Job Description
Whatnot, the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe, is seeking a Strategy & Operations (Senior) Manager to join their Commerce team. This role involves driving business decisions across post-purchase operations, logistics, payments, user experience, trust, and fraud. The ideal candidate will develop and implement commerce strategies, manage cross-functional projects, identify inefficiencies, analyze data, and negotiate contracts.
What this role involves:
- Develop and implement commerce strategies that drive margin optimization and/or growth across the post-purchase experience
- Manage cross-functional commerce projects in close partnership with the product and engineering teams
- Identify inefficiencies in processes and implement improvements to enhance productivity/reduce costs
- Analyze commerce data to provide insights and recommendations
- Negotiate contracts and manage vendor performance to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in strategy and operations roles
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field; MBA preferred
- Excellent project management skills
- Strong understanding of commerce operations and process optimization
- Proficient in data analysis and reporting tools
- Exceptional leadership and team management skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
- Experience with SQL and analytics tools like Looker, Sigma, Hex
What Whatnot offers:
- Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays
- 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