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Strategic Partnerships Manager

Whatnot· Whatnot, Strategic Partnerships
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Hybrid (London, UK / Remote (US))$167k - $185kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Strategic Partnerships Manager at Whatnot, focusing on managing a defined book of business, driving seller growth, and collaborating cross-functionally to enhance seller and buyer experiences on the live shopping platform.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a defined book of business. Develop and execute account strategies for your sellers, focused on quarterly growth, product adoption, and operational health.
  • Drive sustainable seller growth. Analyze performance trends and use data-driven insights to identify new opportunities for GMV expansion, buyer engagement, and platform adoption.
  • Deliver exceptional partnership management. Build trusted relationships with sellers through consistent coaching, actionable feedback, and deep business understanding.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally. Partner with Category Leads, Product, Marketing, and Policy teams to surface insights, influence roadmaps, and coordinate initiatives that support your sellers’ success and ensure a great buyer experience across the Whatnot platform.
  • Advocate internally for your sellers. Translate seller needs into clear business cases and work with cross-functional partners to unlock growth opportunities and address pain points.
  • Execute with precision. Manage multiple concurrent initiatives and prioritize your time. From marketing activations to operational improvements you will ensure that projects stay on scope, on time, and deliver measurable impact.
  • Contribute to team learning. Share best practices, insights, and account learnings with peers to help scale Whatnot’s partnership excellence across the broader Strategic Partnerships team.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, account management, or client success — ideally within ecommerce, creator platforms, or marketplaces.
  • Strong analytical and commercial skills with a proven ability to identify growth levers and execute data-driven strategies.
  • Proficiency in Salesforce, Gong, Sigma, and other analytical or partnership management tools.
  • Comfort with AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Salesforce automation, Gong AI, hex, etc.) and demonstrated ability to use them to improve efficiency and decision-making.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills; able to influence partners and internal stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
  • High ownership and accountability; able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
  • Proven project management discipline across concurrent workstreams.
  • Adaptability, curiosity, and a low-ego, high-impact mindset.

Skills

Required:Account managementData-driven growth strategyCross-functional collaborationSalesforce
Nice to have:GongSigmaAI tools

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
  • Care benefits
  • 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
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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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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