Data Scientist, Whatnot
Growth Marketing
$205-240k
+ Equity
Live stream platform & marketplace for collectibles
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Live stream platform & marketplace for collectibles
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$205-240k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Whatnot missions is to enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or applied statistics, ideally in a marketing, growth, or advertising context
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python (or R) for data manipulation, modeling, and analysis
- Experience with marketing measurement techniques (e.g. MMM, incrementality testing, causal inference)
- Strong understanding of digital marketing ecosystems, including paid social, search, display, email, and affiliate channels
- Proven ability to design and analyze A/B and multivariate experiments
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses into clear, business-focused recommendations
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering) or equivalent experience
What the job involves
- You will be the analytical powerhouse behind our marketing initiatives, working end-to-end from data exploration to model deployment.
- Your work will directly influence how we invest in marketing channels, personalize user engagement, and measure ROI at scale
- Design, analyze, and interpret experiments to optimize marketing performance across channels (paid media, lifecycle marketing, influencer partnerships, etc.)
- Build and maintain attribution models to better understand customer journeys and channel impact
- Develop forecasting and optimization tools to allocate budget efficiently and predict campaign performance
- Partner with marketing, product, and engineering teams to create data-driven strategies for audience segmentation and personalized messaging
- Establish scalable measurement frameworks for new marketing channels and campaigns
- Present actionable insights and recommendations to executive leadership in a clear, compelling narrative
Our take
The collectible toy market is large, and Whatnot has built a unique social platform that enables sellers to use livestreams to showcase their products and reach more buyers. The company’s focus is on collectible toys, some of which are rare and can cost thousands of dollars, and has also expanded to sports cards.
The idea of Whatnot was led by buyer trends. Instagram's live feature became a popular place for selling toys and trading cards, but of course was not set up to facilitate bidding or handling payments after a sale occurs. Whatnot combines live showcasing with follow-up sale capabilities, thus serving the community in a more novel way than established collectibles market players such as eBay.
The company has grown fast. It was established in 2019 and has already expanded from its original category - Funko Pop figurines - to Pokemon cards, pins, sports cards, and many more. There is still plenty of scope for expanding into new categories, as the company aims to establish itself as the go-to for this large niche, which will be facilitated by the strong levels of funding that Whatnot has raised.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
54% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2025
$265m
SERIES E
Jul 2022
$260m
SERIES D
Total funding: $749.2m
Company benefits
- Wellness: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. We also cover some of the cost for your dependents as well.
- Compensation: Full-time Whatnauts receive equity, a WFH stipend to support your remote workspace and a monthly stipend to dogfood the app.
- Recharge: Flexible Time Off policy, holiday week off at the end of year, and paid parental leave after 1 year with us.
- Flexibility: Remote-first work culture. We provide a working environment where you're in charge of your time and schedule.
Company HQ
Marina del Rey, CA
Leadership
Grant LaFontaine
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Product Marketing Manager at Google, Project Manager at Facebook. Also co-founded Kit.
Logan Head
(Co-Founder)Experience in Engineering, including at Maker's Row, Factr, and Flight Club. Former Senior Product Manager at GOAT.
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