Weekday (YC W21)

Head of Commerce

Weekday (YC W21)  •  Bengaluru, IN (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

Salary range: Rs 1000000 - Rs 3000000 (ie INR 10 - 30 LPA)

Min Experience: 5+ years

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

JobType: full-time

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the overall commerce strategy, business growth, and P&L, with accountability for revenue, profitability, and business performance.
  • Lead category and marketplace growth across e-commerce and D2C channels.
  • Identify new opportunities to expand revenue, customer acquisition, market share, and category penetration.
  • Develop and execute growth strategies across digital commerce, marketplaces, and direct-to-consumer channels.
  • Manage pricing, assortment, merchandising, promotions, and other key commercial levers.
  • Work closely with marketing teams to drive customer acquisition, retention, engagement, and revenue growth.
  • Monitor business metrics and identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency, and customer experience.
  • Build scalable processes and operating mechanisms to support rapid business growth.
  • Lead cross-functional teams across category, growth, marketing, operations, and other business functions.
  • Use data, consumer insights, and market trends to drive strategic and commercial decisions.
  • Identify opportunities to launch, build, and scale new categories, products, or commerce initiatives.

Experience & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Category Management, E-commerce, D2C Growth, Marketplace Business, Consumer Technology, P&L Ownership, Growth, or Marketing.
  • Demonstrated experience managing a business with ₹10 Cr+ monthly revenue/P&L ownership, or having built and scaled a business/category from scratch to ₹50 Cr+ monthly revenue.
  • Strong experience in D2C brands, digital/lifestyle commerce, consumer technology, or marketplace businesses.
  • Strong commercial and analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable growth strategies.
  • Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth consumer businesses with significant ownership and accountability.
  • Strong stakeholder management, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a commercially driven leader who combines e-commerce expertise, D2C growth, category management, P&L ownership, and marketplace experience. You should be comfortable taking end-to-end ownership of a commerce business, identifying growth opportunities, and building scalable strategies that drive both revenue and profitability.

Must-Have Skills

  • E-commerce
  • D2C
  • P&L Ownership
  • Commerce & Business Growth

Good-to-Have Skills

  • Category Management
  • Marketplace Business
  • Growth Strategy
  • Consumer Technology
  • Digital/Lifestyle Commerce
Weekday (YC W21)

About Weekday (YC W21)

AI recruiter that runs outbound sourcing campaigns to find top talent. At Weekday, we have built the most accurate database of talent (250mn+ people in US & India with contact data), we run outbound campaigns to identify top talent for any role you might be hiring for. We generate the highest response rates (30-40%) on our campaigns making sourcing talent as easy as making a job posting. We are backed by Y-Combinator and were also ranked #1 on Product Hunt.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
San Fransisco, CA
Year Founded
2021
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