Product Manager, Video Platform Job at Whatnot in San Francisco

Join to apply for the Product Manager, Video Platform role at Whatnot Join to apply for the Product Manager, Video Platform role at Whatnot This range is provided by Whatnot. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $240,000.00/yr - $275,000.00/yr Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot! Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Were re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, were inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, were building the future of online marketplacestogether. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to rare collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone. And were just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, were looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce. Role Whatnot is seeking a senior Product Manager to lead the strategy, vision, and execution for our core video platformthe engine that powers real-time, commerce-driven livestreaming. As the most senior IC PM for video, youll own the infrastructure, UX, and developer surface area that enables thousands of sellers to go live, millions of users to watch, and seamless transactions to happen in real time. You will partner closely with engineering, design, infra, and creator-facing teams to scale our low-latency video systems, evolve our broadcast and viewing experience, and enable new formats. Your work will shape the future of livestream and video based shopping. Key Responsibilities Own the end-to-end product roadmap for the video platform, from ingestion and encoding to playback and seller tooling. Define and execute against SLAs for quality, reliability, and latency Collaborate with infrastructure, client, and ML teams to optimize video delivery and viewer experience Drive integrations with interactive features (e.g., chat, auctions, overlays) to deepen engagement Partner with sellers and internal teams to understand pain points and translate them into scalable video solutions Establish product metrics and experimentation frameworks to validate performance and user impact Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA, or Los Angeles, CA hubs. You Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? Weve found that embodying a low ego, growth mindset, and high-impact drive goes a long way here. As our next Video Platform Product Manager you should have 8+ years of product management experience, plus: 2+ years working on video, streaming, or infrastructure-heavy products Proven ability to ship complex, technical systems at scale Strong technical fluencyyoure comfortable navigating tradeoffs in encoding, protocols, and CDN design Exceptional collaboration and communication skills across disciplines and levels Passion for small business, live video, and building novel consumer experiences Benefits Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break) Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision Work From Home Support Home office setup allowance Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet Care benefits Monthly allowance for wellness Annual allowance towards Childcare Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally Monthly allowance to dogfood the app All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!). Parental Leave 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence. EOE 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. 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