Program Manager, Marketplace Operations
Job Description
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
The Marketplace Operations (MOps) team at Faire is responsible for building scalable operational processes that help our brands and retailers succeed and drive long-term, sustainable marketplace growth. We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to support complex, cross-functional initiatives that sit at the core of marketplace operations. This is a highly execution-focused role that requires strong program leadership, sharp analytical and operational instincts, and excellent stakeholder management.
What you’ll do
- Build and scale new programs from the ground up while also optimizing existing operational processes. You'll leverage the latest AI and workflow automation solutions to drive efficiency, accuracy, and long-term scalability where possible.
- Define success metrics and monitoring systems in partnership with Strategy & Analytics, ensuring program performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Develop clear, repeatable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), decision models, and escalation paths that provide consistency and quality across programs.
- Work with BPO and vendor partners to ensure high-quality delivery at scale, including onboarding, training, performance oversight, and ongoing improvements.
- Partner cross-functionally with key teams -- including Strategy & Analytics, Strategy & Operations, Product, Engineering, and Data Science -- to align on goals, program design, and execution across discovery, pilot, and scale phases.
- Identify risks, surface insights, and drive day-to-day project coordination to keep programs on track and continuously improving.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in program management or related fields (e.g., consulting, operations, project management or product operations), ideally within a technology, marketplace, or platform business.
- Experience managing cross-functional projects with measurable impact, including planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination.
- Exposure to scaling operations through a combination of workflow automation and orchestration tooling (e.g., Zapier, Workato, Airflow, Google App Script, etc.), AI solutions, and effective use of BPO/vendor partnerships.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence across technical and non-technical teams.
- Strong analytical skills, with comfort pulling, interpreting, and acting on large datasets using Excel/Google Sheets, and BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Mode; SQL familiarity is a plus).
- Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and operate in a fast-paced environment.
Salary Range
San Francisco, CA: The pay range for this role is $130,500 - 179,500 per year.
This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors, including transferable skills, work experience, market demand, 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
- Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.
- Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.
- Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.
- Real rewards. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.
- Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.
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)
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