Coupang
Director,CatalogOperations
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“Director, Catalog Operations at Coupang. Skills: catalog quality, audit operations, ground-truth measurement systems, catalog correctness at scale, statistical sampling, process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. lead catalog quality and audit operations across a scraper-populated catalog spanning a large brand portfolio. own a team of over 400 people”
What You'll Achieve.
catalog correctness at scale; defect throughput; program SLAs
Industry & Context.
solve problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years of operations experience, 7+ years managing managers, at least 3 years leading organizations of 200+, Demonstrated ownership of large-scale data-quality or catalog programs in e-commerce, marketplace, or equivalent environments, Working fluency in statistical sampling: AQL, c=0 acceptance sampling, precision/recall, finite population correction, Track record of producing structured documents for senior leadership — tenets, rationale memos, audit frameworks — that influence cross-functional decisions, PRD discipline: able to specify requirements without overstepping into engineering ownership, Experience scaling teams across multiple geographies, vendor partners, and BPO
Nice to Have
Background in scraper-populated or third-party-sourced catalogs, Experience with brand-stratified or hierarchical audit design, Prior work on duplicate detection, taxonomy/categorization, or attribute-extraction, Familiarity with quality-management standards (ISO 2859, ANSI Z1. 4) at a working level, Excel, SQL, or lightweight scripting fluency for ad-hoc audit and analysis work
What You'll Do.
lead catalog quality and audit operations across a scraper-populated catalog spanning a large brand portfolio, own a team of over 400 people, accountable for the operational rigor, and ground-truth measurement systems that govern catalog correctness at scale, partner closely with multiple internal stakeholders including Operations, Product, Engineering, and senior leadership to convert data – quality signals into structural improvement upstream, shape the broader catalog organization’s roadmap, defend the choices to senior leadership, Lead brand-stratified sampling design with appropriate finite population correction, Drive ground-truth resolution before launch: unit of identity, MPN vs.
barcode, whether harm is measurable, Lead a 400+ person organization through 4–7 Senior Manager direct reports, each owning a sub-function (audit, validation, remediation, vendor ops, program management), Build the management bench, Hire, develop, and calibrate managers of managers, Own succession planning two layers down, Build AHT and capacity-planning models that tie headcount to defect throughput and program SLAs across geographies and vendor partners, Coach senior managers on span-of-control discipline, structured documentation, and decision-ready writing, Run a review cadence that surfaces defect taxonomies and routes them into Engineering and PM roadmaps, Codify operational principles as tenets — durable artifacts senior leadership can rely on, Represent Catalog Ops in senior leadership reviews, Produce decision-ready memos and rationale documents, Translate operational signals into engineering priorities (e.
, brand-correlated defect spikes traced to shared scraper logic), Contribute to org design, escalation paths, and accountability structures across the broader catalog organization.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partner closely with multiple internal stakeholders including Operations, Product, Engineering, and senior leadership; Represent Catalog Ops in senior leadership reviews; Contribute to org design, escalation paths, and accountability structures across the broader catalog organization
Communication Scope
decision-ready writing
Process & Methodology
program management
Full Job Description
Company Introduction We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did I ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce. We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day. Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world. Role Overview We are hiring a Director to lead catalog quality and audit operations across a scraper-populated catalog spanning a large brand portfolio. This leader will own a team of over 400 people. Organization – multiple layers of management – and will be accountable for the operational rigor, and ground-truth measurement systems that govern catalog. Correctness at scale. They will partner closely with multiple internal stakeholders including Operations, Product, Engineering, and senior leadership to convert data – quality signals into structural improvement upstream and will be a peer – level voice in shaping the broader catalog organization’s roadmap. This role is for leader who thinks like a statistician and operates like a CEO of their function: comfortable defending sam
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