Tax Product Lead

About Faire

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.

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.

About this role

Faire is seeking a seasoned professional to join its tax team responsible for supporting the development, growth, and expansion of Faire product offerings and new initiatives globally. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting the launch of new products and initiatives in a fast-paced environment in relevant industries This resource will work closely with members of the tax team, accounting and other Finance functions, as well as a variety of cross-functional business teams. The individual must be a self-starter and a fast learner eager to take full ownership of their areas of responsibility. The candidate will be expected to anticipate and surface issues, solve problems in consultation with internal stakeholders and external specialists and advisors, recommend solutions and support go-to-market, and exercise good business judgment while performing these functions. The candidate is expected to have a strong business acumen coupled with a broad tax technical and industry background and strong communication skills to effectively facilitate information flow between Product and Project business teams, Engineering, and the broad Finance organizations. Effective time management and prioritization skills in managing multiple projects are essential to the success of this role 

What you’ll do 

• Work closely with members of the tax team, accounting, and other Finance functions, as well as a variety of cross-functional business teams 
• Build and strengthen working relationships and scale with the growth of business teams to ensure integration with various business functions, bring tax awareness, and champion tax requirements
• You will work closely with platform and product engineering teams to provide tax due diligence in supporting the end-to-end full life cycle of product deployment, including but not limited to design, review, testing, launch, tax functionality, reporting, and compliance 
• Work with finance and accounting teams to implement and improve end-to-end tax process and procedures to mitigate risks 
• Provide day-to-day operational guidance and timely address to cross-functional finance and business teams’ inquiries 
• Work with internal policy team and external advisors supporting indirect tax policy initiatives
• Assist with various projects related to domestic and international informational reporting and withholding regimes. 
• Assist with indirect tax (sales tax, GST, VAT) compliance filings, including working with external service providers to prepare the returns. 
• Support on indirect tax audits globally and work on other tax projects as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Law, Accounting, Tax, or a related field 
• 5+ years of experience in tax related field or industry 
• Experience communicating and presenting tax matters to all levels of business organizations 
• Experience working with and in a cross-functional team 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to adjust communication style based on the audience (customers, product teams, advisors, etc.). The successful candidate will be required to translate tax laws into tax requirements that product, engineering, and design teams will need to incorporate into products. 
• The candidate is expected to have a strong business acumen coupled with a broad tax technical and industry background and strong communication skills to effectively facilitate information flow between Product and Project business teams, Engineering, and the broad Finance organizations 
• Proficient computer skills and aptitude to learn new software. A working knowledge of SQL and its use in specific tools (Snowflake, Mode) would be a nice to have.

Salary range:

San Francisco: the pay range for this role is $151,000 - 207,500 per year. 

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.

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule - Faire employees will be expected to go into the office 2 days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, effective the week of January 13, 2025. Additionally, in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year.

Applications for this position will be accepted for a minimum of 30 days from the posting date.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

• We are entrepreneurs: Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is taking part in the founding process.
• We are using technology and data to level the playing field: We are leveraging the power of product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a growing community of more than 350,000 small business owners.
• We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie - not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
• We are curious and resourceful: Inquisitive by default, we explore every possibility, test every assumption, and develop creative solutions to the challenges at hand. We lead with curiosity and data in our decision making, and reason from a first principles mentality.

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. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)