Gap Inc. · 14 hours ago
Sr. Director, Design Foundations and Systems
NY 55 Thomas St
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveGap Inc. is one of the world’s leading multi-brand retailers, and they are seeking a Sr. Director of Design Foundations and Systems to shape the future of their customer and product experiences. This role involves leading the vision, strategy, and execution of the design system, ensuring it is scalable and central to operations across multiple brands.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleRetail
Responsibilities
Architect and lead a modern, machine-readable design system that supports multi-brand experiences and fuels our customer experience platform
Empower internal users — designers, product managers, and engineers — with a unified, efficient, and scalable system that accelerates collaboration and delivery
Partner across product, engineering, and data to enable adaptive, AI-driven design operations and seamless integration of our design foundation into our digital ecosystem
Define governance, standards, and contribution models for design tokens, components, and scalable brand differentiation
Champion accessibility, inclusivity, and performance as core principles of every design system deliverable
Inspire, mentor, and grow a high-performing design systems, CMS, and foundational design team that drives excellence across all brands
Set the bar for design excellence — defining what great looks like, demonstrating it through your own craft, and coaching others to achieve it
Lead system adoption and governance, balancing central standards with brand flexibility, and ensuring consistent quality across all experiences
Measure and improve design system maturity — connecting its evolution to business and operational impact, including velocity, quality, and accessibility
Shape the future of design at Gap Inc. — embedding AI-assisted creation, intelligent adaptation, and intent-based design into our systems and processes
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience in UX design, systems architecture, and design operations, with a focus on enterprise-scale design systems and foundational design
Deep technical fluency — bridging design, engineering, and technical platforms through systems architecture, design tokens, and component lifecycle management
Proven record of delivering consumer-led business outcomes through leadership of multidisciplinary design teams — structuring work, aligning interdependencies, and influencing outcomes through insights and storytelling
Skilled at filtering, prioritizing, and validating complex information, demonstrating mastery of experience architecture, governance, and scalability across key functions and business units
Passionate about lean design, design thinking, and experimentation — creating the conditions for innovation by empowering teams to test, learn, and evolve
Able to balance vision and precision — seeing the system holistically while knowing when to dive deep into detail
A natural talent builder — developing people, growing cross-functional capability, and nurturing a high-performing design systems culture
Forward-looking, shaping how the design system evolves toward AI-assisted creation, intelligent adaptation, and intent-based design
You know what great looks like, and you elevate the craft, culture, and capability of everyone around you to achieve it
Company
Gap Inc.
Gap Inc., a house of iconic brands, is the largest specialty apparel company in America.
Founded in 1969
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.25B2020-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Richard Dickson
Chief Executive Officer
Sven Gerjets
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
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