Head of Tax

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

The Head of Tax will lead Faire’s global tax function, with responsibility for tax business strategy, income tax reporting and compliance, indirect tax, and international tax. Reporting to the CFO, this leader will:

• Ensure timely, accurate, and well-controlled global compliance
• Oversee ASC 740 reporting and support evolving public company readiness
• Proactively manage tax risk across jurisdictions
• Partner across Finance, Legal, Treasury, Product, and executive leadership

This is a high-impact role. The right leader will combine deep technical expertise with strong business judgment and cross-functional influence. This role requires a hands-on leader who is comfortable operating as a player-coach in a high-growth environment.

What you’ll do 

1. Global Tax Leadership

Own and lead all aspects of Faire’s global tax function that scales with our global marketplace operations, including:

• U.S. federal, state, and international income tax
• ASC 740 tax provision and financial statement reporting
• Indirect tax (sales & use tax, VAT/GST, marketplace facilitator regimes, digital services taxes)
• Transfer pricing and international structuring

2. Compliance & Controls

• Oversee global tax compliance and filings across all jurisdictions.
• Strengthen systems, processes, and internal controls to support growth and increasing complexity.
• Partner closely with Accounting on quarterly and annual reporting, audits, and documentation.

3. Marketplace & Product Partnership

• Advise on tax implications of new product launches, cross-border seller and buyer flows, geographic expansion, and new business initiatives.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to design scalable, compliant solutions embedded into the customer experience.
• Help balance tax risk, regulatory complexity, and business velocity in a pragmatic manner.

4. Tax Business Advisory

• Advise executive leadership on structural decisions, international expansion, and equity compensation.
• Monitor global legislative and regulatory developments impacting digital marketplaces and proactively assess their implications.
• Support longer-term capital markets and public company readiness initiatives.

     

 5. Team Leadership

• Lead and develop an established tax team, operating as a player coach
• Attract, retain, and mentor strong tax talent.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive tax experience, including public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and in-house leadership.
• Deep expertise in ASC 740, U.S. federal and state income tax, international tax, and indirect tax.
• Experience operating in a complex, multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Experience in a global e-commerce or marketplace business is strongly preferred.
• CPA or JD required; advanced tax degree a plus.
• Experience supporting public company reporting requirements or IPO readiness is a plus.
• Track record of improving processes, automation, and internal controls at scale.
• Ability to translate complex tax matters into clear, actionable guidance.
• Proven experience leading and scaling tax teams.
• Comfort taking positions on complex, judgmental issues.

Salary Range

San Francisco: The pay range for this role is $260,000 to $357,500 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.

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

• 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. 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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