What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at Whatnot?
Whatnot
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We're building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote co-located team, we operate out of hubs within the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany today.
We're innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions from fashion, beauty, electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants. Whatnot has something for everyone.
And, we're growing. Whatnot has been one of the fastest growing marketplaces and we're hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.
Role
You will drive cross-functional collaboration across multiple teams including product, engineering, operations, policy, data science, and legal. We are looking for someone with a strong bias towards action, is excited to work in an ambiguous problem space, and wants to build 01 solutions and systems from scratch. As a product team, we do what's best for our customers and the business. We value low-ego product managers who are excited about working in an ever-changing space.
- Drive the product roadmap, product strategy and execution for these areas, balancing short and long-term goals.
- Roll up your sleeves to define product requirements & work with engineering, data science, operations, policy and broader team to bring our roadmap to market at lightning speed.
- Take on a wide scope of work across varying degrees of complexity, every Product Manager works directly on the product regardless of level or title.
- Clearly communicate roadmap, progress, and insights to key teams and stakeholders.
- Do whatever it takes to ensure the cross functional team is operating effectively, unblock them and make sure they can move at a rapid pace.
- Analyze competitors and industry trends to advance our products and drive innovation.
- Take ownership of any major blocker to the company's success.
- Be ready to pivot based on new insights. We value flexibility and will stop or adjust projects when necessary.
- Drive strategic initiatives across the company as needed.
- Uplevel the Whatnot Product Management function as a whole.
Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our San Fransisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA or New York, NY hubs.
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 Product Manager, you should have 6 years of product management experience, plus :
Compensation
For US-based applicants : $205,000 / year to $275,000 / 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
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.
Salary : $205,000 - $275,000
