Senior Global Category Team Lead

Emma Sleep

Lisbon, PT

On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior product strategists comfortable with cross-functional collaboration in a global D2C context.

Best fit for

Seasoned category managers who thrive in rebuilding foundational strategies.
— “Emma is rebuilding its category strategy foundations”
Leaders adept at synthesizing consumer insights into multi-year roadmaps.
— “connects consumer insight, market intelligence, and business priorities”
Global product owners with experience in portfolio architecture.
— “responsible for defining where the category should play”

Things to consider

Requires hands-on collaboration with R&D, Marketing, and Finance teams.
— “work hand-in-hand with R&D, Marketing, Finance”
Involves closing critical gaps in pricing logic and product truth.
— “closing critical gaps in portfolio steering, pricing logic”

How to stand out

Demonstrate past success in transforming category strategies from scratch.
— “rebuilding its category strategy foundations”
Highlight cross-functional initiatives that aligned product roadmaps globally.
— “multi-year product roadmap”
Showcase quantitative impact of your portfolio architecture decisions.
— “coherent portfolio architecture”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

define where the category should play and how it should win
connect consumer insight, market intelligence, and business priorities
ensure Emma builds the right products

Typical background

product managementcategory managementglobal product strategy

Skills & requirements

Required

Global Category ManagementProduct Portfolio ArchitectureInnovation PipelineMulti-year Product RoadmapCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

Category Strategy FoundationsPortfolio SteeringPricing LogicProduct Truth

Stack & domain

Global Category ManagementProduct ManagementR&dMarketingFinancePortfolio ArchitectureInnovation PipelineProduct RoadmapPricing LogicProduct TruthCross-functional CollaborationStrategic ThinkingLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkCollaborationOwnershipContinuous Knowledge SharingSleep IndustryInternational Business

About the role

Original posting from Emma Sleep via Lever

Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?
We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we have grown into the world’s largest direct-to-consumer (D2C) sleep brand, with a presence in over 35 markets and more than 15 retail stores across Europe. 
Our mission is simple: to develop sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day. Today, our products are trusted by millions and recommended by leading consumer associations worldwide. 
It’s our people who bring this mission to life. At Emma, you’ll join a driven, international team that values ownership, collaboration, and continuous knowledge sharing. With colleagues from over 70 nationalities, we combine diverse perspectives with a shared ambition to learn, grow, and create lasting impact, together. 
Ready to awaken your best with us?
About the Role
The Global Category Manager Lead is a senior strategic role within Emma's Global Category Product Management team. You are the long-term owner of one of Emma's core product categories — Mattresses or Accessories/Beds/Linen — and are responsible for defining where the category should play and how it should win at a global level.
This is a high-impact, cross-functional role that connects consumer insight, market intelligence, and business priorities into a coherent portfolio architecture, innovation pipeline, and multi-year product roadmap. You work hand-in-hand with R&D, Marketing, Finance, and regional teams to ensure Emma builds the right products, at the right price, for the right consumers — consistently and globally.
In a context where Emma is rebuilding its category strategy foundations and closing critical gaps in portfolio steering, pricing logic, and product truth, this role is central to delivering the transformation.

Source: Emma Sleep careers (Lever)