About the Position

Lead Product Designer

New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA

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

Define the direction by influencing what to build based on customer understanding and business context.
Lead end-to-end design from deep discovery and rapid prototyping through polished execution and production.
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and data teams to explore new paradigms.
Tell powerful stories that connect design vision to tangible business and customer impact, inspiring alignment across teams and leadership.
Push Faire’s design system forward through the lens of your work-evolving patterns, motion, and visual language that scale across the platform.
Prototype fearlessly using modern tools to explore new ideas, test assumptions, and accelerate innovation.
Elevate other designers by sharing your craft, process, and storytelling approach to raise the bar across the org.

Requirements

6+ years of experience designing digital products and systems. Your previous work demonstrates an attention to detail and high-quality visual, UX, systems design, and content design.
Expertise in interaction design, visual craft, and systems thinking.
Strong ability to connect design direction to business and customer outcomes.
Comfort exploring and experimenting with new tools and workflows for rapid prototyping and AI-integrated design.
A portfolio that demonstrates visionary product thinking, strong craft, and clear communication of impact.
Experience contributing to and evolving large-scale design systems.
A passion for collaboration and driving a culture of excellence in design.
And, ideally, a sense of humor!

Nice to Have

Experience as a maker or retailer that brings first-hand experience and empathy for the small business and entrepreneurial journey.

We Offer

Competitive salary range of $184,000 - $253,000 per year.
Equity and benefits.
Hybrid work model: 3 days in the office (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of your choosing) and remote work flexibility up to 4 weeks per year.
Move fast: 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 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.

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Lead Product Designer

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