Strategy & Analytics Senior Director, Discovery

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 the role

We’re looking for a Strategy & Analytics Senior Director to lead our Discovery pillar. Our Discovery pillar focuses on the core shopping experience — helping retailers find the right products and brands through search, recommendations, ads, and exploration while balancing marketplace dynamics. As the Discovery S&A Pillar lead, you’ll level up the Discovery pillar through analytics, both strategically and operationally. You will inform the pillar's most important decisions as a strategic thought partner, operationalize analytics through thoughtful systems, and take extreme ownership of key company-wide datasets and metrics. You will build and lead a high-performing S&A team that delivers these with exceptional strategic clarity, analytical rigor, and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic decisions at the pillar level. Serve as a trusted member of Discovery pillar leadership to inform the pillar’s most important decisions through pillar-level analysis, leveling up pod work, identifying white space opportunities, and connecting the dots across pods.
• Build, manage, and level up the Discovery S&A team. Recruit, coach, and grow an all star S&A team. Set a clear bar and vision to develop ICs.
• Own offensive and defensive tracking for key company and Discovery metrics. Drive a reporting drumbeat key metrics so we catch issues early, know when to decomp, and proactively identify opportunities to move them.
• Set the standard for analytical rigor across Discovery. Raise the bar on how the pillar uses data to make decisions. Set and uphold experimentation best practices for Discovery, from how tests are