Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform that allows users to buy, sell, and discover products. The company is looking for a Head of Launch for the German market to lead the launch of new categories and drive growth.

Requirements

  • Define the strategic vision for categories in Germany
  • Lead and develop a cross-functional team
  • Spearhead the launch of new verticals in Germany
  • Map the German e-commerce landscape
  • Define a category strategy grounded in German consumer culture
  • Build a rolling action plan for addressing key challenges and opportunities
  • Develop a zero-to-one playbook for identifying and validating new category opportunities
  • Directly manage and develop a generalist team of launchers
  • Set a high bar for team performance
  • Invest in the growth and careers of team members
  • Define your team’s hiring needs as the German business scales
  • Build a culture of ownership, curiosity, and close seller relationships within your team
  • Launch new categories in Germany
  • Identify the right categories to prioritise based on German consumer demand
  • Build and refine repeatable launch playbooks
  • Work cross-functionally with product, marketing, operations, and engineering to unlock the platform features and support needed to make new categories succeed
  • Define clear success metrics for each new vertical
  • Drive outsized growth
  • Identify category unlocks and work cross-functionally with product, marketing, operations, and engineering to bring to life initiatives that step-change growth
  • Act as the primary internal voice of the German market
  • Build deep relationships with top sellers and buyers in Germany
  • Represent Whatnot at German industry events, trade shows, and seller 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; Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app