Whatnot

Manager, Data Science

United States Remote April 27, 2026 Ashby

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. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, we’re building the future of online marketplaces—together.

Requirements

  • Lead a team of data scientists working on high-impact marketplace problems across areas such as growth, discovery, incentives, ads, ranking, and ecosystem health
  • Build and operationalize strong measurement foundations, including KPI frameworks, dashboards, diagnostics, and recurring business review rhythms
  • Raise the bar for experimentation quality through better test design, guardrails, observability, and interpretation
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Trust & Safety, and other cross-functional teams on complex marketplace and growth problems
  • Drive analytical strategy for major product and business investments, helping teams understand performance, profitability, and tradeoffs
  • Support work on discovery, personalization, matching, and monetization across evolving parts of the marketplace
  • Improve how teams use data by building scalable frameworks, self-serve analytics, and high-quality analytical assets
  • Help your team adopt modern tooling, including AI-enabled workflows, to improve speed, leverage, and decision-making
  • Manage, coach, and develop high-performing data scientists while hiring thoughtfully as the business grows

Benefits

  • Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • 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 (16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work)

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How to Get Hired at Whatnot

  • Use the Whatnot app before you apply — attend at least two or three live auctions in different categories so you can speak authentically about the buyer and seller experience during interviews
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