Senior Manager, Strategic Finance

Whatnot • Los Angeles, CA

126d

About The Position

Whatnot is the largest live 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, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we’re building the future of online marketplaces – together. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to 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.

Requirements

• 5-8+ years of overall professional experience with a mix of professional services and start-up experience.
• Past experience in consulting, banking, or Strategic Finance.
• Experience working with Sales, Operations, Product, and Marketing teams.
• Strong strategic sense with the ability to balance data driven insights and business instincts.
• Superb financial modeling skills and extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative financial analysis.
• Excellent data skills including strength with SQL is a plus.
• Comfort working exceptionally fast in an ambiguous work environment.
• Ability to operate independently and go deep on projects while also building key cross collaborative relationships across the company.
• Demonstrated ability to work and influence cross-functionally.
• Excellent executive communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on a marketplace or a two-sided platform.
• Passion for creator communities, existing product categories on Whatnot, and/or new verticals that are uniquely suited for live e-commerce.
• Experience buying and selling in online marketplaces communities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a role model for Whatnot’s Cultural Principles.
• Collaborate with Sales, CatEx, Ops, EPD, and Marketing teams to analyze performance and optimize investments.
• Work with stakeholders to uncover high-impact opportunities through quantitative analysis, industry benchmarks, and competitive research.
• Develop actionable recommendations through hands-on analytics, financial modeling, and strategic insights.
• Synthesize company-wide data into a clear, contextualized view that informs high-impact decisions.
• Contribute to business planning and go-to-market strategy by identifying key growth and efficiency drivers.
• Enhance operational rigor by defining KPIs, dashboards, and OKRs.
• Maintain and refine business models to support forecasting and accountability.
• Lead strategic and operational initiatives that drive business growth and scalability.

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; 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level