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Whatnot

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2021

🏪 Marketplace

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 $260M Series D on 2022-07

Marketplace • eCommerce

Whatnot is a dynamic online marketplace platform that facilitates live shopping experiences. Users can buy, sell, and discover products they love, engaging in a community-driven environment through live shows. Whatnot ensures a secure shopping experience by vetting sellers and offering protection for unsatisfactory purchases. The company values privacy, providing consent management tools for their users to control cookie usage and personal data processing.

📋 Description

• Act as a trusted advisor to the People team and managers on international employment legal matters • Develop, implement, and scale compliant employment programs, policies, and practices • Draft and review employment-related documents • Advise on GDPR and employment-related privacy matters • Proactively identify employment-related legal risks and develop practical solutions • Work with the People team on employment policies, employee handbooks, and training programs • Stay current on relevant labor and employment law updates • Supervise outside counsel on employment and litigation matters across multiple jurisdictions • Manage employment disputes and pre-litigation matters • Support Whatnot’s international expansion by advising on new-country hiring and compliant employment frameworks

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of legal experience • Qualified to practice law in Ireland and/or the UK • Deep expertise in Irish and UK employment law • Experience advising on cross-border employment matters • Experience with GDPR compliance • Experience building or scaling employment legal processes in a high-growth or multinational company is a plus • Excellent interpersonal skills and strong judgment • The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy • 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 • 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.