Emma – The Sleep Company

Senior Team Lead Category

Emma – The Sleep Company  •  Lisbon, PT (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

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 20 markets and more than 35 Emma 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.

What you'll do

Who we are looking for

  • 7–10 years in Category Management, Product Management, or Portfolio Strategy in consumer goods, e-commerce, or DTC
  • A track record managing complex, multi-SKU portfolios (mattress, furniture, home, FMCG, or similar)
  • Real experience taking products from brief to launch alongside R&D — this is core to the role, not a nice-to-have
  • Comfort operating across global/multi-regional models
  • A strategic thinker who can turn ambiguity into direction, then execute it
  • Someone who's built a category roadmap from scratch, not just maintained one
  • Strong with data, business cases, and consumer research
  • A confident communicator who can align senior stakeholders across functions
  • DTC, online-first, or omnichannel experience is a plus

What we offer

  • A culture of freedom, impact, and zero politics — full ownership from day one
  • Pet-friendly office
  • Discounts on Emma products
  • Health insurance, including dental
  • 24 days holiday/year, +1 per year at Emma (up to 29 days max)
  • Multinational teams

Become an Emmie

We are on a mission to become No.1 in the world of sleep, and we’re looking for driven, ambitious people to help us shape what’s next. If you’re curious, hands-on, and ready to challenge the status quo, you’ll find the space here to make things happen and create real impact. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. We celebrate diversity and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

Our aim is to get back to you within a few days. Due to the high volume of applications, there may be slight delays, but we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.  

Emma – The Sleep Company

About Emma – The Sleep Company

We are Emma - The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we’ve grown into 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, working across our offices in Frankfurt, Lisbon, Manila, and Mexico City, our diverse perspectives enrich our workplace culture.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Frankfurt am Main, DE
Year Founded
2015
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