Head of Launch, Germany

🚀 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://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/business/dealbook/whatnot-livestream-shopping-fundraise.html and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America https://www.forbes.com/lists/americas-best-startup-employers/ 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

Join our team as a Head of Launch for the German market and take charge of scaling categories on Whatnot in Germany. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role at the intersection of strategy, general management, and market development. You will define the strategic vision for your categories, lead and develop a cross-functional team, and spearhead the launch of new verticals in Germany — building the communities, supply, and demand that make them thrive.

Define our strategy:

- Map the German e-commerce landscape: dive into market data, speak with sellers and buyers, and study the competitive environment to build a clear-eyed view of priority categories to launch

- Define a category strategy gr...