Staff Technical Program Manager - Kitchener, Canada - Faire

Faire

Verified Company

Kitchener, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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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 for a Staff Technical Program Manager to join the rapidly growing Data department at Faire.

Technical Program Managers at Faire play a key role in a wide range of high-impact programs, improving the efficiency and productivity of the company, streamlining business initiatives, driving program management and delivering cross-functional objectives.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Technical Program Management you will be the founding member of the Data TPM team at Faire which has impact across all of Faire's Data Science, Machine Learning and Data Infrastructure efforts, and will play a critical role in defining the strategy and charter for the team.

You will drive critical programs across the company and entire technical ecosystem aligned with our business priorities. You will set out goals for the organization and drive the programs to achieve them.

What you'll do

Lead complex, crossfunctional multistage projects from inception to completion
Work with Data, Engineering, Product, Design, and other department leaders to develop detailed project plans and timelines
Coordinate crossteam project execution, identifying issues and risks, coordinating deliverables and dependencies, and tracking and communicating project status to multiple stakeholders
Contribute to annual and quarterly planning by providing inputs regarding program timelines and resource requirements to improve the quality and accuracy of the planning process
Work with Data and Engineering leadership to develop and implement a bestinclass Program Management framework that will allow the organization to scale its ability to deliver complex crossfunctional projects

Qualifications

5+ years of project and program management experience, in a complex SaaSbased product development environment
Demonstrate endtoend ownership and thought leadership for planning and managing crossfunctional data projects and Machine Learning (ML) Platform development that supports Faire's product.
Establish bestinclass processes/framework from intake to delivery for delivering quality data to various business organizations, developers and the Data Science teams for ML models development
Responsible for development/improving of our data governance program with a focus on ensuring our infrastructure and products meets compliance requirements and adapts to future regulatory needs
Collaborate with crossfunctional partners to develop policies & processes for data retention and storage and translate those requirements into technical asks
Define and own what success looks like, metrics & measurement, rollout, costeffective, scalable and sustainable operational plan & execution
Technical background in software development, with the ability to understand and contribute to technical Engineering discussions, as well as appropriately identify scope and timeline risks within software development projects
Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders, both technical and nontechnical individuals
Faire's flexible work model aims to meet the needs of our diverse employee community by making work more flexible, connected, and inclusive. Depending on the role and needs of the team, Faire employees have the flexibility to choose how they workwhether that's mainly in the office, remotely, or a mix of both._
Roles that list only a country in the location are eligible for fully remote work in that country or in

Why you'll love working at Faire
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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.
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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 t