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Faire
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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
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.
What you’ll do
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.
Qualifications
- 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.
Salary Range
UK London: The pay range for this role is £75,000 and £103,500 per year
This role will also be eligible for 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.
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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