Whatnot · 2 hours ago
Director, Strategic Finance
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $335K/yr
5+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce through community and entertainment. The Director of Strategic Finance will partner with various teams to analyze performance, drive financial insights, and enhance operational rigor to support business growth.
CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation TechnologyMarketplaceTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Serve as a role model for Whatnot’s Cultural Principles
Collaborate with Sales, CatEx, Ops, EPD, and Marketing teams to analyze performance and optimize investments
Work with stakeholders to uncover high-impact opportunities through quantitative analysis, industry benchmarks, and competitive research
Develop actionable recommendations through hands-on analytics, financial modeling, and strategic insights
Synthesize company-wide data into a clear, contextualized view that informs high-impact decisions
Contribute to business planning and go-to-market strategy by identifying key growth and efficiency drivers
Enhance operational rigor by defining KPIs, dashboards, and OKRs
Maintain and refine business models to support forecasting and accountability
Lead strategic and operational initiatives that drive business growth and scalability
Qualification
Required
5-8+ Years Of Overall Professional Experience With a Mix Of Professional Services And Start-up Experience
Past experience in consulting, banking, or Strategic Finance
Experience working with Sales, Operations, Product, and Marketing teams a plus
Strong strategic sense with the ability to balance data driven insights and business instincts
Superb financial modeling skills and extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative financial analysis
Excellent data skills including strength with SQL is a plus
Comfort working exceptionally fast in an ambiguous work environment
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
Excellent executive communication skills
Ability to show and explain insights to a variety of audience types
Preferred
Experience working on a marketplace or a two-sided platform
Passion for creator communities, existing product categories on Whatnot, and/or new verticals that are uniquely suited for live e-commerce
Experience buying and selling in online marketplaces communities
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 for 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
Whatnot
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform for buying and selling products.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Whatnot has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (34)
2024 (20)
2023 (18)
2022 (10)
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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