Special Projects Lead - Category Expansion

About the role

The Special Projects Lead will act as a venture builder within Fleek, taking new category bets from thesis to proven economics. This role involves identifying and onboarding supply, selling into existing demand, and managing the operational and financial aspects of new business lines. You will work closely with founders to scale successful categories while maintaining a data-driven approach to testing and iterating on new market opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Run bets through defined gates from market research to first GMV
• Visit suppliers, graders, and rag houses to secure inventory
• Onboard brands, brokers, and wholesalers to the marketplace
• Manage unit economics and competitive analysis for each project
• Handle operational tasks including importer-of-record structures, duties, and freight
• Utilize and extend AI-driven acquisition tools to automate workflows

Required skills

• Commercial
• Zero-to-one
• AI fluency
• Supply chain operations
• Cross-border trade

Nice to have

• Resale
• Surplus inventory
• Secondary-market inventory
• Market expansion

Qualifications

• Experience building from nothing as a founder, early employee, or internal lead
• Experience operating without a playbook

Benefits

• Generous equity
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Employee discounts
• Access to vintage and rework collection

About the Company

Fleek is building the AI-native operational and financial backbone for the global secondhand clothing trade. Backed by investors including a16z, Y Combinator, and HV Capital, the company serves thousands of resellers and retailers across the UK, Europe, and the US.