EU and UK Tax Lead, Whatnot
£80-100k
+ Equity
Live stream platform & marketplace
Job no longer available
Live stream platform & marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
£80-100k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
Role
Who you are
- CPA, JD or equivalent certification
- 6+ years of tax experience in public accounting and in-house at a tech company (marketplace experience a plus)
- Experience developing and deploying tax technology solutions in user-facing situations
- Demonstrated ability to learn new tax topics and the ability to apply learnings to technology products and companies
- Ability to effectively partner with cross-functional teams and outside advisors to build processes and deliver projects
- Experience with ERP and tax engines such as Netsuite, Avalara or Foana. Prior exposure to tax technology implementation projects helpful
- Data analytics skills, including Excel skills. SQL knowledge is a plus
- Sound accounting fundamentals, including ability to analyze data to reconstruct, detect, support or refute a position and ensure that explanation provided reconciles with the underlying data
- Proven project management and organizational skills with the experience to prioritize multiple competing tasks in a dynamic environment
- Thrives in a high paced environment, self-starter with a “roll your sleeves up” attitude
- Capability to communicate effectively within a remote-first environment
What the job involves
- The Finance team covers everything and anything money at Whatnot. We are broken down into Strategic Finance, Accounting and Tax. As a founding member of our Tax Team, you will help define the tax function at Whatnot
- We are looking for a Tax Manager to join our growing Finance team. This role will cover our UK and EU markets with a focus on VAT, DST, DAC7 reporting, and customs duties
- This role will partner with all aspects of the business to give our UK and EU buyers and sellers a seamless experience when it comes to taxes
- A successful candidate will come with an analytical, data-centric mindset to deliver user-sympathetic solutions by utilizing and building tax technology tools
- This role will report to the Director of Tax
- Manage the UK and EU indirect tax life-cycle including the collection, reporting, remittance and audit of indirect taxes
- Own the surfaces where our EU and UK users interact with indirect taxes, including DAC7 reporting
- Build systems and processes to administer Digital Services Taxes
- Support the development and deployment of in-house and third-party tax technology solutions to administer VAT and GST and DST collection and remittance in the UK and EU; including tax engine, tax codification, compliance, seller income reporting tools, automation of invoicing and other solutions
- Build systems and processes to collect and remit import taxes and duties
- Assist with the administration of transfer pricing and filing for corporate income tax returns for our international entities
- Partner with customer support and other business teams to provide users with best-in-class information with respect to the collection and reporting of taxes
- Partner with cross-functional groups throughout the company to integrate tax considerations into business initiatives and operations
Our take
Live shopping is changing the way people engage with eCommerce and Whatnot is one of the key platforms driving this shift. The company operates across the US, UK, and Europe, where millions of people connect each day to buy, sell, and build communities around shared interests.
Founded in 2019, Whatnot allows real-time auctions where buyers can watch sellers showcase products and share their expertise, creating a more interactive and personal shopper experience. Sellers include individual creators and small businesses who use live shows to reach audiences and grow their online presence.
As of 2025, the company reports over $6B in sales, with sellers earning significantly more on average than other major marketplaces. And with a range of investor support, Whatnot is committed to developing new ways to make online shopping more social and community-driven.
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Meet the team
Jon Malkemus, VP Product Design
Insights
54% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Oct 2025
$225m
SERIES F
Jan 2025
$265m
SERIES E
Total funding: $974.2m
Company benefits
- Wellness: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. We also cover some of the cost for your dependents as well.
- Compensation: Generous compensation, including a competitive base salary and equity. Whatnot offers monthly reimbursement for internet and phone costs, along with a one-time home office set-up allowance. Whatnot offers a pension plan and matches employee contributions of up to 4% of the employee’s base salary.
- Recharge: Whatnot gives you the freedom to take time off as you see fit. And, we take company-wide Winter and Summer breaks so we can recharge. Whatnot provides a monthly allowance for wellness expenses. We know that to take care of our customers, we have to take care of ourselves. Supplemental health and life insurance coverage comes standard at Whatnot. 16 weeks of paid parental leave, and an additional one-month gradual return-to-work period.* Plus an additional childcare allowance, and a lifetime allowance for family planning, including adoption and fertility expenses. *The leave allowances provided by Whatnot may be dictated / informed by your country’s legal requirements,
- Flexibility: 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.
Company values
- Always listen to customers
- Move uncomfortably fast
- Prioritize impact ruthlessly
- Own everything and nothing
- Set crazy goals
- Provide extreme transparency
- Optimize for the upside
- Team over ego
- Figure it out
- Deeply understand why
- Have fun & be kind
Company HQ
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
Articles
Leadership
Grant LaFontaine
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Product Marketing Manager at Google, Project Manager at Facebook. Also co-founded Kit.
Logan Head
(Co-Founder & CTO)Experience in Engineering, including at Maker's Row, Factr, and Flight Club. Former Senior Product Manager at GOAT.
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