Strategy & Operations Senior Lead

Faire•New York City, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Faire is a technology wholesale platform connecting independent retailers with product brands around the world. The Strategy & Operations Senior Lead will drive the growth and performance of new products on Faire, focusing on forecasting, business intelligence, and go-to-market strategy for New Product GMV and Out of Stocks. The role will develop an understanding of business performance and collaborate with Revenue, Product, Data Science, and other teams to create and execute strategies that improve product availability and growth. This is a high-impact individual contributor role in a fast-paced, collaborative, data-driven environment. The position regularly presents strategic insights and recommendations to Faire’s leadership team, with work intended to drive positive impact for Faire and its customers.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant experience in an analytical and strategic role across analytics, consulting, product, business operations, or finance.
Strategic problem-solving ability, including breaking down ambiguous problems and applying a first-principles approach.
Strong analytical and metrics-focused skills, including complex analysis, KPI definition, opportunity sizing, and performance measurement and reporting.
Advanced technical skills and strong proficiency in Excel and SQL.
Strong communication skills and ability to convey actionable, data-driven insights to different audiences.
Strong product and business intuition, including the ability to connect insights to broader business goals and understand product and business metrics.
Resourcefulness and ability to find ways to get work done.
Ability to learn new topics and skills quickly, supported by curiosity and intellectual horsepower.

Responsibilities

Own key business metrics, understand their trends, and surface strategic insights to improve them.
Break down complex and ambiguous strategic problems, identify opportunities, develop hypotheses, conduct analyses, and make recommendations to leadership.
Develop, refine, and execute go-to-market strategies.
Lead large cross-functional strategic initiatives in partnership with Product, Sales, Systems, Program Management, Marketing, and other teams.
Provide data-focused thought partnership to cross-functional teammates.
Develop scalable operational processes and address operational gaps.
Own forecasting, business intelligence, and go-to-market strategy for New Product GMV and Out of Stocks.
Present strategic insights and recommendations to Faire’s leadership team.