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Arc'teryx Equipment · 4 months ago

Senior Innovation Manager, Global Footwear Design

Portland, OR

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$122K/yr - $155K/yr

8+ years exp

ARC'TERYX is a company focused on creating innovative and beautiful products for outdoor enthusiasts. They are seeking a Senior Innovation Manager for Global Footwear Design to lead cross-functional efforts in footwear innovation, overseeing timelines and collaborating with various teams to deliver advanced footwear solutions that meet the evolving needs of mountain athletes.

Consumer GoodsManufacturingOutdoorsRetailSporting Goods

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Acting as the central point of contact to stakeholders, you are a creator, collaborator, and conduit for Footwear Design between Development, Merchandising, Advanced Concepts, Suppliers, Consultants, and Inline Footwear to drive and advance technical solutions and innovation platforms that enable the global footwear design vision, shaping the strategic direction to deliver excellence

Contributing to the strategic innovation deliverables and direction within Footwear Design, collaborating cross functionally from ideation through to commercialization

Partnering with the Product Creation and Development and the Merchandising team to shape and transition innovation projects, platforms, and briefs, ensuring design intent is carried through from concept to execution

Representing the design vision while collaborating with the Product Creation and Development teams to deliver innovative solutions, technologies, platforms, and construction methods, in-line with Arc’teryx design values

Liaising and cross-functionally collaborating as the conduit between in house and external design partners, connecting the team and projects to the right people and resources to bring ideas to life; overseeing the planning, implementation and tracking of specific projects, coordinating the efforts of multi-disciplinary teams

Participating cross-functionally in broader organizational Footwear strategy and planning, ideating beyond the footwear category into other product types

Collaborating with leadership within the Design and Product Creation and Development teams to align product strategy with the design vision, ensuring continuing across the broader triad priorities

Delivering innovative solutions and platforms on time, with required readiness levels, to either the inline team or commercialized projects within market

Collaborating with the Advanced Concepts team to align workstreams, resources, knowledge, and strategy to participate in a brand perspective of innovation

Collaborating with senior Design leadership to identify and strategize against resource gaps and opportunities to optimize Design

Traveling globally to research athlete and consumer foresight, manufacturing innovations and innovative suppliers (as required)

Participating in brand activities, and attending industry events

Travelling to other Arc’teryx creation centers to build partnership (required)

Contributing to a collective of talented footwear experts to drive the business forward as the category grows

Leading parts of the Footwear design approach, from vision to strategy and execution

Leading and empowering the product Design team to identify and create comprehensive and innovative design solutions, technologies, construction methods and components that are in-line with Arc’teryx design values

Qualification

Footwear DesignInnovation ManagementCross-functional CollaborationTechnical Footwear KnowledgeProject LeadershipTeam DevelopmentPassion for OutdoorsProblem SolvingAdaptability

Required

You have a degree in Industrial Product Design, Engineering, or the equivalent industry experience

You have 8+ years' experience in a technical athletic and/or outdoor technical footwear environment, and 5+ years' experience leading projects

You have a proven track record in developing and leading the execution of multi-year innovation projects

You have strong influential leadership, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse cross-functional stakeholders at all levels of the business

You coach, up skill, mentor, develop your team members to fulfil their goals and potential, seeking opportunities for their growth within the professional setting

You have an expert understanding of the footwear industry and a proven ability to make strategic design decisions

You are a team player who has the ability to effectively work in a dynamic work environment, with high inter-dependencies between teams, cross-cultural colleagues, and diverse and innovative thinking

You have a keen interest in technical products and meaningful functional solutions and its application to a variety of outdoor activities

You have the ability to travel internationally as required

You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues, seeking the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right

You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity

You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration

You facilitate break through thinking and continuous improvement

Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

Benefits

Competitive bonus program

Benefits that we offer

Company

Arc'teryx Equipment

Glassdoor3.9

Arc’teryx is a Canadian company born in the Coast Mountains, where our passion for the outdoors drives us to push the boundaries of performance and durability.

Founded in 1989

Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN

1001-5000 employees

http://arcteryx.com

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