Responsibilities

• Build the merchandising function from the ground up as a team of one, setting the strategy and then the work plan and operating rhythm to deliver on it.
• Define the roles and quality standards a merchandising team will work to, then hire, mentor, and grow that team once headcount is approved, setting priorities and reviewing work as the catalog scales.
• Own the merchandising strategy across the ecommerce experience: consistent, on-brand product storytelling that drives awareness and conversion.
• Audit the accessory, wrap, and merchandise catalog in Akeneo, our primary PIM, to find gaps in data quality, then define and enforce the field-level standards that govern our digital shelf: title formats, character limits, required attributes, and image specs.
• Partner with product managers across accessories, wraps, and merchandise to align on catalog inputs and eliminate siloed approaches.
• Do the hands-on product setup and launch work, including data entry and digital asset coordination, yourself at first and through the team later.
• QA English and Spanish product content for accuracy (translation service is in place).
• Use AI to raise efficiency and output quality across catalog tasks, documentation, and content review.
• Curate product pages, collection layouts, and featured placements with marketing and design, aligning the site to go-to-market moments, launches, and seasonal pushes against live inventory.
• Analyze product performance data (traffic, engagement, conversion) and turn findings into merchandising improvements, partnering with UX and engineering to prioritize the site enhancements that improve the shopping journey.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, merchandising, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, plus 8+ years in ecommerce merchandising, site merchandising, or catalog management, including work that set the standards others followed.

Preferred

• Direct people-management experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with Claude AI, Cowork, or Claude Code is a plus.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k.
• the successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.