Head of Marketing, UK

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own buyer growth in the UK by defining and executing the right marketing approach across multiple levers to drive first-time buyers and repeat engagement.

  • Lead growth initiatives across influencer, paid, partnerships, and events.
  • Directly manage and scale the UK marketing team while collaborating with category and creative partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own buyer growth in the UK, defining and executing the right marketing approach to drive first-time buyers and repeat engagement
  • Identify the key blockers to growth and define the most effective marketing interventions, using existing levers or introducing new approaches where needed
  • Set clear priorities and focus our efforts on the highest-impact opportunities
  • Drive marketing initiatives across influencer, paid, partnerships, and events - ensuring each lever contributes effectively to growth
  • Shape and guide the production of marketing content and campaigns in the UK, ensuring they are locally relevant, high-quality, and effective across the funnel
  • Define when and how to leverage digital and in-person events as growth drivers, focusing on high-impact opportunities
  • Manage and further scale the influencer team to build and scale a strong creator ecosystem in the UK
  • Ensure creator and influencer efforts translate into measurable business impact across the marketing funnel
  • Work closely with category and creative teams to align on priorities and drive execution
  • Directly manage a team of UK-focused marketers and ensure high-quality execution across initiatives

Requirements

  • A proven track record of driving measurable growth and business impact in the UK
  • Experience working across multiple marketing levers (e.g. paid, influencer, partnerships, content, events) and combining them effectively
  • Strong judgment and prioritisation skills: able to focus on the highest-impact opportunities in a fast-moving environment
  • Strong instinct for what resonates in the UK market, with the ability to guide high-quality, locally relevant marketing across the funnel
  • Comfortable owning outcomes end-to-end and being accountable for results
  • Experience managing or mentoring teams, with a focus on driving impact through others
  • Able to operate both strategically and hands-on when needed
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken) with a deep understanding of the UK market, including cultural dynamics and consumer behaviour
  • Pragmatic, low ego, and adaptable
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments where the playbook doesn’t yet exist

Preferred

  • Experience in marketplaces, creator-driven platforms, or community-led products is a plus
  • Familiarity with influencer and creator ecosystems is a plus

Benefits

  • Generous Holiday and time-off policy
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, and 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; Pension plans internationally
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Whatnot

4.2 Glassdoor

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the US, UK, and Europe—bringing millions together to shop, sell, and connect around the things they love. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote co-located team, we operate out of hubs within the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany today.We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live shopping from bags to beauty, comics to coins, sneakers to streetwear, and vintage to vinyl. With over 250+ categories, including electronics, sports and Pokémon cards, fashion, plants, jewelry and more—we’ve got it all! And, we’re growing. Whatnot has been one of the fastest growing marketplaces and we’re hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.

Founded in 2019
Marina del Rey, California, USA
1.4K employees (202 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend
91% CEO approval

Salaries

Head of Marketing median pay in the United Kingdom

£70K/yr

Most earn £63K to £83K. Based on 40 salaries, including bonus and equity.

See all Whatnot salaries

Funding

Total Funding
$974.7M
Last Raise
$225M
Series F, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2025
    Series F • $225M
  • Jan 2025
    Series E • $265M
  • Jan 2023
    Series Unknown

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$545
Traffic Source Mix
Search
17.2%
Direct
74.3%
Referral
3.8%
Social
3.8%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.4K

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Head of Marketing, UK

Whatnot · London, UK · Hybrid