Product Designer, Whatnot Supply

Whatnot is the largest live 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, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we’re building the future of online marketplaces –together.

From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.

And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. 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
We are seeking a talented and entrepreneurial Product Designer to join our new Supply team. This is a unique zero-to-one opportunity to define and design a brand new platform that will connect wholesale suppliers and liquidators directly with Whatnot sellers. You will lead the definition and design of end to end workflows for a new platform to connect suppliers to live sellers, communicate, and transact with them.

As the foundational Product Designer for this team, you will be responsible for understanding the needs of both suppliers and sellers, translating those needs into intuitive and efficient product experiences, and driving the end-to-end design process. This role requires a blend of product thinking and product design skills.

• Define and design the platform from zero to one: Take ownership of the entire design lifecycle for a new platform, from initial concept to launch and iteration.

• Map out user journeys and workflows: Design intuitive and efficient workflows that enable suppliers to find sellers, communicate effectively, and set up inventory deals.

• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs: Translate research insights and user requirements into compelling design solutions.

• Collaborate closely with product management and engineering: Partner with your cross-functional teammates to ensure design feasibility, implementation, and a consistent user experience.

• Establish design principles and guidelines: Contribute to the overall design system and ensure consistency across the platform.

• Advocate for the user: Champion user-centered design principles throughout the product development process.

• Iterate and improve: Continuously gather feedback, analyze data, and iterate on designs to optimize user experience and achieve business goals.

👋 You

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that embodying a low ego, growth mindset, and high-impact drive goes a long way here.

As our next Product Designer, you should have 6+ years of experience as a Product Designer, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work on complex, user-centric products, plus:

• Proven experience designing zero-to-one products or new platforms, demonstrating your ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and define new product spaces.

• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD).

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and rationale to diverse stakeholders.

• A self-starter with a proactive attitude, able to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience in e-commerce, marketplace platforms, or supply chain management is a plus.

• Passion for building communities and empowering businesses.

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, or Los Angeles, CA hubs.

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy

• 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

  • All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).

• Parental Leave

  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.

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.