This role is designed for a heavyweight Product Leader with at least 10 years of experience, specifically within the e-commerce advertising or marketplace promo
Work type: remote
Location: San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York, NY | Los Angeles, CA
Salary: $240,000 – $320,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is designed for a heavyweight Product Leader with at least 10 years of experience, specifically within the e-commerce advertising or marketplace promotions domain. The ideal candidate has deep technical fluency in building ad ranking algorithms, bidding engines, and ML-driven auction dynamics. You should be comfortable operating in a high-pressure, "1 to 100" scaling phase where you must balance complex data science with a seamless seller experience. The compensation is highly competitive ($240k - $320k) and comes with a robust benefits package, including a 4% 401k match and unique "dogfooding" budgets to shop on the app. While the company is remote-first, they prioritize "remote co-location," meaning you must live within commuting distance of their hubs in NYC, LA, SF, or Seattle to collaborate effectively with the leadership team. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have a proven track record of building native advertising tools or seller incentive programs in a marketplace. * Are comfortable designing real-time systems involving streaming data and event-driven triggers. * Excel at translating complex ROI/ROAS metrics into simple, actionable dashboards for small business owners. * Thrive in fast-paced environments where you lead strategy but also "roll up your sleeves" to define technical requirements.
## 🚀 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. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our [values](https://www.whatnot.com/careers) and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
We're one of the [fastest growing marketplaces](https://a16z.com/marketplace-100/) and were recently named the [#1 Best Startup Employer in America](http://google.com/search?q=%231+forbes+startup+employer&oq=%231+forbes+startup+employer&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg9MgYIAhBFGD0yBggDEEUYQDIGCAQQRRhAMgYIBRBFGEDSAQg1NzM0ajBqMagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our [news](https://blog.teamwhatnot.com/) and [engineering blogs](https://medium.com/whatnot-engineering) and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
## 💻 Role
We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead the strategy and execution for Ads & Promos teams, which are essential growth tools for our sellers. You will play a critical role in guiding the next phase of growth for these suite of marketing tools that empower sellers to to grow on Whatnot and drive tangible business impact.
You will drive product development across all Ads & Promo tools, while also partnering with engineering, design & other partners to help improve user experience, seller ROAS and drive retention & adoption. Your work will help sellers make smarter investments, increase visibility, and drive conversion that ultimately grows their business. This is a unique opportunity to take the Ads business on the internet’s fastest growing marketplace from 1→100 and we’re looking for a Product Manager that’s passionate about shaping the foundations and future of this product area.
We’re remote-first, but this role requires being within commuting distance of one of our office hubs: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City. You will report to the VP of Product.
People who do well at Whatnot tend to be comfortable figuring things out as they go, biased toward action, and genuinely curious about what they're building. They care more about outcomes than credit and stay close to the product and the people using it.
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.