Senior Category Manager – Fashion - English (UAE)

🎬 The Role

As the Senior Category Manager for Fashion, you will scale the pre-owned luxury, hypewear, and off-price apparel verticals across the UAE market. You will leverage your deep subject-matter expertise and existing regional network to lead seller acquisition, onboarding, and ongoing seller success. This role requires an entrepreneurial leader who can manage end-to-end marketplace operations, drive continuous category growth, foster community building, and maintain full commercial accountability by owning category KPIs and the P&L.

👤 The Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary subject-matter expert with deep knowledge of the fashion landscape, specializing in authenticated pre-owned luxury, streetwear/hypewear drops, premium apparel, accessories, and off-price retail dynamics.

• Identify, map out, and execute seller acquisition and onboarding for the right partners in the UAE, targeting luxury consignment boutiques, certified vintage dealers, authorized off-price distributors, hypewear resellers, and independent fashion brands.

• Fuel seller success by teaching fashion sellers and creators how to run high-converting livestreams, coaching them on styling, live authentication walkthroughs, product drops, bundling, pricing, and engaging hosting techniques.

• Manage day-to-day marketplace operations and serve as a trusted partner for your seller portfolio, working hand-in-hand with internal product, authentication, and marketing teams to turn seller feedback into platform wins.

• Oversee category growth and community building initiatives by orchestrating sneaker/hype drop shows, luxury vintage auctions, creator collaborations, and targeted fashion marketing campaigns.

• Maintain active community and event presence, keeping a pulse on the local streetwear, sneakerhead, and luxury fashion scene, consumer trends, and attending key regional fashion activations and pop-ups.

• Take complete business ownership of the vertical by measuring performance, owning category KPIs and the P&L, and iterating on operational strategies.

🎓 The Skills & Competencies

• Full professional fluency in English — Arabic fluency is preferred.

• 3+ years of experience in the fashion industry as a buyer, category manager, luxury reseller, consignment manager, or through a prominent creator/affiliate background in fashion.

• Comprehensive industry literacy, knowing luxury brand authentication standards, hypewear release cycles, price points, regional off-price supply chains, and key market stakeholders.

• Established, warm relationships with luxury consignment stores, sneaker boutiques, off-price fashion distributors, or fashion retailers in the UAE market.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance and scale both sides of a digital marketplace.

⭐ The Differentiators

• Prior experience working within a fashion e-commerce marketplace, luxury resale platform, or creator-focused platform.

• Prior experience working at a prominent UAE luxury fashion retailer, luxury consignment house, or sneaker marketplace.

• Personal history buying, selling, or trading luxury goods, hypewear, or streetwear on live-commerce apps or digital auction platforms.

⏳ The Benefits

• A competitive package.

• Meaningful ownership in a hyper-growth startup shaping the future of MENA e-commerce.

• Remote work.

✅ The Process

Application → HR CV Screening → HR Screening Interview → First Business Interview → Second Business Interview → Technical/Case Assessment → Offer

💼 The Employer

Our client is the first livestream shopping platform in the Middle East. By combining the seamless purchasing experience of e-commerce with the engaging visual content of live social media, they are building the future of how people buy and sell in the MENA region. Founded by an elite leadership team with backgrounds at major global e-commerce and live commerce platforms, this fast-growing startup is scaling rapidly and looking for exceptional talent to own the future of social commerce.