Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot

• Own Whatnot's global real estate strategy, including footprint planning, location selection, and lease vs. build decision frameworks that align with business growth, talent strategy, and financial objectives.
• Lead all real estate transactions — lease negotiations, renewals, expansions, and exits across existing and new markets including U.S., Europe, and APAC hubs.
• Direct design, construction, and buildout for new offices and expansions, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with Whatnot's brand, culture, and operational needs.
• Establish and implement global workplace standards, including design principles, space utilization frameworks, and "kit of parts" to ensure consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency across all locations.
• Build and manage vendor ecosystems for architecture, construction, FF&E, property management, facilities services, and workplace operations, driving cost efficiency and quality standards globally.
• Oversee facilities operations at scale — maintenance, compliance, vendor management, space planning, and day-to-day workplace experience across all global offices
• Partner with Finance to develop and manage real estate and facilities budgets, including long-range forecasting, capital expenditure planning, and scenario modeling for growth and contraction scenarios.
• Collaborate with Security, IT, Legal, and People teams to integrate technical infrastructure, workplace policies, and compliance requirements into all real estate and buildout projects.
• Lead, hire, and develop a global real estate and workplace team, including project managers, facilities leads, and workplace coordinators across geographies.
• Create executive-level reporting on real estate portfolio performance, project status, budget adherence, and strategic recommendations for leadership and Board audiences.
• As the leader of our global real estate and workplace function, you should have 12+ years of experience in corporate real estate, facilities, or workplace strategy at high-growth tech companies, with demonstrated success building from the ground up, plus:
• Deep expertise in lease negotiations, real estate transactions, and portfolio management across multiple geographies and lease structures.
• Proven track record leading complex construction and design projects — including buildouts, renovations, and new office launches — from concept through occupancy.
• Strong financial and analytical skills to develop business cases, manage P&L accountability, and build long-range real estate and facilities models.
• Experience building and scaling teams, including hiring, developing, and managing real estate, project management, and facilities professionals globally.
• Strategic mindset with strong operational execution — comfortable setting long-term vision while driving day-to-day project delivery and vendor management.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to influence senior executives and translate business needs into real estate strategy.
• Experience managing real estate operations during rapid growth, including international expansion and multi-site management.

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
• 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.