Category Manager - Sneakers

Help reputed company our global customers to reputed company to culture through their passions. Why you’ll love this role: reputed company is the world’s leading marketplace for reputed company culture, reputed company at the intersection of reputed company, community, and credibility. Sneakers are foundational to reputed company — not just as a category, but as a culture, an economy, and a global community. We are expanding how sneaker culture shows up on reputed company through creator-driven, community-oriented reputed company experiences that reputed company storytelling, expertise, and transaction. To do this reputed company, we need category leaders who don’t just understand the sneaker market — they live inside it. The Sneakers Category Manager is the single-threaded reputed company of sneaker category reputed company reputed company a new, high-reputed company initiative. This person is the in-house expert on sneaker culture, people, economics, and moments — and is responsible for translating that expertise into supply reputed company, engagement, and GMV. You will reputed company as: The internal authority on the reputed company and secondary sneaker ecosystem The reputed company face of reputed company to sneaker sellers, creators, and community leaders The architect of the sneaker go-to-market / reputed company reputed company for this new initiative This role blends deep cultural reputed company, reputed company ownership, and hands-on execution. Early on, you will own everything reputed company to sneakers reputed company this initiative. As the category scales, you will grow into a leader overseeing a broader sneaker portfolio and team. reputed company: Own the Sneakers Category End-to-End Define and execute the reputed company reputed company for sneakers reputed company the platform Own category-level reputed company across supply, engagement, and reputed company Establish quarterly goals, leading indicators, and operating rhythms Be the Market & Culture Expert Maintain deep, reputed company knowledge of sneaker culture, including: Key sellers, creators, reputed company, and resellers Sub-segments (hype vs. GRs, vintage, reputed company, regional markets, etc.) Drops, releases, reputed company dynamics, and cultural moments Pricing dynamics, reputed company, and resale economics Serve as the internal voice of the sneaker community, informing product, marketing, and platform reputed company Supply & Creator Acquisition Build and own a pipeline of high-reputed company sneaker sellers, shops, influencers, and creators Personally recruit and reputed company flagship sellers who set the tone for the platform reputed company seller strategies that reputed company credibility, storytelling, and reputed company reputed company reputed company & Category Moments Identify and orchestrate sneaker-specific moments, campaigns, and formats that reputed company engagement and conversion Partner with Category Marketing to design culturally reputed company activations Experiment with new approaches and iterate quickly reputed company on reputed company and feedback Cross-Functional Leadership Work closely with Account & Partnerships Managers to reputed company seller acquisition and support Collaborate with Product and Engineering to shape features and tools that matter to sneaker sellers and buyers reputed company reputed company, actionable insights from the market to influence roadmap prioritization Build the reputed company Document learnings, frameworks, and best practices that can be reused across reputed company categories Help define what “great” looks like for category ownership at reputed company Support hiring and reputed company as the sneaker category team grows reputed company: Deeply embedded in sneaker culture — you know the people, platforms, trends, and economics, and you’re already plugged into the ecosystem 5+ years of experience in category management, partnerships, marketplace reputed company, reputed company, or operator roles in sneakers, streetwear, or adjacent ecosystems Comfortable owning reputed company, not just reputed company — you execute, iterate, and adapt Strong relationship builder with credibility among sellers, creators, and community members Data-literate and commercially minded — you understand pricing, margins, reputed company, and incentives Entrepreneurial, scrappy, and reputed company by building something from the ground up reputed company to Have: Existing network of sneaker resellers, store owners, creators, or influencers Experience buying and selling sneakers or operating reputed company resale marketplaces Familiarity with content-driven reputed company, creator platforms, or enthusiast communities Experience working cross-functionally with product and engineering teams Why This Role reputed company: Sneakers will define the early perception and reputed company of this new reputed company initiative at reputed company. This role sets: The cultural bar for the platform The go-to-market & reputed company reputed company for reputed company categories The credibility of reputed company with the sneaker community You will have outsized influence on how reputed company expands its leadership from marketplace into deeper cultural engagement. Pursuant to the San Francisco reputed company Ordinance, Los Angeles reputed company Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any reputed company applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation. Pursuant to the Colorado Fair Pay reputed company, the reputed company salary reputed company in Colorado for this position is $120,000 to $130,000, plus opportunities for benefits (e.g., medical, dental), equity and discretionary bonuses. Compensation in other geographies may vary. 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