eCommerce Category Growth Manager

Ready to Empower a Growing Brand and Drive E-Commerce Success?
At Hadley Designs, we believe that learning should be enjoyable, engaging, and screen-free. Millions of parents and teachers trust our beautifully designed, developmentally aligned educational tools to help children grow and thrive. As a fast-growing, family-founded brand, we are on a mission to make learning meaningful for families around the world.

We are seeking a Category Growth Manager to join our team and drive the growth of our product portfolio. If you are a strategic, data-driven leader passionate about optimizing e-commerce performance, scaling categories, and executing high-impact strategies, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact and shape our future.

Hadley Designs is redefining early education with creativity and purpose. Every product we create is hand-drawn and teacher-designed, crafted with care to build confidence and connection. Our screen-free tools help families and teachers make learning fun and meaningful, nurturing curiosity and creativity in children.

We design screen-free products that parents can trust to help their children learn, grow, and reach their full potential. We create beautifully designed, developmentally sound tools that replace noise and distraction with connection, curiosity, and real learning.

We aim to build the most trusted children’s brand in the world, present in millions of homes, reshaping how families learn, connect, and grow. Our products will be so widely used and passed down that generations of children will grow up learning from them and choose them again for their own families.

As the Category Growth Manager, you will be responsible for driving the growth of a multi-million dollar product category, with a primary focus on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon. You will own the full lifecycle of the category, from product positioning to advertising and demand planning, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure growth and success. This role requires a balance of data-driven decision-making, innovative strategy, and hands-on execution.

• Category Ownership & Strategy: Own the end-to-end performance of the category, including revenue, margin, pricing, advertising, and inventory.
• Optimization & Growth: Continuously optimize product positioning, content, pricing, and promotional strategy to drive growth and maximize market share.
• Product Innovation & Expansion: Identify new product opportunities and manage the lifecycle of existing products to ensure continued relevance and profitability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Product Operations, Supply Chain, and Design teams to ensure seamless execution and support product growth.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Analyze performance data and implement improvements to optimize category performance and drive scalable results.

• Achieving measurable growth and market share expansion within your category.
• Improved category profitability through effective pricing, inventory management, and advertising optimization.
• Consistent execution of strategies that align with the company’s growth objectives.
• Cross-functional collaboration that drives seamless product and marketing execution.

You are a results-driven e-commerce leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys taking ownership of a product category. You’re passionate about driving growth, optimizing performance, and building strategies that scale. You have strong analytical skills and experience working within e-commerce ecosystems, particularly with platforms like Amazon.

• 5+ years of experience in e-commerce, with a proven track record of scaling product categories and driving profitability.
• Experience with Amazon Seller Central or similar marketplace platforms.
• Strong analytical skills and experience making decisions based on performance data.
• A collaborative, growth-oriented mindset with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• A passion for driving innovation and applying new strategies to optimize performance.

• Impact: Your work will directly shape the future of learning for families and children.
• Culture: Join a passionate, mission-driven team that values trust, creativity, and collaboration.
• Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom of a remote role with flexible working hours.
• Benefits:
• Remote-first work environment
• Paid time off and holidays
• Access to learning resources and professional development
• Free access to Hadley Designs products
• Regular interaction with leadership, including the CEO and CMO
• Stability from a decade as a family-founded, mission-driven brand

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in a growing company that’s shaping the future of learning, apply now to join the Hadley Designs team as our eCommerce Category Growth Manager. Help us create a lasting impact on families, educators, and children worldwide.

P.S: If you don’t hear from us within 6-8 weeks of your application, please consider that as our decision to move forward with other candidates, but we truly appreciate your interest in Hadley Designs.