Strategy & Operations (Senior) Manager, Commerce

3 Months ago • 7 Years + • Operations • $160,000 PA - $245,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Commerce Strategy & Operations team, which reports to the VP of Commerce, is responsible for driving business decisions across various areas including post-purchase operations, logistics, payments, user experience, trust, and fraud. The role involves developing and implementing strategies to optimize margins and/or promote growth within the post-purchase experience. Responsibilities also include managing cross-functional commerce projects, identifying and improving process inefficiencies, analyzing data to provide recommendations, and negotiating contracts with vendors to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness. Team members are required to be within commuting distance of New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, or San Francisco, CA hubs.
Must have:
  • 7+ years experience in strategy and operations roles.
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field; MBA preferred.
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Strong understanding of commerce operations.
  • Proficient in data analysis and reporting tools.
  • Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
  • Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
  • Experience with SQL and analytics tools.
Perks:
  • 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
  • Retirement: 401k offering (employer match up to 4%)
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave: 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work

Job Details

🚀 Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot! 

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, we’re building the future of online marketplaces—together.

From fashion, beauty, and electronics to rare collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.

And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce.

💻 Role

The Commerce Strategy & Operations team rolls up into the VP of Commerce and drives business decisions across post-purchase operations, logistics, payments, user experience, trust and fraud. In this role you will:

  • 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

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, or San Francisco, CA hubs.

👋 You

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here. As our next Commerce Strategy & Operations Manager you should have 7+ years of experience in strategy and operations roles (eg consulting, finance, GM, Operations), plus: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field; MBA preferred
  • Excellent project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
  • 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

💰Compensation

$160,000/year to $245,000/year + benefits + equity

The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity.

🎁 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 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
    • We expect all employees to actively use the product!
  • 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.

💛 EOE

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.

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