Senior HRBP & Strategic Projects Lead, Faire
£75-103.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
Online wholesale marketplace for retailers & brands
Be an early applicant
Online wholesale marketplace for retailers & brands
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£75-103.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 5y+ of HRBP specific experience supporting senior leaders and influencing strategic decisions
- UK employment law expertise
- Understanding of HR practices across performance, talent management, employee relations, and organisational design
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate people data effectively
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels
- Proven experience in driving cross functional projects
- High empathy with the ability to balance employee experience and business needs
- Excellent judgment and discretion in handling sensitive matters
- Proven AI fluency
- Flexibility to work across multiple timezones
- [Nice to have] Experience supporting international or multi-region teams
- [Nice to have] Familiarity with high-growth tech, marketplaces, or startup environments
What the job involves
- UK-based HR leader who will serve as the primary HR Business Partner for our UK organisation as well as driving strategic, HRBP led global initiatives
- This person will be a key member of the UK leadership team, the main HR partner supporting the Head of International, and the voice of UK employees in all people-related matters
- They will lead talent management, performance, and organisational effectiveness efforts in the UK. In addition, the role will own strategic HRBP projects that improve processes, enhance engagement, and support effective decision-making across the HRBP function
- The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years of HRBP specific business partner experience, exceptional stakeholder management, strong analytical skillset and the ability to deliver both in-the-moment guidance and long-term impact
- Senior HRBP:
- Talent & Leadership Partnering:
- Serve as the primary HRBP for the UK, partnering closely with the Head of International and the UK leadership team to provide coaching and guidance on organisational health, talent planning, workforce strategy, and manager capability
- Act as the voice of the UK in people decisions, ensuring regional context and needs are incorporated into strategy, processes, and programs
- Partner with leaders to drive effective talent management, including performance cycles, career development, promotions, organisational design, and succession planning
- Employee Relations & Performance:
- Lead end-to-end employee relations matters for the UK, ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant processes
- Provide coaching to managers and employees to promote a culture of accountability, empathy, and high performance
- Support performance management cases, development plans, and escalations with sound judgment and discretion
- Culture, Communications & Change:
- Champion Faire’s culture within the UK, ensuring strong communication, engagement, and alignment across teams
- Partner on engagement survey action planning and retention initiatives across International
- Guide leaders and employees through organisational change, delivering clear communication plans and supporting effective adoption
- Data-Driven People Insights:
- Leverage people data and insights to influence decision-making, identify trends, and proactively address organisational risks or opportunities
- Maintain strong HR governance, ensuring documentation, compliance, and internal processes are followed appropriately
- Day-to-Day Local HR Operations:
- Own day-to-day UK HR operational needs in partnership with the broader People Operations and HR Centers of Excellence teams
- Advise on UK-specific requirements for HR programs across immigration, benefits, leaves and accommodations
- Strategic Projects Lead:
- Strategic People Programs:
- Support the Head of HRBPs and broader HRBP team on strategic initiatives including OKR tracking, ongoing retention and org design activities, updates to performance process and philosophy and manager education materials as well as acting as the voice of the HRBP team on change management projects that span across various teams
- Lead Project management for cross functional initiatives as required
- AI & Tooling Innovation:
- Stay closely informed on the evolution of AI and emerging HR/People-tech tooling in the market
- Regularly experiment with new AI tools and technologies to identify opportunities that improve HRBP workflows, enhance manager enablement, or streamline people processes
- Partner on the launch of new AI tools globally with key x-functional teams, including developing rollout plans and gathering feedback
- Partner with key internal teams to influence product/tooling roadmaps and ensure solutions are aligned to business needs and scalable for the UK and broader International organisation
- Continuous Improvement:
- Proactively identify opportunities to streamline HRBP workflows, strengthen manager enablement, and enhance how people processes operate globally
- Ensure key trackers are updated, maintained, and optimised for usability
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Faire is helping retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores, pairing independent brands with retailers. The company connects over 500,000 retailers globally to hundreds of thousands of brands across the globe.
In addition to a large catalog, the company attracts smaller retailers by offering net 60-day terms and free returns to boost confident buying at unpredictable times. Faire has seen impressive growth, reporting 300% year-on-year volume growth and a valuation of over $12.6B following its most recent tranche of funding from Shopify.
This investment is funding its continuing expansion into European and Australian markets, while accelerating product development, focusing on its OS for wholesale. It is also hiring talent globally as it takes aim at becoming a kind of Amazon for local and indie brands that want to sell globally.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
109% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
May 2022
$416m
SERIES G
Nov 2021
$400m
SERIES G
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare: Including Health, Dental, Vision and Disability for all our locations.
- Time off: Paid time off, holidays and company-wide "Faire Fundays".
- Parental leave: Generous parental and family leave, as well as fertility support benefits.
- Productivity support: Monthly stipends to help cover work from home connectivity needs.
- Annual learning grant: For personal and professional development, as well as unlimited access to training courses through LinkedIn Learning.
- Thoughtfully designed spaces: All of our offices have been designed with local in mind – from our architects to our coffee blends.
- Fitness and well-being benefits: Including monthly credit towards your wellness-related programmes.
- Mental health benefits: Including free access to Modern Health therapists and resources.
- Charitable matching: Faire will match up to £250 of your charity donations, every year.
- Career planning: Whether you want to grow as a leader, hone your craft or explore a new discipline, our career framework allows space for you to explore.
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Rhodes
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Advisor at Blunt Umbrellas and a Director of Consumer Product at Square.
Marcelo Cortes
(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)Previously a Senior Software Engineer at Google. Prior to that, they co-founded FreePoint Inc.
Jeff Kolovson
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously an Operations Lead at Square. Prior to that, they were a Business Analyst for McKinsey and Co.
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