Commercial Counsel

at Faire

San Francisco, United States

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

Faire is hiring a Commercial Counsel with a focus on commercial, marketing, and operational programs to help power the next chapter of our company's growth. Partnering closely with Faire’s Sales, Business Development/Partnerships, and Procurement, you will drive our strategic deals, develop our forms, and streamline our company-wide contract processes. You will also work closely with Marketing, Communications, and Operations to deliver clear, actionable, and practical legal advice to fuel Faire’s growth. Success in this role calls for an individual who has a business mindset, with the ability to independently drive deals and projects from start to finish combined with a passion to streamline and scale commercial and other legal processes.

What you’ll do

Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor agreements, SaaS agreements, DPAs, customer agreements, partnership agreements, and other strategic transactions
Support the development and maturation of our procurement, third party risk management, and sales contracting processes
Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and self-service tools to speed up contract cycles while managing risk and compliance
Provide clear and practical legal guidance on marketing, promotions, and advertising
Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing practical, business-oriented legal counsel
Identify opportunities to enhance training & knowledge management, streamline processes, and improve efficiency, with a focus on Generative AI tools
Tackle other high‑priority initiatives within the Legal Team as business needs evolve

Qualifications

J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
5+ years of deep expertise with commercial contracts, preferably combining law firm (e.g., in technology transactions) and in-house experience (e.g., at a fast-paced technology company).
Ideally, experience with marketing review and advising general business and ops teams
Working knowledge of privacy laws, including experience with reviewing DPAs
Experience working with contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, such as Ironclad and strong interest in GenAI tools
Able to drive deals and implement complex legal programs with a high degree of autonomy and with a focus on creative data driven problem solving, operational efficiently and scale
Excellent communication, analytical, and time management skills, as well as an impeccable attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively with internal stakeholders, build relationships, influence without authority and achieve buy in

Salary Range

San Francisco: the pay range for this role is:

Commercial Counsel: $193,000 to $265,000 per year
Senior Commercial Counsel: $228,000 to $313,500 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 2 days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Effective starting in January 2026, employees will be expected to go into the office on 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.

Applications for this position will be accepted for a minimum of 30 days from the posting date.

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)