Strategic Development Manager, UK
Hybrid (London, UK)Full-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
Role within Whatnot's Strategic Partnerships team focusing on managing a scale book of high-potential sellers, driving growth and account health at scale through structured coaching, AI-enabled insights, and cross-functional collaboration. Remote-friendly with UK London hub as base.
Responsibilities
- Manage a scaled book of business. Own relationships with high-potential sellers, balancing proactive outreach with data-driven prioritisation
- Drive growth and account health at scale. Use AI tools and analytics (Salesforce, ChatGPT, Gong) to identify performance trends, automate communication, and execute structured coaching programs that improve seller performance
- Prioritise ruthlessly. Focus time and energy on sellers with the highest engagement potential and growth opportunity, applying a clear prioritisation framework to drive results efficiently
- Deliver structured communication. Execute scaled outreach campaigns, monthly education seminars, and automated growth treatments that improve seller account health and business fundamentals
- Leverage AI for insights and efficiency. Utilise Whatnot’s AI-enabled toolset to summarise seller performance, generate outreach content, and automate repetitive tasks, freeing capacity for strategic engagement
- Collaborate cross-functionally. Partner with Category Leads, Marketing, and Product to surface seller trends, share feedback, and align scaled interventions with category priorities
- Track, measure, and report. Maintain high data hygiene in Salesforce, logging outreach, treatments, and seller milestones to inform team-level metrics and continuous improvement
- Build scalable best practices. Share insights, pilot learnings, and scaled comms templates to strengthen team-wide effectiveness and inform future Development playbooks
Qualifications
- 3–5+ years of experience in account management, partnerships, client success, or operations
- Ideally in ecommerce, marketplaces, or a creator platform
- Proven ability to manage a large, complex portfolio while driving measurable business outcomes
- Deep understanding of the UK market
- Advanced organisational and prioritisation skills
- Comfort with AI tools (ChatGPT, Salesforce automation, Gong AI) and ability to use them to improve efficiency and decision-making
- Analytical mindset and strong command of metrics to diagnose performance and inform outreach
- Excellent communication skills for scaled messaging and seller engagement
- High degree of ownership, accountability, and adaptability in a fast-moving environment
Skills
Required:Portfolio managementData-driven decision makingAI tools proficiencyAccount management
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
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Whatnot
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S.
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S., connecting buyers and sellers in real-time across any category – from collectibles like trading cards to comics, fashion, sneakers, and more.
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