StockX

Category Manager - Trading Cards

Remote, USA

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$130kDetected 42 days ago

Leadership

About the role

Trading Cards are foundational to StockX - not just as products, but as artifacts of fandom, nostalgia, speculation, and identity.
To do this well, we need category leaders who don't just understand collectibles - they live inside them.
The Trading Cards Category Manager is the single-threaded owner of collectibles category growth within a new, high-priority commerce initiative.

Own the Collectibles Category End-to-End
Own category-level performance across supply, engagement, and revenue
Build and own a pipeline of high-impact sellers across trading cards, sports cards, etc.
Develop seller strategies that balance credibility, storytelling, and commerce
Identify and orchestrate trading card-specific moments, campaigns, and formats that drive engagement and conversion (e.g., major set releases, championship spikes, grading returns, convention cycles)
Partner with Category Marketing to design culturally authentic activations
Work closely with Account and Partnerships Managers to scale seller acquisition and support
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to shape features and tools that matter to collectors (e.g., condition transparency, grading integrations, pricing insights, population data visibility)
Build the Playbook
Document learnings, frameworks, and best practices that can be reused across future categories

Deeply embedded in trading card culture - you know the people, platforms, trends, grading standards, and economics, and you're already plugged into the ecosystem
5+ years of experience in category management, partnerships, marketplace growth, brand, dealer, or operator roles within trading cards, sports cards, comics, toys, coins, or adjacent enthusiast ecosystems

Existing network of card breakers, LCS owners, comic shops, grading submitters, toy dealers, or coin specialists
Experience buying, selling, grading, or operating within collectibles marketplaces
Familiarity with grading ecosystems (e.g., card and comic grading workflows, condition standards, population reports)
Experience with content-driven commerce, live selling, or enthusiast communities
Experience working cross-functionally with product and engineering teams
Why This Role Matters:
Trading Cards will define the early perception and success of this new commerce initiative at StockX.
The cultural and credibility bar for the platform

in other geographies may vary.
StockX is proud to be a Detroit-based technology leader focused on the large and growing online market for sneakers, apparel, accessories, electronics, collectibles, trading cards, and more.
StockX's powerful platform connects buyers and sellers of high-demand consumer goods from around the world using dynamic pricing mechanics.
This approach affords access and market visibility powered by real-time data that empowers buyers and sellers to determine and transact based on market value.
Launched in 2016, StockX employs 1,000 people across offices and verification centers around the world.
Learn more at www.stockx.com.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Help empower our global customers to connect to culture through their passions.
StockX is the world's leading marketplace for current culture, built at the intersection of commerce, community, and credibility.
We are expanding how Trading Cards culture shows up on StockX through creator-driven, community-oriented commerce experiences that blend storytelling, expertise, and transaction.
This person is the in-house expert on trading cards and sports cards, - and is responsible for translating that expertise into supply growth, engagement, and GMV.

This listing is sourced directly from StockX's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.