Full-Time
Category Manager
Sneakers
StockX
1,001-5,000 employees
Real-time priced online marketplace with authentication
Compensation Overview
$120k - $130k/yr
Remote in USA
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- Deep knowledge of sneaker culture, including its people, platforms, trends, and economics.
- At least 5 years of experience in category management, partnerships, marketplace growth, brand, or operator roles in sneakers, streetwear, or adjacent ecosystems.
- Ability to own outcomes, execute, iterate, and adapt rather than focus only on strategy.
- Strong relationship-building ability and credibility among sellers, creators, and community members.
- Data literacy and commercial understanding of pricing, margins, liquidity, and incentives.
- Entrepreneurial, scrappy, and energized by building a new initiative from the ground up.
- Define and execute the growth strategy for the sneakers category within the platform.
- Own category-level performance across supply, engagement, and revenue.
- Establish quarterly goals, leading indicators, and operating rhythms.
- Maintain current knowledge of sneaker culture, including key sellers, creators, collectors, resellers, sub-segments, drops, releases, brand dynamics, cultural moments, pricing dynamics, liquidity, and resale economics.
- Serve as the internal voice of the sneaker community to inform product, marketing, and platform decisions.
- Build and own a pipeline of high-impact sneaker sellers, shops, influencers, and creators.
- Recruit and onboard flagship sellers.
- Develop seller strategies balancing credibility, storytelling, and commerce.
- Identify and orchestrate sneaker-specific moments, campaigns, and formats that drive engagement and conversion.
- Partner with Category Marketing to design culturally authentic activations.
- Experiment with new approaches and iterate based on performance and feedback.
- Work with Account and Partnerships Managers to scale seller acquisition and support.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering to shape features and tools for sneaker sellers and buyers.
- Provide market insights to influence roadmap prioritization.
- Document learnings, frameworks, and best practices for reuse across future categories.
- Help define effective category ownership practices.
- Support hiring and onboarding as the sneaker category team grows.
- An existing network of sneaker resellers, store owners, creators, or influencers.
- Experience buying and selling sneakers or operating within resale marketplaces.
- Familiarity with content-driven commerce, creator platforms, or enthusiast communities.
- Experience working cross-functionally with product and engineering teams.
StockX operates as an online marketplace for high-demand consumer goods, especially sneakers, streetwear, electronics, collectibles, and luxury items. It enables buyers and sellers to trade items through a platform that shows real-time market prices based on supply and demand, using a “stock market of things” model. Transactions incur a fee on the sale price, and every item goes through an authenticity verification process to ensure buyers receive genuine products. The platform also provides a user-friendly experience with a mobile app and global reach. What sets StockX apart is its real-time, transparent pricing that mirrors stock trading, combined with a rigorous authentication step that builds trust and reduces the risk of counterfeit goods. Its goal is to connect buyers and sellers around the world with authentic items at clear market prices, creating liquidity and confidence in the resale market.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Series E
Total Funding
$495M
Headquarters
Detroit, Michigan
Founded
2016
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- July 9, 2026 Mystery Boxes tapped surprise commerce with upfront odds and guarantees.
- June 2026 Listings opened used sneakers and apparel to U.S. iOS buyers.
- June 15, 2026 SoHo reopening and StockX Live deepen traffic, activations, and content.
What critics are saying
- Nike's 2022 lawsuit over counterfeits still centers on authenticity claims and damages.
- StockX headcount fell from 2,153 in 2023 to 1,669 by March 2026.
- If authentication trust breaks, StockX becomes an undifferentiated commodity marketplace.
What makes StockX unique
- StockX Listings, Store at StockX, and Live make it a multi-experience resale platform.
- Greg Schwartz launched AI photo-analysis listings in June 2026, reducing seller friction.
- The Detroit HQ and SoHo store anchor a physical trust-and-community moat.
