Full-Time

Senior Product Manager

Brand Growth & Engagement

Posted on 9/17/2024

Faire

Faire

1,001-5,000 employees

B2B marketplace for independent brands and retailers

Data & Analytics
Social Impact
Consumer Goods

Compensation Overview

$174k - $239.5kAnnually

+ Equity + Benefits

Senior

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid schedule requiring in-office presence 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Category
Product Management
Product
Required Skills
Sales
Data Science
Product Management
Marketing
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of experience in product at a high-growth tech startup or as a startup founder.
  • Experience building successful products through state-of-the-art design, engineering, product analytics and data science.
  • Exceptional cross-functional collaborator with a proven track record of working with a combination of Product and GTM teams e.g. sales, success, marketing.
  • Customer-obsessed with a strong owner's mindset dedicated to delivering a delightful, simple, and intuitive product experience.
  • Ability to operate like a General Manager, extending beyond core competencies as a Product Manager to drive shared accountability for GTM outcomes.
  • Extraordinarily fast learner with natural curiosity and intellectual horsepower to understand new topics and pick up new skills quickly.
  • Familiarity with ML as a tool for predicting the lifetime value of customers/partners.
  • Relentlessly resourceful, able to execute with limited information and ambiguity.
  • Rigorous, yet creative problem-solver excelling at identifying unintuitive solutions to tough problems.
  • Passionate with a positive energy that others draw upon.
  • Strong user advocate who cares deeply about developing products and solutions that create the best experience for customers.
Responsibilities
  • Become an expert on existing brand-facing features, functionality and programs as well as upcoming roadmaps of adjacent pods and partner teams.
  • Evolve our approach to brand segmentation by better understanding the value of brands to Faire (LTV), the value of Faire to brands (ROI) and existing levels of feature/program adoption and engagement.
  • Develop new ways to nudge brand actions including clarifying requirements, offering education, incentives and information on performance (e.g. analytics).
  • Be a strong steward for the end-to-end brand experience by continuously driving simplification (e.g. notifications, navigation) and playing 'air traffic control'.
  • Partner closely with marketing and sales/success teams to craft impactful user experiences and clear + consistent messages that help build trust and deepen our partnership with brands.
  • Drive incremental improvements by rigorously evaluating tradeoffs between pockets of opportunity across segments, levers and channels.
  • Work with and learn from a broad range of world-class leaders across engineering, product management, data science, design, marketing and sales/success.
  • Make strategy + execution decisions alongside company founders, CPO and CSO.
  • Empower small businesses around the world to chase their dreams and invest in their local communities.

Faire operates a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that connects independent brands with local retailers, primarily in the wholesale market. The platform enables brands to expand their reach to a larger audience of retailers, while retailers can discover unique products that set their stores apart from competitors. Faire generates revenue through a commission on sales made via its platform and provides additional services like inventory management and data analytics to help businesses improve their operations. The company focuses on supporting small to medium-sized businesses and aims to enhance the distinctiveness of local communities by empowering both brands and retailers to succeed.

Company Stage

Series G

Total Funding

$1.5B

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

8%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Shopify's partnership with Faire expands its user base and transaction volumes.
  • AI-driven analytics tools improve product listings and search rankings on Faire.
  • DTC brands using wholesale platforms like Faire diversify revenue streams and reach broader audiences.

What critics are saying

  • Leadership turnover at Faire may lead to strategic instability affecting operations.
  • Target's inclusion of Shopify merchants could divert potential retailers from Faire.
  • Increased competition within Faire as more DTC brands vie for retailer attention.

What makes Faire unique

  • Faire offers net 60 payment terms and free returns, reducing wholesale business risks.
  • The platform connects independent brands with local retailers, enhancing store uniqueness.
  • Faire provides inventory management and data analytics to optimize business operations.

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Benefits

Time off

Parental leave

Daily mindfulness

Annual learning grant

Thoughtfully designed spaces

Fitness & wellbeing benefits

Mental health benefits

Charitable matching

Career planning

INACTIVE