Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S.

Sales Development Representative

$80K - $90K•New York, NY / San Francisco, CA / Los Angeles, CA / Remote (US)
Job type
Full-time
Role
Sales
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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About the role

šŸš€ Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!

Whatnot is the largest live 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 <u>values</u> 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 <u>fastest growing marketplaces</u> and were recently named the <u>#1 Best Startup Employer in America</u> by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our <u>news</u> and <u>engineering blogs</u> and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

Ā šŸ’»Ā RoleĀ 

As a Sales Development Representative, you’ll be responsible for growing our seller pipeline and ensuring that we meet the needs of our buyers on Whatnot. You're a fast learner and a self-starter energized by talking to people, solving challenges, and finding the next big sellers to bring onto Whatnot!

  • Deeply understanding our end-to-end sales process and collaborate with the team to bring high potential sellers to Whatnot

  • Prospect, identify, and qualify top sellers that are a good fit for Whatnot

  • Identify seller needs and solve for gaps with creative outreach strategy & discovery including, but not limited to: email copy, warm/cold calls, social media outreach, and in-person events

  • Develop relationships with sellers and work with other internal teams to drive growth for the business

  • Grow into Sales Manager roles or other opportunities in the business by working on a fast paced growth team

Team members in this role are required to be within 50 miles of our Los Angeles, San Francisco or New York CIty hubs.

šŸ‘‹Ā YouĀ 

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.Ā 

  • A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience

  • You have a passion for our mission at Whatnot - you live and breathe the needs of our communities and work relentlessly to improve their experiences on Whatnot

  • You love operating in ambiguity and being a solution oriented self starter

  • You are always curious and a fast learner, meaning you can pick up and deeply understand all parts of our sales process and the various categories on the platformĀ 

  • You have strong communication skills- both verbal and written and can hold an engaging conversation

  • You have strong attention to detail and organizational and time management skillsĀ 

  • You can take in qualitative and quantitative data to make a judgment call on if a seller is a good fit for Whatnot

  • You have resiliency through the sales process and can handle and work through rejection or objectionsĀ 

  • You are excited about our cultural principles and to work in a high-growth and high potential environment where change is a constant

šŸŽ Benefits

  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy

  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision

  • Work From Home Support

  • Care benefits

  • 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

Please note: Whatnot will only contact you through official @whatnot.com email addresses. If you see an email impersonating a Whatnot recruiter, please disregard and report it as spam.

šŸ’› EOE

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.

$80K – $90K • Offers Equity

The salary or hourly rate range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary or hourly rate will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary or hourly rate, not benefits or equity.

About Whatnot

Whatnot is a community marketplace where you can safely buy, sell, go live and build a community with other like-minded people.

We got our start offering a buying and selling experience to collectors of Funko Pops and Pokemon cards. We became the leading marketplace for those communities and have found success launching into categories like sports cards, NFTs, and vintage fashion.

In July of 2022, we raised $260 million in a Series D funding round bringing our valuation to $3.7 billion, a 2.5x increase since our $1.5 billion valuation in September of 2021.

Our mission is to enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce. We enable anyone to connect, transact and build a business in one place -- Whatnot is bringing the in-person retail experience online.

Whatnot
Founded:2019
Batch:W20
Team Size:1500
Status:
Active
Location:Los Angeles, CA
Founders
Logan Head
Logan Head
Founder
Grant LaFontaine
Grant LaFontaine
CEO