Strategic Finance Director (Growth)

Faire • New York City, NY

5d • $230,000 - $316,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

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, but individually, they are small compared to these massive entities. 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 Strategic Finance Director to guide the next phase of new customer growth investment at Faire. This is a unique opportunity to drive finance business partnership activities across Sales, Marketing and R&D. The Strategic Finance team at Faire is organized around both product roadmap pillars and functional coverage areas (e.g. departments or company-wide objectives). This role would serve as the primary Strategic Finance Business Partner (i.e. “mini-CFO”) to the COO, CRO and related sub-organizations focused on growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Corporate or Strategic Finance, ideally in partnership with teams driving new customer acquisition growth.
• Exposure to all forms of growth investment allocation at a fast growing technology business .
• The ideal candidate would have finance business partnership experience across Sales, Marketing and R&D.
• Strong business & financial acumen .
• Deep finance knowledge and first class analytical capabilities combined with the mental flexibility and curiosity required to steer a rapidly evolving technology business.
• Excellent communication skills – able to synthesize data and metrics to tell a compelling story, tailor content to different audiences, strong writing and presentation skills.
• High bar for separating signal from noise.
• A get things done mindset - you are resourceful and not afraid to roll up your sleeves when necessary to move forward tactically. Your approach to monitoring performance balances fidelity with execution velocity.
• Strong people and project management skills - experience growing and leading a team; can structure and manage complex cross-functional projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Sharp attention to detail with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or other relevant field.
• Willingness and ability to travel as much as quarterly

Responsibilities

• Oversee all annual and interim financial planning for Growth investments across Sales, Marketing and R&D.
• Steer/optimize new customer acquisition strategy and investment allocation while maintaining efficient returns on invested capital and alignment with Faire’s strategic priorities.
• Work closely with cross functional partners and direct reports to develop, understand, and track execution plans against goals, including portfolio level ROI analysis.
• Translate how growth oriented investment activities impact overall company financial performance.
• Communicate the financial narrative of growth investment activities to internal and external stakeholders.
• This role will require the ability to spot opportunities/risks, develop hypotheses, pressure test inputs, forecast outputs and steer in-depth analyses to translate data into insights and make recommendations to Faire’s leadership team.
• The individual will partner closely with the several teams that have the mandate to drive new customer growth at Faire (Retailer Growth, Brand Growth, Sales, Marketing, New Market Expansion, etc.).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees