Whatnot · 4 months ago
Business Operations Manager
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. The Business Operations Manager will work closely with the leadership team to drive high-impact business initiatives, lead cross-functional projects, and identify growth inhibitors.
CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation TechnologyMarketplaceTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Act as a strategic partner to leadership, driving high-impact business initiatives and collaborating closely with leadership to inform decision-making
Lead and execute key cross-functional initiatives, to scale functions and build solutions
Proactively identify inhibitors to growth
Define and measure critical important metrics
Qualification
Required
5-6+ years experience in consulting, investment banking/private equity, or a fast-growing startup
Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, or related field
Motivation to take on new opportunities and challenges
Ability to move remarkably fast with little structure, guidance
Curiosity to learn about different parts of the business and how to pull certain levers to grow faster
Ability to operate independently and go deep on projects while also building key cross collaborative relationships across the company
Demonstrated ability to work and influence cross-functionally
Proactive, great at communicating with different audiences and can bring stakeholders on-board
Track record for driving change and impact in a fluid, unstructured working environment
Demonstrated ability to solve ambiguous problems using data and process improvement
Preferred
Experience working on a marketplace or a two-sided platform
Experience or passion for buying and selling in online marketplaces communities
MBA
SQL & Dashboard experience
Benefits
Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
Work From Home Support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
Monthly allowance on wellness
Annual allowance towards Childcare
Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
Parental Leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
Company
Whatnot
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform for buying and selling products.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (20)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$974.7MKey Investors
CapitalGY Combinator Continuity FundAndreessen Horowitz
2025-10-28Series F· $225M
2025-01-08Series E· $265M
2022-07-21Series D· $260M
Leadership Team
Jeff Chang
Director of Engineering, Head of Growth
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