTM, and operational topics.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders.
• SQL experience is strongly preferred.
• Ability to execute: adept at working across multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, influencing decision-making, and shipping high-quality insights and initiatives on time.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: £89,500 to £123,000
• Equity and benefits
• Hybrid work environment: 3 days in the office (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of your choosing)
• Flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year

Why You’ll Love Working at Faire

• Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.
• Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.
• Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.
• Real rewards: Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.
• Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.

About the Company

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)

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