About the company
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote-first team, we operate out of hubs within the US, Canada, UK, and Germany today. We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions in categories including sports, fashion, video games, and streetwear. The platform couples rigorous seller vetting with a focus on community to create a welcoming space for buyers and sellers to share their passions with others.
Job Summary
Role
📍Drive end-to-end analysis of revenue trends and category performance, surfacing what’s working, what’s not, and what needs attention. 📍Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analyses that help teams understand the “what” and the “why” behind performance shifts. 📍Deliver descriptive analytics that help revenue teams understand current state performance across key revenue and category metrics. 📍Build forecasts and directional models that support headcount planning, sales targeting, and business growth decisions. 📍Provide insights within the context of the overall broader business and customer behaviors while given contextual specific details around individual teams needs 📍Become a trusted partner to Sales, Marketing, Account Management, and Category leaders, helping them make smarter, faster decisions based on data. 📍Build dashboards and automated reporting to support weekly and monthly business reviews, while driving clarity on KPIs that actually reflect performance. 📍Support strategic decision-making by creating forward-looking insights — identifying leading indicators, pressure-testing assumptions, and surfacing risks before they materialize.
About You
📍We’re looking for an experienced, business-savvy Data Scientist to join our growing Analytics team and help shape how we understand, measure, and grow Whatnot. This role supports Go-To-Market teams and sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, supporting teams like Sales, Marketing, Account Management, and Category Expansion with the analytics and insights they need to drive measurable business impact. 📍You’ll focus on building clarity around business performance, revenue trends, and category growth through rich descriptive analysis and forward-looking forecasting. From uncovering why a key metric is shifting to modeling where we’re headed next, your work will directly influence how we invest, prioritize, and operate. Critical to this role is empowering our cross-functional teams with accurate insights in a form that empowers them to understand their business and take actions rapidly.
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