Quality Assurance Lead, Trust & Risk

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

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 were just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, were 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

The Trust & Risk Quality Assurance Lead will play a critical role in ensuring that our Trust & Risk operations meet the highest standards of quality and accuracy. Youll partner closely with cross functional teams to review high impact cases, identify trends in policy adherence and drive improvements that help us do right by our users, while protecting our platform.

Own and iterate QA processes, playbooks, rubrics and sampling methods to ensure fair representative scoring across all user segments and channels

Oversee the monitoring and assessment of customer service interactions across various channels to ensure compliance with company standards and policies

Review and analyze quality metrics, customer feedback, and performance data to identify trends, issues, and areas for improvement

Offer actionable insights and recommendations to improve service quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction

Work closely with customer experience managers, training teams, and other stakeholders to address quality issues, develop best practices, and implement process improvements

Supervise and mentor a team of Quality Assurance Specialists, providing guidance, support, and professional development

Hold regular calibration meetings to drive alignment and improvement across our in-house and partner teams

Monitor reviewer variance and ensure consistency through audits and feedback loops

Partner with external vendor management to ensure the consistent delivery and measurement of quality programs across the enterprise

Responsible for driving continuous improvements within customer satisfaction scores

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Phoenix hubs.

You

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? Weve found that embodying a low ego, growth mindset, and high-impact drive goes a long way here.As our next Quality Assurance Lead you should have 5+ years in Operations or contact center environments, and at least 3+ years in quality assurance, plus :

Preferred experience in Trust & Risk or Fraud

Prior experience with Zendesk, QA software, data platforms such as Sigma, familiar with Excel / Google Sheets

You have familiarity with working with large, diverse customer support, and operations organizations (preferred)

You have experience in startups, marketplaces, or e-commerce (preferred)

You have worked within multichannel support operations (chat, email, sms, phone)

Passionate about delivering outstanding customer experiences

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Ability to provide clear, actionable feedback and recommendations

Proven ability to manage complex processes across internal and external teams

Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Benefits

Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)

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.

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.

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