Executive Business Partner San Francisco, CA

Faire Wholesale Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Health coverage

Equity

Mental health support

Professional development stipends

Retirement plan

Job summary

Faire Wholesale Inc. is seeking an experienced Executive Business Partner to support our leaders and teams. The role requires coordinating across time zones, driving operating rhythms, and partnering with executives to enable efficient, impactful work.

You will manage calendars, plan events, and liaise with internal and external partners while maintaining confidentiality and providing strategic support in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in Executive Assistant / Executive Business Partner roles.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and Slack.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to drive efficiencies.
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
• Proven ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; maintains confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Manage calendars across multiple time zones with discretion and sound judgment.
• Partner with leaders to run team operating rhythm and optimize planning and review processes.
• Plan and execute team onsite events and off-sites.
• Build relationships and act as liaison with leadership, staff, and external partners.
• Attend leadership meetings to take notes, track deliverables, and follow up.
• Prepare leaders for meetings, presentations, and projects.

Skills

Executive support

Communication

Organizational skills

Discretion

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Slack

AI 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

Our Exec Support team keeps things running smoothly by anticipating needs, and proactively clearing the path for our leaders and teams to do their best work. We're looking for an experienced and highly motivated Executive Business Partner to support our leaders and their teams. The ideal candidate has prior experience supporting multiple leaders, has seen and experienced scale firsthand, and is passionate about making an impact in this role.

What you’ll do

• Skillfully manage calendars across time zones with diplomacy, discretion, and excellent judgment
• Be a strategic thought partner, running the team operating rhythm to ensure efficient and effective processes for planning and reviewing work across the team
• Lead planning and execution for team onsites and events
• Build strong relationships and act as a liaison in exchanging information with leadership, employees, and external partners
• Attend leads meetings to take notes, track deliverables, and ensure timely follow-ups
• Ensure leaders are prepared for upcoming meetings, presentations, and projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience as an Executive Assistant / Executive Business Partner
• Superior knowledge of and experience with Google Workspace and Slack
• Ability to effectively utilize AI tools to generate efficiencies
• Detail oriented, with incredible organizational skills
• Outstanding ability to prioritize and multitask; ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Timely and consistent responsiveness; excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion
• You are a team player and able to collaborate with senior leaders
• You are a creative problem-solver, who takes ownership and is passionate about driving results
• You have a sense of humor, even when meeting tough deadlines
• Availability to perform job duties outside of normal office hours when necessary

Salary Range

San Francisco : the pay range for this role is $116,000 to $159,500 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

• Flexible paid time off, plus company-wide recharge days
• Paid parental leave up to 16 weeks
• Comprehensive health coverage, with options varying by location
• Fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot, including a lifetime reimbursement allowance
• Mental health support and coaching through Modern Health
• Stipends to support your professional development, wellness, and work from home needs
• Employer-sponsored retirement plan, dependent on country of employment

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)