Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot! Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops. As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact. We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes. 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. The Role The Customer Experience High Value Items (HVI) team, is a group of customer experience agents focused on resolving complex cases involving high-value transactions. You'll investigate claims where buyers report missing or incorrect items, work closely with sellers to determine fair outcomes, and ensure buyers receive the correct item or appropriate reimbursement. This role blends the investigative focus of Trust & Risk with the customer-first mindset of customer experience to uphold trust and deliver fair, consistent experiences across our marketplace. Investigate complex high-value item cases end-to-end to ensure fair and timely resolutions Determine fair market value for missing or incorrect items to support accurate reimbursement decisions Work efficiently through assigned queues and backlogs while maintaining quality and SLA standards Provide thoughtful, empathetic support to buyers and sellers, ensuring both parties feel heard and informed Escalate billbacks, managed-seller updates, or urgent user actions to the appropriate manager or Slack channel Collaborate with CatEx and TnR on escalated or SEV cases, acting as Incident Commander when necessary Identify trends in claims, item categories, or seller behavior to proactively reduce risk and improve processes We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our Phoenix hub. You People who do well at Whatnot tend to be comfortable figuring things out as they go, biased toward action, and genuinely curious about what they're building. They care more about outcomes than credit and stay close to the product and the people using it. Here's what we're hoping to see in your background: Weekend availability required. 2+ years of Support or Trust & Safety experience handling email and/or chat interactions. Strong investigative judgment - able to assess incomplete or conflicting information, surface key evidence, and make sound, fair decisions balancing speed, accuracy, and risk Excellent collaboration skills; works effectively with TnR, CatEx, Policy, and CX to align on outcomes and ensure consistency across teams Ability to think critically and adapt beyond standard SOPs for unique or high-visibility cases Clear, empathetic communicator comfortable navigating sensitive, high-stakes scenarios while maintaining professionalism and trust. Experience with social media, parcel delivery, marketplace sellers, vendors, payment processors and/or fraud operations. Understanding of E-commerce and Marketplace operations. Experience with customer facing systems like Zendesk, Kustomer, or Intercom. Knowledge of sports cards and trading cards is a plus.

Benefits

Generous Time off Policy Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision Work From Home SupportHome office setup allowance Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet Care BenefitsMonthly 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 appAll 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 Leave16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence. Please note: Whatnot will only contact you through official @whatnot.com email addresses. If you see an email impersonating a Whatnot recruiter, please disregard and report it as spam. 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.