Core Strategy Senior Lead

Faire; New York, San Francisco (NY, CA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Faire is seeking a Senior Strategic role on the Core Strategy team to transform ambiguous, high-impact problems into clear, actionable plans. You will own pilots and initiatives, collaborating with product, analytics, marketing, finance and ops to deliver measurable outcomes and drive company strategy.

This role blends strategic thinking, analytical rigor, product judgment, and external/internal relationship-building, with autonomy and ownership to shape Faire's growth, equity strategy, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in consulting, operations, product, strategy, or analytics.
• Exceptional problem solving and ability to synthesize insights from data.
• Strong Excel, SQL and AI tools proficiency with an analytical toolkit.
• Executive communication skills to express ideas clearly and succinctly.
• Ability to break down unstructured problems and deliver simple answers.
• Strong business judgment across multiple business dimensions.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative consumer and market research.
• Autonomy and ownership with a curious, low-ego mindset.

Responsibilities

• Take ambiguous, high-stakes problems from framing through implementation.
• Break down complex questions from first principles using analytics and insights.
• Advance AI-enabled approaches to faster, better answers.
• Collaborate with product, analytics, marketing, finance, and ops to execute.
• Identify cross-functional dependencies and unblock them.
• Present recommendations and guide executive decisions.
• Shape team culture, mentoring, and process improvements.

Skills

Executive communication

Excel

SQL

AI tools

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AI tools

Analytics tools

Job description

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.

About this role

The Core Strategy team reports directly to our CEO and is tasked with solving some of Faire’s most urgent and challenging problems. This can range from driving investment decisions on major expansion opportunities to directly owning pilot execution on high potential new bets. We operate at a wide range of altitudes and across all areas of the business.

You will be joining a small team with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility. The work will vary project-to-project, but the throughline is that you will be taking ambiguous, complex problems, creating clarity, and then driving to impact. In many cases that will mean you are directly owning outcomes for high priority pilots or other initiatives. As an example, our team drove the decision to launch Faire Source and then played a central role in building the program from the ground up alongside a small cross-functional team.

This role combines strategic thinking, analytical rigor, product judgment, external & internal relationship-building, and the operational chops to get things done. We are looking for someone who is equally at home unpacking ambiguous board-level strategy questions as they are running a scrappy pilot. No matter the project, success in this role will always look like creating clarity and then seeing that clarity through to real-world impact.

What you’ll do

• Take ambiguous, high-stakes problems from first framing through to implementation
• Break down complex questions from first principles, with a mix of analytical rigor, customer insight, and collaboration with internal and external experts
• Consistently raise the bar on how our team uses AI to get to better answers, faster
• Collaborate closely with the product, analytics, marketing, finance, and ops teams to solve problems and drive through execution to outcomes
• Spot cross-functional dependencies early and unblock them yourself
• Present your recommendations and debate their implications with Faire’s executive team, guiding key company decisions
• Help shape the culture and capabilities of the Core Strategy team by improving our processes, mentoring teammates, and setting a high bar for excellence

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience across consulting, business operations, product, strategy, or analytics roles
• Exceptional problem solving skills and ability to identify and synthesize insights from data
• Deep analytical toolkit, with strong proficiency in Excel, SQL, and AI tools
• Executive-level communication skills, including the ability to use verbal and written communication to express ideas clearly and succinctly
• Excellent at breaking down unstructured problems and synthesizing many disparate sources of information to deliver simple and thoughtful answers
• Strong business judgment, with ability to think across every dimension of the business
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative consumer and market research techniques
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy and ownership
• Curiosity, low ego, and willingness to learn from a wide range of people

Salary Range

San Francisco or New York City: the pay range for this role is $197,500 - $271,500 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.

Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.

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.

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)