Staff Product Designer, Seller Experience

Staff Product Designer, Seller Experience

Location: Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA

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🚀 Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping, and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote co-located team, we operate out of hubs within the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany today.

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We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions from fashion, beauty, electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants. Whatnot has something for everyone.

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And, we’re growing. Whatnot has been one of the fastest growing marketplaces and we’re hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.

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💻 Role

We are seeking a highly skilled staff level product designer with a specialized focus in enterprise design, e-commerce, and tooling to join our Product Design team. You will play a pivotal role with your deep understanding of all facets of the design process in reshaping our seller experience through optimizing ambiguous workflows and developing powerful solutions that enable sellers to be successful across the platform.

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• Develop and execute design strategies that align with the company's vision and objectives, with a strong emphasis on enterprise-level solutions and complex workflows.
• Design tools that empower sellers to accomplish tasks more efficiently, automating repetitive processes and enhancing productivity on the platform.
• Advocate for a seller-centric design approach, conducting user research, usability testing and other means to gather feedback and inform design decisions ensuring we build for seller efficiency.
• Create and iterate high-fidelity designs and prototypes that effectively communicate your design concepts, ensuring consistency across the platform.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Product Management and Engineering to analyze, optimize and streamline complex seller workflows, ensuring alignment of business goals and user needs.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to other designers, fostering a culture of design excellence, creativity, and continuous growth within the design team.
• Advocate for best practices in design, usability, and accessibility while also proactively identifying areas for improvement and driving initiatives to elevate the design process.

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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

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here.

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As our next Product Designer, you should have 10+ years of experience in product design, plus:

• Proven experience as a product designer with a focus on enterprise-level solutions, e-commerce, tooling, and complex workflows.
• Excellent 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 testing methodologies.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills allowing you to clearly and succinctly articulate your work and rationale to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.