Jobright is an AI-powered career platform that helps job seekers discover the top opportunities in the US. We are NOT a staffing agency. Jobright does not hire directly for these positions. We connect you with verified openings from employers you can trust. Job Summary: Etsy is a company that reimagines commerce in a personal and community-driven way. The Senior Category Manager will lead the strategy and execution for a high-potential product category, driving growth and engagement through market analysis and cross-functional collaboration. Responsibilities: • Develop a scorecard to assess and maintain the overall health of your category, leveraging it to drive insight and action. • Build robust reporting frameworks to surface trends, flag opportunities, and measure impact across key programs. • Conduct and continuously refine target customer and competitive analyses to inform strategy. • Identify and prioritize opportunities to accelerate GMS growth and increase category share. • Craft and champion end-to-end strategies based on category-specific opportunities and work cross-functionally with partners across Business Development, Marketing, Product, Strategy & Operations, Research, and Legal to bring them to life. • Develop a merchandising strategy that brings your category to life across Etsy’s Merchandising toolkit and lead a small team in executing key merchandising efforts across: landings, promotions, programming, algotorial placements, and Etsy Picks. • Collaborate with Product to identify and expand 'human qualitative review' initiatives that unlock inventory attributes and support category growth. • Measure and evaluate the impact of your initiatives; experiment with incremental tactics, refine approaches based on learnings, and continuously shift focus to maximize scaled impact across Etsy’s marketing and on-site channels. • Partner with the Brand Strategy team to define clear, compelling positioning for your category that differentiates Etsy and informs annual buyer programming—across flagship campaigns to long-tail evergreen moments. Qualifications: Required: • 6+ years of relevant experience in category management, merchandising, brand strategy, or marketplace growth, ideally in a consumer-facing, multi-sided platform or ecommerce environment. • Deep curiosity and intuition about customers—you’re comfortable turning insights into action. • Strong analytical acumen; you can translate complex data into business narratives and decisions. • Proven ability to develop and execute strategic plans across multiple stakeholders and functions. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence across levels and disciplines. • Experience leading and mentoring teams toward clear goals. • A love for creative commerce and a belief in Etsy’s mission to keep commerce human. Company: Braintrust is a blockchain-powered freelancer marketplace that connects skilled tech experts with clients. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.