Category Manager - Trading Cards

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)

Provide clear, actionable insights from the market to influence roadmap prioritization

Document learnings, frameworks, and best practices that can be reused across future categories

Help define what “great” looks like for category ownership at StockX

Support hiring and onboarding as the trading card category team grows

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

Comfortable owning outcomes, not just strategy — you execute, iterate, and adapt

Strong relationship builder with credibility among collectors, breakers, shop owners, graders, dealers, and community members

Data-literate and commercially minded — you understand pricing spreads, grading premiums, liquidity, margin structures, and incentives

Entrepreneurial, scrappy, and energized by building something from the ground up

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

Experience running your own collectibles business, shop, or online storefront

Trading Cards will define the early perception and success of this new commerce initiative at StockX. This role sets:

The cultural and credibility bar for the platform

The go-to-market blueprint for future enthusiast categories

StockX’s reputation within trading cards

You will have outsized influence on how StockX expands its leadership from marketplace into deeper cultural engagement within the global trading card ecosystem.