Legal Operations Lead
About Faire
Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — there are over 2 million independent retailers in North America and Europe doing more than $2 trillion in revenue. 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
We are looking to add a Corporate Paralegal to support our growing team. This individual will provide administrative support to the Counsel team and play a key role managing contracts, policies and processes, providing entity support, and supporting the equity program. We’re looking for an energized self-starter who is organized and excited to manage processes independently. The role reports to the General Counsel.
What you’ll do
- Provide administrative support to the Counsel team and play a key role managing transaction documents, reviewing, executing and organizing contracts and key terms, and maintaining confidentiality
- Manage and maintain Faire’s corporate document portfolio, legal entity structure, IP portfolio, contracts, and corporate databases. Establish internal corporate processes, including the coordination of Counsel team office hours
- Assist with entity formation, state filings and maintenance for U.S. and international subsidiaries, including managing and updating entity management platform and assisting with execution of intercompany transactions
- Work with local counsel to ensure regulatory compliance with applicable international legal regimes
- Support the day-to-day duties of the equity program, including processing stock option exercises, share transfers, and issuing new employee grants
- Coordinate and prepare for Faire board meetings and correspond with directors
- Work closely with our internal product, business, and compliance teams, as well as with external advisors and experts to develop and maintain business and policy projects
Qualifications
- At least 3 years of paralegal, project management or other experience requiring attention to detail and time management
- B.A./B.S.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work with team members at all levels, sometimes under pressure, while remaining proactive, resourceful, and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality
- Ability to work independently with little to no supervision and drive projects forward
- Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities and attention to detail
- Highly organized and proactive
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 an owner of the business and 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 Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Toronto, London, New York, LA, and Sao Paulo. 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.