Jobs · Business Development · Michigan

Business Development Manager, Trading Cards & Collectibles - StockX Live

StockX · Detroit, MI · 3 wk ago
HybridBusiness Development$80k/yrFull-time

About the role

Help empower our global customers to connect to culture through their passions. This is a ground-floor role on a launch-stage product — the kind where your first 90 days of work will be referenced in the playbook for years to come. This is a hunter role centered on prospecting, outreach, presenting solutions, and closing new business across primarily Live and Listings product lines.

Responsibilities

  • Supply & Seller Acquisition
    • Build and own a robust pipeline of sellers, creators, and shops within StockX focus categories of trading cards
    • Drive outbound outreach, qualification, and onboarding enablement for high-potential sellers
    • Possess CRM pipeline discipline with rigorous activity tracking, forecasting, and handoff documentation
    • Cultivate long-term relationships with strategic sellers and community leaders who anchor category supply
  • Liv Commerce Evangelism & Onboarding
    • Educate prospective sellers on the StockX Live format, economic opportunity, and what a successful show looks like
    • Conduct product demos and first-show walkthroughs with sellers new to live commerce
    • Partner with Account Management to ensure clean acquisition-to-activation handoffs and strong early seller performance
    • Capture seller feedback and surface product, UX, and tooling gaps to the Live product team
  • Culture & Community Presence
    • Serve as a credible, authentic representative of StockX within category communities
    • Engage deeply with community norms, vernacular, and cultural drivers to inform outreach strategy and seller pitch
    • Build and leverage a personal network of category-relevant sellers, graders, breakers, and community influencers
    • Represent StockX at events, trade shows, and community activations as needed
  • Performance & Iteration
    • Track and report on pipeline metrics: outreach volume, conversion rates, time-to-first-show, and category coverage
    • Use data to diagnose acquisition bottlenecks, optimize outreach playbooks, and identify the highest-leverage seller segments
    • Contribute to a repeatable, category-centric seller acquisition GTM engine that scales into new verticals
    • Surface actionable insights to the Head of StockX Live and cross-functional stakeholders

Requirements

  • 3-6 years, proven track record in Account management, B2B business development, sales, or a relationship-focused role
  • Familiarity with collectibles/TCG culture specifically Sports Cards or Pokemon required
  • Familiarity with the Live shopping experience and landscape
  • Strong prospecting and outreach skills with the ability to open new conversations
  • Confident presenting solutions and negotiating to close
  • Disciplined CRM and pipeline management habits
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in handing off to internal teams

Qualifications

  • Personal experience selling on a live commerce platform
  • Experience at a startup or 0-to-1 product — you know the difference between building a process and following one
  • Comfort with CRM tools, sales pipelines, analytics dashboards, and seller performance metrics
  • Marketplace experience across both supply and demand sides

Skills

  • Exceptional communication and networking skills
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
  • Outstanding organizational and project management skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Benefits

Includes health insurance, dental insurance, paid time off, and equity.

Pay

$80,000 base salary plus commission based on sales and opportunities for benefits.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Similar jobs