Senior Project Manager, Talent Development - Contract (6 Months)

🚀 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. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, we’re building the future of online marketplaces—together.

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 we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re 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 

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager, Talent Development who is highly organized and passionate about optimizing people processes, utilizing technology to drive efficiency, and using data to foster a strong company culture. This role will be instrumental in driving operational excellence across all Talent Development programs, ensuring seamless execution of initiatives, and aligning projects across the People Team.

Project Management

• Lead cross-functional coordination for talent development initiatives to drive efficiency, accountability, seamless execution, and high impact.
• Manage Talent Development Calendar, ensuring initiatives are strategically planned and executed in alignment with company objectives and thoughtfully time in consideration of cross-People team initiatives.
• Centralize Talent Development communications, ensuring clarity, consistency, and accessibility for employees. 
• Drive operational efficiencies by identifying and addressing gaps in processes and communication.
• Serve as the Project Management SME for the Talent Development Team, introducing and optimizing best-in-class PM tools and methodologies.
• Develop and maintain templates and playbooks to standardize and scale people programs and processes effectively.
• Oversee Talent Development budget tracking, ensuring effective allocation and utilization of resources.

Program Management

• Lead end-to-end engagement program management of the Bi-Annual Culture Survey process, including administration, analysis, and action planning.
• Flex to provide dedicated program and/or project management support for new and existing talent development programs.
• Provide Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) with strategic guidance and light programmatic support in partnership w/ workplace experience.

Talent Development Metrics, Insights & Technology Optimization

• Collaborate with People Ops and Analytics to track key performance indicators, generate insights, and optimize talent development decision-making. 
• Own Culture Amp and the Learning Management System (LMS) to drive insights and optimize learning & engagement strategies.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance People program efficiencies and employee engagement strategies.

Required to be within commuting distance of our New York, San Francisco, or Los Angeles hubs.

👋 You 

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that embodying a low ego, growth mindset, and high-impact drive goes a long way here.

As our next Senior Project Manager, Talent Development you should have experience in high growth startups, plus:

• 5+ years of experience in project management, preferably within a strategic operations role or similar
• Strong program management skills with a proven ability to execute cross-functional initiatives.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Notion and general AI-driven tooling solutions.
• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging data and insights to optimize programs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

💰Compensation

This is an hourly paid, independent contractor engagement with an anticipated workload of 30-40 hours per week. Rate will be based on a number of factors including relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. 

💛 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.