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Head of Launch, France

Whatnot· Operations
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Hybrid (London / Berlin)Full-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Lead and scale Whatnot’s launch efforts in France, defining category strategy, building and developing a cross-functional launch team, and driving end-to-end category launches and growth across France. Role combines strategy, general management, and market development with a strong emphasis on local markets, seller/community engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Define our strategy: map the French e-commerce landscape, define category strategy, build rolling action plan, develop zero-to-one playbooks for new category opportunities in France.
  • Lead and develop your team: directly manage and develop a generalist launch team, set KPIs, conduct 1:1s, recruit and onboard talent, foster ownership and close seller relationships.
  • Launch new categories in France: lead end-to-end launches from hypothesis to growth ramp, identify priority categories, build repeatable launch playbooks, collaborate with product, marketing, operations, and engineering.
  • Drive outsized growth: identify category unlocks, run cross-functional experiments with leadership, and advocate for the French market in product and business decisions.
  • Be the voice of your categories: build relationships with top sellers/buyers in France, represent Whatnot at events, and communicate market needs to the organization.

Qualifications

  • - 10+ years of experience in fast-paced, client-facing roles (Strategy Consulting, Venture Capital, Private Equity, or partnerships at a tech company).
  • - Proven team leadership and ability to build and scale teams.
  • - Zero-to-one builder with experience launching new products/categories/markets.
  • - Deep French market expertise with fluency in English and French.
  • - Player-coach with ability to work strategically and hands-on.
  • - Scrappy and resourceful with strong analytical skills.

Skills

Required:Strategy developmentTeam leadershipMarket analysisCross-functional collaboration

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.
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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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