Product Designer, Growth

🚀 Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!

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

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

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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.

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💻 Role

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We are seeking a highly skilled product designer with a specialized focus on Growth to join our Product Design team. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your deep understanding of design principles, user psychology, and growth strategies to drive user acquisition, engagement, and retention. Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping the user experience, optimizing product design for growth, and ultimately contributing to our company's success.

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• Design and implement innovative solutions with a focus on growth initiatives, including user acquisition, conversion rate optimization, and retention.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing, to identify growth opportunities and integrate growth-focused design strategies into our products.
• Conduct extensive research and data analysis to understand user behaviors, needs, and barriers to growth.
• Develop and iterate on designs and prototypes that effectively communicate design ideas.
• Utilize A/B testing and other quantitative and qualitative methods to validate designs and hypotheses, making data-driven decisions to improve product performance.
• Advocate for best practices in design, usability, and accessibility, ensuring a consistent and user-centric approach across all product touchpoints.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to the development of our design culture and processes.

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

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👋 You

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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.

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As our next Product Designer you should have 6+ years of experience in product design, plus:

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• A proven track record of driving growth through design initiatives.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your design skills, thought process, and product impact.
• Expertise in design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.).
• Deep understanding of user experience design principles and methodologies, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
• Experience with A/B testing, analytics, and other methods for measuring the impact of design decisions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A growth mindset, with a relentless focus on user needs and a commitment to continuous improvement and learning.

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💰Compensation

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For US-based applicants: $205,000/year to $275,000/year + benefits + equity

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The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity.

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🎁 Benefits 

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• 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
• 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
• 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.

💛 EOE

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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.