Marketing Analytics Senior Lead, Lifecycle

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>About Faire</strong></span></p> <p>Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. 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 businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.</p> <p>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.</p></div><p><strong>About this role</strong></p> <p>We’re looking for a <strong>Marketing Analytics Senior Lead</strong> to own and evolve the analytics and measurement strategy for <strong>Lifecycle & CRM marketing</strong> at Faire. This is a highly visible, high‑impact individual contributor role that sits at the intersection of Marketing, Product, Data Science, and Finance.</p> <p>This role goes beyond campaign‑level analytics. You will <strong>set the analytical direction for lifecycle measurement</strong>, define how success is measured across the funnel, influence how and where we invest marketing dollars, and serve as a trusted thought partner to senior marketing and finance leadership. You’ll lead ambiguous, cross‑functional problems end‑to‑end — from framing and hypothesis development to execution, synthesis, and executive‑level recommendations.</p> <p>Your work will directly shape how Faire drives sustainable, efficient growth across both the demand and supply sides of a 2-sided  marketplace through owned channels (email, push, onsite, etc.) via experimentation, and attribution.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll do </strong></p> <p><strong>Strategic Ownership & Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the <strong>end‑to‑end measurement framework for Lifecycle & CRM marketing</strong> globally, spanning aggregate performance, cohort‑level insights, and individual campaign evaluation.</li> <li>Act as the <strong>primary analytics thought partner</strong> to Lifecycle Marketing, Strategic Finance, and Marketing Leadership, influencing roadmap, prioritization, and investment decisions.</li> <li>Define and evolve <strong>north‑star KPIs and success metrics</strong> for lifecycle marketing, ensuring alignment with broader company and P&L goals.</li> <li>Lead complex, ambiguous analytical efforts that require balancing short‑term performance with long‑term customer value.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Experimentation & Casual Measurement</strong></p> <ul> <li>Set the standard for <strong>experimentation strategy</strong> within Lifecycle/CRM, including test design, measurement rigor, and interpretation of results.</li> <li>Design, analyze, and synthesize experiments focused on driving user behavior across the retailer and brand sides of the marketplace.</li> <li>Partner with Product, Data Science, and Engineering to improve experimentation infrastructure and best practices.</li> <li>Translate experimental results into <strong>clear, actionable recommendations</strong> for senior stakeholders.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Attribution, ROI, & Forecasting</strong></p> <ul> <li>Be the <strong>subject‑matter expert on marketing attribution</strong> for owned channels, partnering cross‑functionally to ensure correct tracking and interpretation.</li> <li>Own and evolve <strong>payback, ROI, and LTV frameworks</strong> for lifecycle marketing, informing spend allocation and growth decisions.</li> <li>Lead analyses to assess and improve attribution methodologies (e.g., scalars, incrementality approaches, MTA tradeoffs).</li> <li>Support <strong>planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis</strong> for lifecycle investments in partnership with Strategic Finance.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Insight Generation & Storytelling</strong></p> <ul> <li>Surface proactive insights by deeply understanding how lifecycle performance trends over time, across cohorts, regions, and segments.</li> <li>Distill complex analyses into <strong>crisp narratives</strong> tailored to technical and non‑technical audiences, including executives.</li> <li>Build and own <strong>strategic dashboards and reporting</strong> that enable faster, better decision‑making across Marketing.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Org-level Impact & Leverage</strong></p> <ul> <li>Influence analytical best practices across Marketing Analytics by setting standards for rigor, documentation, and communication.</li> <li>Mentor and level up analysts through informal coaching, feedback, and domain expertise sharing.</li> <li>Contribute to the <strong>strategic direction of the Marketing Analytics function</strong>, identifying gaps, opportunities, and scalable…