Executive Recruiter

🚀 Whatnot

Whatnot (YC W20) is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re one of YC’s top companies and one of the fastest growing marketplaces ever. We’re laser focused on creating an exceptional software company, team, and place to work. You can read our principles here.

Our mission: enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce. We’re building the future of ecommerce; an interactive community where creators can make a living off their passion.

Did we mention we’re high growth? In January 2021, Whatnot had 10 ambitious employees. Today, the Whatnot team is 120+ employees and will exceed 300 by year end. We’re hiring forward thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. We recruit thoughtfully, can adapt quickly, and are scaling fully remotely.

📈 Opportunity Size

The ecommerce experience has been static for 20+ years and is one of the largest opportunities for disruption in the startup space today. Livestream shopping is a $170B GMV market in China and has grown 100% YoY. Retail is a $5T market opportunity!

💻 Role

• Serve as an advisor to our CEO and internal stakeholders to deeply understand business strategies and talent needs for today and the future of Whatnot

• Manage full-lifecycle executive search for internal & external candidates

• Be a trusted advisor hiring managers, coaching them on effective search strategies, compensation, interviewing and long term engagement of passive candidates

• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies in multiple domains 

• Vet and partner with external resources when needed

• Create and drive best-in-class experiences that delight and highly engage candidates 

• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion through every aspect of the hiring journey

• Collaborate and partner across the broader talent acquisition and people team

• Strong project management and communication skills and a passion for executive search

• Experience in solving complex problems and delivering impact in a fast-paced, scaling environment

👋 You

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.

As our first Executive Recruiter you should have:

• 10+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 4 years of executive recruiting experience (Director+ level)

• The proven ability to cultivate long-term relationships with top talent in the market and facilitate proactive connections between your external network and Whatnot leaders.

• Strong client management skills; ability to successfully lead and influence senior leaders through the challenges of competitive leadership search processes.

• The ability to leverage a strong talent network and market intelligence to advise and influence leadership as they make executive hiring decisions.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive base salary and stock options

• Unlimited Vacation Policy and No Meeting Holidays

• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short term disability & Long term Disability

  • Whatnot covers 99% of employee premium costs, and 75% of dependent care premiums for Medical

  • Dental and Vision sponsored 100% by Whatnot for employees and dependents

• Work From Home Support

  • Laptop provided by Whatnot and home office setup allowance

  • $450 work-from-anywhere quarterly allowance for cell phone, internet, or co-working space

• Up to $500 monthly to spend within Whatnot App

• Care benefits

  • $1,350 quarterly allowance on food

  • $1,500 quarterly allowance for wellness

  • 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave and gradual return to work

  • $20,000 for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses

💛 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.