Customer Experience Workforce Manager

Whatnot (YC W20) is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re one of YC’s top companies and one of the fastest growing marketplaces ever. We’re laser focused on creating an exceptional software company, team, and place to work. You can read our principles here.

Our mission: enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce. We’re building the future of ecommerce; an interactive community where creators can make a living off their passion.

Did we mention we’re growing? In January 2021, Whatnot had 10 ambitious employees. We started 2023 with 350+ employees and are continuing to grow. We’re hiring forward thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. We recruit thoughtfully, can adapt quickly, and are scaling fully remotely.

The e-commerce experience has been static for 20+ years and is one of the largest opportunities for disruption in the startup space today. Livestream shopping is a $300B GMV market in China and has grown 100% YoY. Retail is a $5T market opportunity!

We are looking for a Workforce Manager to lead capacity planning, scheduling, and reporting for our Customer Experience organization. You have experience forecasting contact volume and determining headcount requirements and schedules accordingly. You are customer-centric and you constantly make decisions using data. You also have experience working cross-functionally with product teams to understand what Customer Experience staffing requirements should look like when new features are launching on the platform.

• Forecast staffing needs, taking into account contact volume and headcount requirements
• Assist with scheduling and process time-off requests for the CX organization
• Generate reports to show changes to productivity or performance
• Work with BPOs and oversee their schedules
• Lead capacity planning and cascade schedules out to front-line CX Agents
• Lead cross-functional partnerships with Product and Engineering to determine what capacity is needed before new product launches

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.

As our Workforce Manager you should have:

• At least 10+ years of experience in Workforce Management within a Customer Experience organization
• Experience in a fast-paced environment, preferably a startup
• Proven experience working within Zendesk and Sigma
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Sound business judgment, including using data to drive strategy and business action
• Ability to move remarkably fast with little structure and guidance

• Competitive base salary and stock options
• Unlimited Vacation Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short term disability & Long term Disability
  • Whatnot covers 99% of employee premium costs, and 75% of dependent care premiums for Medical
  • Dental and Vision sponsored 100% by Whatnot for employees and dependents
• Work From Home Support
  • Laptop provided by Whatnot and home office setup allowance
  • $450 work-from-anywhere quarterly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
  • $1,350 quarterly allowance on food
  • $1,500 quarterly allowance for wellness
  • 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave and gradual return to work
  • $5,000 annual allowance towards Childcare
  • $20,000 lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Professional Development
  • $2,000 annual benefit to invest in your professional development
• 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts provided by Betterment
  • Employer matching contributions of 100% of up to 4% of contributions on base salary

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.