Category Associate (French-speaking)

## **🚀 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 [values]( 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]( and were recently named the [#1 Best Startup Employer in America]( by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our [news]( and [engineering blogs]( and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce. ## **💻 Role** As a Category Associate, you’ll expand Whatnot’s presence in new and existing categories by identifying and recruiting new sellers to join our community in the French market. - **Go-to expert of your category** - **Seller outreach and onboarding** - **Relationship management** - **Marketing and growth** - **Data analytics** **We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our London, UK or Berlin, Germany hubs.** ## **👋 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 Category Associate, you should have: - 2+ years of experience working in a fast-paced, client-facing role in high output environments, such as: Strategy Consulting, Private Equity, or partnerships at a fast-paced tech company - You are scrappy and flexible enough to work in an ambiguous environment with limited guidance - You are a problem solver with strong project management skills and the ability to fully own strategy and execution on both sides of an emerging marketplace - You have business acumen, are deeply analytical, and comfortable understanding and manipulating data to gain and take action on business insights - Fluent in French & English (written & spoken) with a deep understanding of the French market ## **🙏 Nice to Have** - Experience at a high-growth startup, marketplace, or creator-focused platform - Proficiency in SQL - Passion for creator communities and/or expertise in existing Whatnot product categories (e.g. vintage clothing, collectibles) - Experience buying and selling in online marketplaces **🎁 Benefits** - Generous Holiday and Time off Policy - Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision - Work From Home Support - Care benefits - Retirement; Pension plans internationally - Monthly allowance to dogfood the app - Parental Leave Please find our Whatnot Candidate Privacy Notice [here.]( **Please note: Whatnot will only contact you through official .com email addresses. If you see an email impersonating a Whatnot recruiter, please disregard and report it as spam.** ## **💛 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. €81K – €90K • Offers Equity • Multiple Ranges The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits or equity.