Partnerships Manager Japan

🚀 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 ourvaluesand 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 thefastest growing marketplacesand were recently named the#1 Best Startup Employer in Americaby Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on ournewsandengineering blogsand join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

💻 Role

As a Partnerships Manager, you'll focus on growing the seller communities as we launch into Japan.
* Build our seller communitySource and reach out to sellers to convince them to join and grow their business on Whatnot. Leverage social media, outbound channels, and in-person eventsPartner with top sellers and strategic partners to build big businesses on WhatnotBe the go-to advisor for our sellers, educating and coaching them on ways to grow their businesses on Whatnot. Create the next generation of top sellers in your categoryStay close to sellers and buyers in the ecosystem to understand user needs and provide the product team with key user insights and problems to solve.
Build our seller community
* Source and reach out to sellers to convince them to join and grow their business on Whatnot. Leverage social media, outbound channels, and in-person events
Source and reach out to sellers to convince them to join and grow their business on Whatnot. Leverage social media, outbound channels, and in-person events
* Partner with top sellers and strategic partners to build big businesses on Whatnot
Partner with top sellers and strategic partners to build big businesses on Whatnot
* Be the go-to advisor for our sellers, educating and coaching them on ways to grow their businesses on Whatnot. Create the next generation of top sellers in your category
Be the go-to advisor for our sellers, educating and coaching them on ways to grow their businesses on Whatnot. Create the next generation of top sellers in your category
* Stay close to sellers and buyers in the ecosystem to understand user needs and provide the product team with key user insights and problems to solve.
Stay close to sellers and buyers in the ecosystem to understand user needs and provide the product team with key user insights and problems to solve.
* Create community-defining momentsSpearhead diverse marketing initiatives, such as influencer partnerships, to boost brand awareness and attract more buyersOrganize and execute on-app events connected to the most exciting products, moments, and fandoms related to your category
Create community-defining moments
* Spearhead diverse marketing initiatives, such as influencer partnerships, to boost brand awareness and attract more buyers
Spearhead diverse marketing initiatives, such as influencer partnerships, to boost brand awareness and attract more buyers
* Organize and execute on-app events connected to the most exciting products, moments, and fandoms related to your category
Organize and execute on-app events connected to the most exciting products, moments, and fandoms related to your category
* Use data and strategic thinking to propel your category forwardUtilize large sets of data efficiently in order to inform category & country plans, as well as track and report on outcomesBe able to jump in, ramp up quickly, and independently drive strategic projects both in your own category and across partnerships when needed
Use data and strategic thinking to propel your category forward
* Utilize large sets of data efficiently in order to inform category & country plans, as well as track and report on outcomes
Utilize large sets of data efficiently in order to inform category & country plans, as well as track and report on outcomes
* Be able to jump in, ramp up quickly, and independently drive strategic projects both in your own category and across partnerships when needed
Be able to jump in, ramp up quickly, and independently drive strategic projects both in your own category and across partnerships when needed

👋 You

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.

As our next Partnerships Manager, you should have:
* 6+ years of mixed experience working in a fast-paced, client-facing role i