Whatnot
Sales Development Representative (German-speaking)
🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom6 days ago
EntryFull TimeEN
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes. 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.
As a German-speaking Sales Development Representative, you’ll be responsible for growing our seller pipeline and ensuring that we meet the needs of our buyers on Whatnot. You're a fast learner and a self-starter who is energised by talking to people, solving challenges, and finding the next big sellers to bring onto Whatnot!
Deeply understanding our end-to-end sales process and collaborating with the team to bring high-potential sellers to Whatnot
Prospect, identify, and qualify top sellers that are a good fit for Whatnot
Identify seller needs and solve for gaps with creative outreach strategy & discovery, including, but not limited to: email copy, warm/cold calls, social media outreach, and in-person events
Develop relationships with sellers and work with other internal teams to drive growth for the business
Grow into an Account Executive and Sales Manager as the European team grows
We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our London, UK hub.
People who do well at Whatnot tend to be comfortable figuring things out as they go, biased toward action, and genuinely curious about what they're building. They care more about outcomes than credit and stay close to the product and the people using it.
As our next SDR you should have;
A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
You are a fluent German and English speaker, with a deep understanding of the German market
You have a passion for our mission at Whatnot - you live and breathe the needs of our communities and work relentlessly to improve their experiences on Whatnot
You are always curious and a fast learner, meaning you can pick up and deeply understand all parts of our sales process and the various categories on the platform
You have strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and can hold an engaging conversation
You have strong attention to detail and organisational and time management skills
You can take in qualitative and quantitative data to make a judgment call on whether a seller is a good fit for Whatnot
You have resiliency through the sales process and can handle and work through rejection or objections
You are excited about our cultural principles and to work in a high-growth and high-potential environment where change is a constant
🙏 Nice to Have
Experience with Salesforce or any CRM system
1-2 Years of customer-facing experience
Experience working on a marketplace or two-sided platform
Passion for creator communities, existing product categories on Whatnot, and/or new verticals that are uniquely suited for live e-commerce
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; 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.
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.
