Whatnot
Senior Compensation Business Partner, GTM + G&A
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Senior Compensation Business Partner, GTM + G&A
role at the leading live‑shopping platform Whatnot.
Base pay range $190,000.00/yr – $210,000.00/yr
Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, blending community, commerce, and entertainment into a single experience. As a remote‑co‑located team, we value innovation, collaboration, and deep commitment to our core 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 cater to a vast audience. As one of the fastest‑growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward‑thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.
Role We are seeking a Senior Compensation Business Partner to drive compensation strategy across our business‑facing teams—Finance, Legal, People, Operations, Category Management, Sales, Marketing, and more. This role shapes how Whatnot attracts, rewards, and retains top talent across disciplines.
You’ll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing strategic guidance on compensation design, organizational planning, and performance alignment. The role requires strong business acumen, cross‑functional influence, and the ability to build scalable frameworks that reinforce fairness and accountability.
Responsibilities
Act as the primary compensation advisor to business leaders, translating strategy into compensation frameworks and organizational design recommendations.
Develop innovative, business‑aligned compensation programs that strengthen retention and support long‑term growth.
Design compensation strategies for diverse roles—from analytical and operational to legal, finance, and emerging leadership categories.
Drive adoption of consistent leveling, job families, and pay structures across varied business functions.
Lead semi‑annual compensation cycles for G&A + Sales, ensuring alignment with Finance, strong governance, clean data, and cohesive cross‑functional communication.
Strengthen systematic compensation governance—documenting standards, introducing decision frameworks, and ensuring consistency in offers, promotions, and pay decisions.
Evaluate pay equity, pay compression, flight risk indicators, role criticality, and ROI of compensation investments.
Build models to forecast cost impacts, scenario‑plan organization changes, and ensure financial discipline across business functions.
Own compensation system workflows for G&A + Sales teams, ensuring data accuracy, clarity of ranges, and intuitive reporting.
Create and deliver training to improve manager and leader compensation literacy, particularly for non‑People, non‑technical teams.
Qualifications Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We favor a growth mindset, low ego, and a bias toward high‑impact action.
With 7+ years of Compensation or Total Rewards experience—ideally partnering with commercial or G&A functions—you should have:
Strong expertise in variable incentive design, job architecture, benchmarking, and compensation philosophy.
Analytical and financial mindset—seamlessly translating data into actionable business insights.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise senior leaders across disciplines.
Strong operational instincts and the ability to simultaneously drive strategy, systems, and high‑quality execution.
Benefits
Flexible Time off Policy and company‑wide holidays (including a spring and winter break)
Health insurance options—medical, dental, vision
Work‑from‑home support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
Monthly allowance on both food and wellness
Annual allowance towards childcare
Lifetime benefit for family planning (e.g., adoption or fertility expenses)
Retirement: 401(k) (traditional and Roth) with employer match up to 4% of base salary; international pension plans
Monthly allowance to dog‑food the app
Parental leave
16 weeks paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work (company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements)
EOE Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and 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.
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Senior Compensation Business Partner, GTM + G&A
role at the leading live‑shopping platform Whatnot.
Base pay range $190,000.00/yr – $210,000.00/yr
Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, blending community, commerce, and entertainment into a single experience. As a remote‑co‑located team, we value innovation, collaboration, and deep commitment to our core 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 cater to a vast audience. As one of the fastest‑growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward‑thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.
Role We are seeking a Senior Compensation Business Partner to drive compensation strategy across our business‑facing teams—Finance, Legal, People, Operations, Category Management, Sales, Marketing, and more. This role shapes how Whatnot attracts, rewards, and retains top talent across disciplines.
You’ll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing strategic guidance on compensation design, organizational planning, and performance alignment. The role requires strong business acumen, cross‑functional influence, and the ability to build scalable frameworks that reinforce fairness and accountability.
Responsibilities
Act as the primary compensation advisor to business leaders, translating strategy into compensation frameworks and organizational design recommendations.
Develop innovative, business‑aligned compensation programs that strengthen retention and support long‑term growth.
Design compensation strategies for diverse roles—from analytical and operational to legal, finance, and emerging leadership categories.
Drive adoption of consistent leveling, job families, and pay structures across varied business functions.
Lead semi‑annual compensation cycles for G&A + Sales, ensuring alignment with Finance, strong governance, clean data, and cohesive cross‑functional communication.
Strengthen systematic compensation governance—documenting standards, introducing decision frameworks, and ensuring consistency in offers, promotions, and pay decisions.
Evaluate pay equity, pay compression, flight risk indicators, role criticality, and ROI of compensation investments.
Build models to forecast cost impacts, scenario‑plan organization changes, and ensure financial discipline across business functions.
Own compensation system workflows for G&A + Sales teams, ensuring data accuracy, clarity of ranges, and intuitive reporting.
Create and deliver training to improve manager and leader compensation literacy, particularly for non‑People, non‑technical teams.
Qualifications Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We favor a growth mindset, low ego, and a bias toward high‑impact action.
With 7+ years of Compensation or Total Rewards experience—ideally partnering with commercial or G&A functions—you should have:
Strong expertise in variable incentive design, job architecture, benchmarking, and compensation philosophy.
Analytical and financial mindset—seamlessly translating data into actionable business insights.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise senior leaders across disciplines.
Strong operational instincts and the ability to simultaneously drive strategy, systems, and high‑quality execution.
Benefits
Flexible Time off Policy and company‑wide holidays (including a spring and winter break)
Health insurance options—medical, dental, vision
Work‑from‑home support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
Monthly allowance on both food and wellness
Annual allowance towards childcare
Lifetime benefit for family planning (e.g., adoption or fertility expenses)
Retirement: 401(k) (traditional and Roth) with employer match up to 4% of base salary; international pension plans
Monthly allowance to dog‑food the app
Parental leave
16 weeks paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work (company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements)
EOE Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and 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.
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