Strategic Finance Lead - Retailer Tools & Program

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined. 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 that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. 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.

About this role

We are looking for a high-agency candidate that will take on various strategic and analytical projects to help inform how we invest in and scale the tools, programs, and benefits that deliver value and drive customer loyalty among our retailers and brands. At Faire, you’ll have the chance to lead mission-critical projects end to end -- from working on strategic planning and analysis to presenting your recommendations to Faire’s leadership team and working cross-functionally with our product, engineering, data science, sales, and marketing teams on implementation. 

This is an opportunity to join a team where you’re set up for success and play an integral role in helping us scale.

Capital is necessary in every business, but at Faire it serves as a core value proposition to our customers. The Finance & Strategy team ensures we have access to it and are spending it effectively, but also wears several other hats at Faire including strategic growth planning, company-wide performance management, and business analysis. As part of this team, you will help inform how Faire can optimally allocate capital in the form of customer benefits that translates to customer loyalty and high-quality, sustainable growth. This is an ideal role for someone who wants to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and data-driven environment and have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of functions. 

What you'll do: 

• Identify opportunities, develop hypotheses and execute in-depth analyses in service of product strategy and execution tied to customer loyalty 
• Own the forecasting, goal-setting, and tracking of inputs that drive ROI and ultimately inform capital and resource allocation decisions 
• Lead strategic planning across one or more functional areas of company, partnering with a wide range of organization leaders to position the business for future success ● Enable our organization to continue to be highly data-driven as we scale by synthesizing insights, building financial models and developing KPIs for real-time monitoring of performance

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in strategic corporate finance, private equity/venture capital, investment banking and/or management consulting 
• You are analytical and data-driven - you can define KPIs and measure progress/success for your initiatives 
• You can think across multiple dimensions of a business (sales, product, marketing etc.) and work cross-functionally to deliver results
• You are a team player that wants to win while also having fun with teammates along the way 
• You want to work in a fast-paced environment with constant change ● You are resourceful and not afraid to roll up your sleeves 

Nice to have: 

• Knowledge of SQL 
• Experience working with or for a fast growing marketplace business

Salary Range

New York City: the pay range for this role is $147,000 to $202,000 per year. 

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

 

Faire’s flexible work model aims to meet the needs of our diverse employee community by making work more flexible, connected, and inclusive. Depending on the role and needs of the team, Faire employees have the flexibility to choose how they work–whether that’s mainly in the office, remotely, or a mix of both. 

Roles that list only a country in the location are eligible for fully remote work in that country or in- office work at a Faire office in that country, provided employees are located in the registered country/province/stat