Legal Counsel

Whatnot is the largest live 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, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, were building the future of online marketplaces together.
From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.
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.
Were looking for an experienced and strategic attorney to lead Whatnots Worldwide litigation, investigations, and regulatory response functions. As Litigation Counsel, youll own strategy and execution for all contentious matters from high-stakes commercial disputes to regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.
This leader will work cross-functionally with Legal, Public Policy, Trust & Risk, and Communications teams to manage litigation risk, ensure consistency in regulatory responses, and support Whatnots continued growth in a fast-evolving regulatory landscape.
Youll work closely with external counsel to ensure Whatnot is well-positioned across civil litigation, consumer protection, intellectual property, privacy, and broader platform and marketplace issues.
Litigation Leadership
Lead strategy and oversight for all litigation and pre-litigation disputes, including commercial, IP, consumer, employment, and class action matters.
Manage and coordinate outside counsel, ensuring alignment with company objectives and cost efficiency.
Serve as the primary internal advisor on litigation risk, case management, and discovery practices.
Regulatory & Enforcement Response
Direct Whatnots response to regulatory inquiries and investigations (e.g., FTC, DOJ, SEC, state attorneys general, local regulators).
Collaborate with Public Policy, Trust & Risk, and Communications to develop scalable processes for responding to regulatory requests and subpoenas.
Partner with Product, Operations, and Communications to ensure consistent messaging and mitigation of litigation and enforcement risk.
Provide guidance on new product launches and strategic initiatives with potential litigation or regulatory implications.
Drive continuous improvement in how Whatnot handles regulatory responses, investigations, and litigation strategy.
We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value inperson time for planning, problemsolving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our New York City, San Francisco, or Los Angeles hubs.
As our Corporate Counsel, you should have:
D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.10+ years of experience handling complex litigation, investigations, and enforcement matters, ideally at a leading law firm and/or technology company.
~ Demonstrated success managing external counsel and coordinating across multiple internal stakeholders.
~ S. federal and state regulatory bodies.

Experience with marketplace, platform, or e-commerce companies.
Understanding of consumer protection, competition, privacy, and advertising laws.
Prior inhouse leadership experience building or leading a litigation or regulatory function.
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
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
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).
~ 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.