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Athleta · 9 hours ago

Senior Director Design, Lifestyle

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$206K/yr - $283K/yr

Athleta is a certified B Corp committed to empowering women and girls through an active lifestyle. The Senior Director of Design will lead a creative team in developing sustainable products, ensuring that design quality and customer expectations are met while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

E-CommerceFashionFitness

Responsibilities

Lead team through all aspects of the product design process, providing creative direction, coaching, and developing a motivated, high performing team

Regularly influence leadership team decisions and initiatives

Develop overall design vision and concept for division or function, advocating and presenting strategies to internal leadership and cross functional partners

Research global markets in order to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration

Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless customer experience

Partner with Production and Tech Design to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved

Responsible for planning, budget, and end results; sets policies and strategies for division or function

Qualification

Creative directionProduct design processSilhouetteFit expertiseAdobe IllustratorMicrosoft ExcelTrend researchTeam leadershipCollaboration

Required

Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines

Ability to lead, influence and develop a high performing team of designers

Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter

Expert knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim

Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel

Benefits

Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.

One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.

Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.

Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.

Employee stock purchase plan.

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.