Senior Product Category Manager

Emma Sleep

Mexico City, MX

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior professionals with commercial ownership experience in product categories, comfortable with dual-facing roles bridging global strategy and local execution.

Best fit for

Experienced category managers who thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution.
— “sit at the intersection of global strategy and in-market reality”
Professionals adept at translating market insights into actionable product strategies.
— “representing North & South American market needs — consumer preferences, competitive dynamics, channel realities — back to global teams”
Leaders comfortable with evolving commercial ownership and portfolio performance.
— “Category Management at Emma is evolving toward stronger commercial ownership, faster feedback loops, and sharper portfolio performance”

Things to consider

Role requires balancing global strategy with specific regional product adaptations.
— “develop local or regional product when needed to answer a specific country or region's consumer needs”
Position involves significant responsibility for product category performance across multiple markets.
— “commercial and operational owner of Emma's product category (one or several categories - Mattresses, Accessories, Beds, Linens) across Americas markets”

How to stand out

Demonstrate experience in successfully launching products in diverse markets.
— “launches land successfully”
Highlight instances where you've bridged global strategy with local market realities.
— “translate global category strategy into Americas execution”
Showcase your ability to drive commercial ownership and portfolio performance.
— “stronger commercial ownership, faster feedback loops, and sharper portfolio performance”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

Ensure successful product launches
Translate global strategy into local execution
Represent market needs to global teams

Typical background

Experience in product management or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Commercial And Operational OwnershipGlobal Strategy ExecutionMarket Needs RepresentationProduct Category ManagementPortfolio Performance

Preferred

Experience In A Fast-paced, High-growth Environment

Stack & domain

Product ManagementCommercial OwnershipPortfolio PerformanceMarket Dynamics

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’ve become the world’s largest D2C sleep brand, available in over 35 countries with more than 25 stores across Europe. Recommended by leading consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, we develop the best sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day.
At Emma, we are a community of smart, driven people, united by a strong culture of collaboration, teamwork, and knowledge sharing. We think big, take ownership, and are empowered to drive meaningful impact. Through hands-on experience, mentorship, and continuous learning, we drive our own growth and learning. With Emmies from over 60 nationalities and offices across multiple regions, our diverse perspectives enrich our workplace culture. Ready to shape the future of sleep with us? Let’s make it happen!
About the Role:
The Senior Category Manager - Americas is the commercial and operational owner of Emma's product category (one or several categories - Mattresses, Accessories, Beds, Linens) across Americas markets. You sit at the intersection of global strategy and in-market reality — responsible for ensuring the portfolio performs, launches land successfully, and consumer and commercial insights flow back into global decision-making.
This is a dual-facing role: you translate global category strategy into Americas execution, while simultaneously representing North & South American market needs — consumer preferences, competitive dynamics, channel realities — back to global teams. You can develop local or regional product when needed to answer a specific country or region's consumer needs
In a context where Category Management at Emma is evolving toward stronger commercial ownership, faster feedback loops, and sharper portfolio performance, this role is critical to delivering on-the-ground results while building a stronger link between strategy and execution.

Source: Emma Sleep careers (Lever)