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Whatnot · 23 hours ago

Senior Compensation Business Partner, GTM + G&A

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$190K/yr - $210K/yr

7+ years exp

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce through community and entertainment. We are seeking a Senior Compensation Business Partner to drive compensation strategy across various business-facing teams, acting as a trusted advisor and developing innovative compensation programs.

CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation TechnologyMarketplaceTrading Platform

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Act as the primary compensation advisor to Business leaders, translating business strategy into compensation frameworks and organizational design recommendations

Develop innovative, business-aligned compensation programs that strengthen retention and support long-term

Develop compensation strategies for diverse roles — from analytical and operational to legal, finance, and emerging leadership categories

Drive adoption of consistent leveling, job families, and pay structures across highly varied business functions

Lead semi-annual compensation cycles for G&A + Sales, ensuring alignment with Finance, strong governance, clean data, and cohesive cross-functional communication

Strengthen systematic compensation governance — documenting standards, introducing decision frameworks, and ensuring consistency in offers, promotions, and pay decisions

Evaluate pay equity, pay compression, flight risk indicators, role criticality, and ROI of compensation investments

Build models to forecast cost impacts, scenario plan organization changes, and ensure financial discipline across business functions

Own compensation system workflows for G&A + Sales teams, ensuring data accuracy, clarity of ranges, and intuitive reporting

Create and deliver training to improve manager and leader compensation literacy, particularly for non-People, non-technical teams

Qualification

Compensation strategyVariable incentive designJob architectureAnalytical mindsetStakeholder managementCross-functional influenceOrganizational planningPerformance alignmentFinancial discipline

Required

7+ Years Of Compensation Or Total Rewards Experience, Ideally Partnering With Commercial Or G&A Functions

Strong expertise in variable incentive design, job architecture, benchmarking, and compensation philosophy

Analytical and financial mindset — you're seamlessly able to translate data into actionable business insights

Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise senior leaders across different disciplines

Strong operation instincts and can simultaneously drive strategy, systems, and high-quality execution

Benefits

Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)

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 both food and 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.