Faire Head of Workplace at Faire owning real estate and workplace strategy across multiple offices. Lead Workplace and Security team to ensure safe, connected, and cost-conscious workspaces.
Responsibilities
Faire is a community of independent retailers and the brands they buy from, and our offices are where the people serving that community do their work. The Head of Workplace owns our real estate and workplace strategy across San Francisco, Toronto, Waterloo, New York, and London. You'll run the basics well (safe, clean, cost-conscious spaces) and make sure people feel connected to each other and to our community of retailers and brands. You'll lead the Workplace and Security team and partner closely with Finance, People, IT, and Security. This role reports to the Chief People Officer and is office-aligned in San Francisco.
Real estate and portfolio
Own portfolio strategy, including capacity planning, site selection, lease negotiations, renewals, and capital needs, based on headcount plans and utilization data
Build business cases and investment recommendations that balance employee experience, cost, and flexibility
Contribute to our hybrid work policies using internal data and external trends
Mission and connection
Bring Faire's mission into our spaces, for example by showcasing the brands we work with, hosting retailers, or building rituals that keep employees close to our customers
Design & build in-office programs people actually want to show up for, and use employee feedback to keep improving it
Operations, vendors, and safety
Own daily facilities and workplace operations across all offices, including food service, maintenance, and cleaning
Set service standards and KPIs with our vendors and hold them to those standards
Own workplace safety, emergency preparedness, and business continuity, partnering with IT, Security, and Legal
