Recruiting Coordinator

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future of retail is local. There are over 1M independent retailers in the U.S. and Canada doing more than twice the revenue of Walmart and Amazon combined. At Faire, we're using the power of technology and data to connect a growing community of over 150,000 brands and independent retailers around the world. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products to sell in their stores. By empowering entrepreneurs with the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses can compete with big box and e-commerce giants. 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.

We are looking for a driven, high energy Recruiting Coordinator to assist with all aspects of the recruitment process. You’ll work closely with our recruiting team and hiring managers to help scale the company.  This person will serve as an integral partner in building candidate relationships. You will be critical to providing an excellent candidate experience from application to hire and managing relationships with hiring managers and teams across the business.  If you are a highly-organized creative problem solver, an excellent communicator, a champion for candidate experience, and eager to learn and grow in your career, we’d love to hear from you!

Please note that while we are currently remote, once Faire offices re-open this role will be an onsite function out of our London office.

What you’ll do

• Work directly with candidates, recruiters, and hiring teams to schedule a high-volume of interviews
• Maintain and update Greenhouse, our applicant tracking system, to ensure no candidate falls through the cracks during the interview process
• Provide updates to and follow up with candidates regarding their applicant/interview status as needed
• Multi-task and effectively prioritize and work in a dynamic, demanding environment
• Collaborate with recruiting and hiring team members to improve and streamline processes
• Develop strong client and stakeholder relationships (Hiring Managers, Recruiting, Sourcing, etc.) and maintain effective communication channels
• Facilitate all virtual onsites using Zoom to ensure a positive candidate experience; troubleshoot any issues in real-time
• Create and maintain various reports and metrics relating to the recruitment process
• Assist with recruitment event planning as needed

Qualifications:

• 1 year of experience as a Recruiting Coordinator or similar coordination support role
• Experience with Greenhouse or other applicant tracking system a plus
• Ability to take initiative and be proactive
• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
• Exceptional organizational and problem solving skills in addition to a strong sense of urgency 
• High level of empathy and a champion of exceptional candidate experiences
• Experience working in a fast-paced work environment with the ability to work independently, prioritize responsibilities, and manage time efficiently

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 over 100,000 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 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.