Market Intelligence Manager – Senior

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Whatnot seeks a senior Market Intelligence professional to own the livestream shopping market view and adjacent markets. You will build dashboards, partner with product, pricing, and policy teams, and translate external data into clear, decision-ready insights for senior leadership.

You will lead data infrastructure, manage vendors, and drive proactive analysis across live commerce trends. This role is based in the US with on-site hubs in major cities and a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 5-6+ years in rigorous analytical environments such as consulting, investment banking, or startups.
• Strong SQL and end-to-end data infrastructure ownership.
• Experience with data visualization tools like Sigma/Hex/Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Own market understanding for livestream and adjacent markets.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting for stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Spot patterns in market pricing, promotions, product, and policy.
• Translate external data into decision-ready recommendations.
• Own recurring market intelligence reporting and vendor management.

Skills

SQL

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Dashboard development

Vendor relationship management

Proactive communication

Market intelligence

Curiosity about market trends

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

Sigma

Hex

Tableau

Python

Job description

• Own how Whatnot understands the livestream shopping market and adjacent markets
• Monitor livestream shopping market performance and maintain a point of view on how Whatnot compares
• Own data source and vendor relationships from evaluation and acquisition through ongoing quality management
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting for stakeholders across the business, including senior leaders
• Spot patterns and changes in market pricing, promotions, product, and policy
• Build leading indicators so teams can act pre-emptively
• Establish forums and escalation paths to coordinate timely stakeholder responses
• Translate imperfect, incomplete external data into clear, decision-ready recommendations
• Own recurring market intelligence reporting, including dashboards, executive-facing decks, and ad hoc analyses
• Build tooling and documentation to scale market intelligence ingestion
• Continuously evaluate and evolve data sources and vendors
• Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, sales, account management, product, marketing, and senior leadership on product, pricing, and customer-experience decisions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field
• 5-6+ years of experience in consulting, investment banking/private equity, a fast-growing startup, or a similarly rigorous analytical environment
• Strong SQL skills and comfort owning data infrastructure end-to-end
• Tools like Sigma, Hex, or Tableau are a strong plus
• Demonstrated ability to work and influence cross-functionally
• Proactive communication with different audiences and ability to bring stakeholders on-board
• Track record of driving change and impact in a fluid, unstructured working environment
• Curiosity about livestream shopping markets and trends across product, pricing, and policy
• Fluency in using AI tools to enhance problem-solving, analysis, and execution
• Experience building and maintaining dashboards and reports for varied audiences, including senior/executive stakeholders
• Experience managing external vendor relationships, including ongoing data quality management
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
• Experience with live commerce, e-commerce, resale, or other two-sided marketplace platforms is a nice to have
• Familiarity with social commerce or gig/on-demand marketplaces is a nice to have
• Experience with Python or similar for data collection, cleaning, or classification workflows is a nice to have
• Prior experience working in a market intelligence function is a nice to have
• Must live within commuting distance (50 miles) of a Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, or New York hub

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in market intelligence, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to drive strategic decision-making in the livestream shopping sector. Proficient in building dashboards and managing vendor relationships to ensure data quality and actionable insights.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strong SQL Skills
• Dashboard Development
• Market Intelligence Reporting
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Data Quality Management

Hard Skills

• Data Analysis
• Market Intelligence
• Vendor Relationship Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Data Infrastructure Management

Soft Skills

• Proactive Communication
• Influencing Stakeholders
• Curiosity About Market Trends
• Driving Change
• Adaptability in Ambiguous Environments

Industry Keywords

• Livestream Shopping
• E-Commerce
• Social Commerce
• Two-Sided Marketplace
• Gig Economy

Tools & Technologies

• Sigma
• Hex
• Tableau
• AI Tools
• Python