Strategic Legal Programs Lead

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>About Faire</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </span></p></div><p><strong>About this role</strong></p> <p>Faire is hiring a Strategic Legal Programs Lead to help scale the Legal function through its next phase of growth. In this role, you will be the right-hand person and a trusted thought partner to the General Counsel. You’ll own end-to-end programs, translating ambiguity into clear plans, and ensuring Legal’s priorities move forward with speed and discipline. Success in this role requires someone who thrives in complexity, brings strong analytical and project management skills, and can build durable systems that help Legal operate as a proactive, easy-to-work-with partner to the business.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll do </strong></p> <ul> <li>Drive complex, cross-functional strategic legal initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring clear ownership, on-time delivery, and strong coordination across teams</li> <li>Serve as a trusted thought partner and force multiplier to the General Counsel, supporting planning, prioritization, and execution across the Legal team</li> <li>Develop and operationalize metrics, dashboards, and insights that translate Legal work into clear narratives around impact, capacity, risk, and cost</li> <li>Support Legal’s strategic planning rhythms, including annual and quarterly planning, goal tracking, and initiative prioritization</li> <li>Embed strong project management practices across the Legal team, identifying opportunities to streamline Legal workflows and execution through better process design, tooling, and operating cadence</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of program / project management experience, including experience on legal, compliance, and/or risk management related projects</li> <li>Experience in legal operations or paralegal roles is welcome if paired with strong project management and systems-building capabilities</li> <li>Strong execution and experience managing multiple work-streams with precise attention to detail</li> <li>Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including comfort working deeply in spreadsheets and synthesizing data into clear insights</li> <li>Proven experience producing executive-ready materials for senior leaders, including written recommendations and presentations</li> <li>Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative, low-ego working style</li> </ul> <p><strong>Salary Range</strong></p> <p>San Francisco: the pay range for this role is $158,500 to $218,000 per year. </p> <p>This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em>< ... (truncated, view full listing at source)