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.

About This Role

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

Faire’s Risk team is seeking a highly motivated Verification Associate to analyze and verify small businesses. This role may include weekend work on a monthly basis.

What you’ll do

Verify small businesses (retailers and brands) using social media, geolocation data, or by requesting additional information from them as necessary
Contribute towards the implementation of risk management policies, procedures, and tools
Monitor Faire credit exposure by reviewing account balances and assigned credit limits
Work with Sales and Support teams to streamline communication, improve efficiencies, and provide a world-class customer experience

Qualifications

1+ years of experience in financial services, tech, compliance operations, or related industry
Ability to spot patterns from discrete and vague data points (e.g. social media, financial data, Faire transactional data)
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact with customers in a clear and concise manner, primarily via email
Strong customer focus and the ability to balance Risk mitigation alongside a positive customer experience; demonstrated ability in conflict-resolution
Strong analytical and decision-making skills
Ability to work with others in a closely collaborative team environment
Passionate, relentless resourcefulness and the ability to thrive at a fast-paced startup -- you’re willing to do what needs to be done for the success of your team and you are comfortable with change

Bonus

Prior experience in Risk, Fraud, or Trust and Safety teams
Experience working with various tools and systems including Zendesk, Mode, Notion
SQL proficiency and data-driven analytic skills

Salary Range

San Francisco: the pay range for this role is $31.95 to $44.00 per hour.

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)

Privacy

For information about the type of personal data Faire collects from applicants, as well as your choices regarding the data collected about you, please visit Faire’s Privacy Notice (https://www.faire.com/privacy)

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