Trust & Risk Agent, Japan

🚀 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. 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.

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

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 we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re 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

We are looking for Trust and Risk Agents to maintain the safety and integrity that powers our platform. You will work collaboratively to identify potential risks, enforce our policies, and protect the buyer and seller experience while assisting customers with sensitive cases. Your timely and detailed investigations will help safeguard our community and ensure fair, consistent outcomes for buyers and sellers.

You will:

• Regularly work with the team on reviewing potentially suspicious behavior on a daily basis to support the company in protecting good users and preventing financial losses
• Work quickly and thoroughly to meet interdepartmental Service Level Agreements (SLAs) while ensuring high quality work product
• Conduct in-depth transaction-level reviews
• Discover and identify trends to present opportunities for stronger results and mitigation
• Communicate with customers in response to inquiries related to trust and risk
• Provide inbound email and chat-based customer service for users who need immediate assistance
• Thoughtfully investigate Trust & Risk cases with medium complexity and high sensitivity while maintaining customer satisfaction
• Work with other departments to research and resolve open questions
• Efficiently work through a backlog of open issues and monitor performance of key operations
• Represent the company with integrity and professionalism
• Review key metrics and utilize data to make informed decisions

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 Tokyo hub.

👋 You

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here.

A hungry individual looking to jump start their career in a fast paced environment. Someone willing to take on any role or task, learn new skills and be a part of building a great company. A customer service mentality with passion to reach the best possible outcome. Here’s what we’re hoping to see in your background:

• 4 year degree is a plus.
• 1 - 5 years of experience in Trust & Safety, customer service, fraud operations, user experience or fulfillment.
• Fluent in English and native Japanese
• Positive Customer first attitude.
• Proactive problem-solver and process-improver.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• 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 Collectibles is a plus.
• Desire to enhance your career.

🎁 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

• ¥140,000 home office setup allowance

• ¥20,750 monthly allowance for cell phone and internet

• ¥69,500 monthly allowance for wellness

• ¥14,000 monthly allowance for commuter expenses

• ¥693,000 annual allowance towards Childcare

• ¥2,772,000 lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses

• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work (in addition to any local statutory leave allowances. Company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence).

• Pension plans

💛 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.

💛 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.