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StockX launches 'Listings' for the sale of secondhand sneakers and apparel. Jun 26, 2026 StockX has launched another new feature, Listings, a new marketplace dedicated to the sale of secondhand sneakers and apparel. The launch comes as StockX continues to expand and builds on the opening of its first permanent store in NYC and the upcoming launch of StockX Live, a live shopping experience set to debut this summer. The new addition sees StockX position itself as a "multi-experience" platform with three distinct shopping experiences: StockX Verified, the original curated catalogue of new products authenticated by StockX or shipped from a StockX Verified Seller; StockX Listings, a peer-to-peer listings marketplace for secondhand and vintage products; and StockX Live, the upcoming real-time interactive shopping format. "When we started StockX, the idea was simple: create a marketplace built on trust, data, and transparency. That core hasn't changed, but we'll now be able to provide our customers with a wider selection of the products they love, and the ability to sell products they've previously purchased faster than ever before," said Greg Schwartz, StockX CEO, in a statement. All backed by StockX's buyer promise, the new feature, StockX Listings, aims to address listing speed and seller complexity, two of the main pressure points in resale. To help sellers, StockX Listing uses AI-powered photo analysis and auto-matching technology that is built on a decade of proprietary data to enable listings in seconds, with zero fees at launch and full sale-price retention. To aid buyers, grouped product pages display multiple listings of the same item, alongside StockX's signature market data adapted for used products, with optional verification available on eligible items, making it easy to find what they're looking for. Trust and the platform's infrastructure around it remain central. Every seller must be identity-verified before listing, and payments are held in escrow until delivery is confirmed. "Our customers are already buying and selling vintage and secondhand products, and they've been telling us they wanted this from StockX," said Peter Curran, senior vice president and head of global business operations at StockX, in a statement. "So the question for us was never whether we'd build this, but how to do it in a way that felt true to who we are as a platform. For buyers, we wanted to deliver a more organized shopping experience, just like we did when we introduced single product pages to the resale market 10 years ago. For sellers, it meant building new AI photo analysis tech to offer a listing experience that is the fastest in the market. What we've built isn't just a new feature - it's a new business model, and one we're genuinely excited to put in our customers' hands." The new StockX Listings is now live. E-commerce
StockX is now letting You buy and sell used sneakers and apparel. The resale platform addresses a longtime customer demand. June 24, 2026, 1:37pm With steady growth and adaptation in an ever-evolving resale marketplace, there's been one constant over StockX's 10 years in business: the platform only allows for sales of new, unused sneakers and apparel. But that all changed Wednesday with the announcement and launch of StockX Listings, the Detroit-based company's latest feature which will facilitate sales of used sneakers and vintage apparel. StockX Listings opens up new advantages for both buyers and sellers, allowing for more accessible pricing and a speedier listing process. By using AI-powered photo analysis which taps into the platform's decade worth of proprietary data, StockX claims it's one of the fastest listing experiences offered by any resale platform. You May also like. The platform will weed out potentially problematic purveyors by vetting every seller on the site with identity verification. And even then, after a sale, the payment is held in escrow until the item is confirmed delivered by the carrier. In the unforeseen instance something does go wrong, StockX's Buyer Promise will apply to items offered from the Listings section. "Our customers are already buying and selling vintage and secondhand products, and they've been telling us they wanted this from StockX. So the question for us was never whether we'd build this, but how to do it in a way that felt true to who we are as a platform, Peter Curran, senior vice president and head of global business operations at StockX, said in a press release. "For buyers, we wanted to deliver a more organized shopping experience, just like we did when we introduced single product pages to the resale market 10 years ago. For sellers, it meant building new AI photo analysis tech to offer a listing experience that is the fastest in the market." The rollout of StockX Listings comes just weeks after the announcement of StockX Live, the company's real-time shopping category set to launch later this summer. Also in June, the company reopened its NYC location at 237 Lafayette Street in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. The latest addition to StockX's portfolio evens the playing field between its main competitors, GOAT Group and eBay, which have offered pre-owned product sales since their early days. StockX Listings is now live in the U.S. for buyers on iOS devices, with support for Android and web coming within the next few months. Listings currently includes sneakers and apparel, with more categories set to be added soon. Sellers can sign up now for a Listings waitlist at https://stockx.com/about/listings/. Daily Headlines You May Like
StockX has launched StockX Listings, a new marketplace for used sneakers and vintage apparel, expanding beyond its traditional new-product focus. The launch comes weeks after announcing StockX Live, a forthcoming live shopping experience, marking the company's evolution into a multi-experience platform. StockX Listings uses AI-powered photo analysis and auto-matching technology to enable sellers to list items in seconds, with zero seller fees at launch. The platform requires identity verification for all sellers and offers optional product verification for buyers. All transactions are backed by StockX's Buyer Promise guarantee. The service initially launches for selected sellers and all US buyers on iOS, covering sneakers and apparel. Android and web support will follow, with plans for broader US rollout before expanding globally. The platform now offers three distinct shopping experiences: StockX Verified, StockX Live, and StockX Listings.