Job Overview
Location
London, Australia
Job Type
Full-time
Category
HR & Recruiting
Date Posted
March 18, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • The Administrative Business Partner at Whatnot serves as a trusted strategic partner to the European Senior Leadership Team while leading office operations and workplace experience initiatives across European hubs, ensuring seamless functionality and an exceptional employee experience in a high-growth, fast-moving environment.
- • This role combines executive support with operational leadership, requiring proactive anticipation of needs, discretion in handling sensitive information, and the ability to build scalable systems that enable both leaders and teams to perform at their best.
- • Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe, recognized as the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes, building live commerce at unprecedented scale in the West with a mission to enable anyone to turn their passion into a business.
- • The Administrative Business Partner will own end-to-end office operations for European hubs, including vendor management, budget tracking, facilities coordination, and workplace analytics, while supporting office expansions, relocations, and new site launches in partnership with cross-functional teams.
- • Day-to-day responsibilities include complex calendar and travel management for executives, drafting and editing internal/external communications, managing expense reports, serving as a point of contact between leadership and stakeholders, and ensuring action items from meetings are tracked and communicated effectively.
- • The role involves designing and improving in-office experience strategies, owning logistics for team events and leadership visits, anticipating employee needs, and fostering a culture of transparency, professionalism, and positive energy across the office environment.
- • The Administrative Business Partner will partner with IT, Security, People, Finance, and Legal to establish scalable documentation, infrastructure, and standards that support company growth, and collaborate with international onboarding teams to ensure smooth first-day experiences for new hires.
- • This role requires living within commuting distance of the London, UK hub, with in-person presence essential for supporting office operations, team co-working days, and on-site event coordination, reflecting the hands-on nature of the position.
- • Success in this role is defined by proactive problem-solving, ownership of outcomes beyond task completion, stepping outside formal responsibilities to address critical needs, and using Whatnot as a buyer or seller to bring real product context to the work.
- • The Administrative Business Partner will gain real ownership and impact, with short feedback loops and opportunities to shape an entirely new industry—live commerce—where one year at Whatnot is often described as equivalent to three elsewhere in terms of learning and growth.
- • Working at Whatnot means collaborating with exceptionally talented colleagues who challenge thinking and raise standards, while contributing to tangible impact as sellers on the platform build real businesses, hire employees, and support families.
- • The role offers exposure to AI-forward tools and workflows, with fluency in modern AI applications providing a lasting career advantage, and being part of a team that celebrates wins and genuinely enjoys working together despite the challenges.
🎯 Requirements
- • 3+ years of proven experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or similar role in a high-growth environment
- • Excellent Google Suite and Slack knowledge, with outstanding organisational and time management skills
- • Discretion and confidentiality, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks at once
🏖️ Benefits
- • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
- • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- • Work From Home Support with home office setup allowance and monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
- • Care benefits including monthly wellness allowance, annual childcare allowance, and lifetime benefit for family planning (adoption/fertility expenses)
- • Retirement; Pension plans internationally
- • Monthly allowance to dogfood the Whatnot app as both a buyer and seller
- • 16 weeks of paid parental leave plus one month gradual return to work
Skills & Technologies
Remote
About Whatnot, Inc.
Whatnot operates a live-stream marketplace for collectibles, sneakers, trading cards, apparel, and other hobby items. Sellers host real-time auctions and fixed-price shows while buyers bid or purchase through the mobile app. The platform combines live video, integrated payments, and authenticated shipping to reduce fraud. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles and has raised multiple venture rounds to expand categories and international markets.
