Director, Design, Innovation
Director, Design, Innovation
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20-05-2025
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20-05-2025
Job Description
Youll love it because you will:
- Research and Ideation Process
- Ability to lead and participate in whiteboarding sessions with crossfunctional teams for white space identification and concept ideation
- Allocates research and development time to define what could be the next BIG IDEA or CATEGORY for the brand
- Work with Innovation leadership to create flexible and dynamic framework for innovation cycle to introduce newness and seize short term opportunities inaddition to our regular or longer term innovation projects.
- Concepting
- Builds brand relevant concepts that solve consumer problems in the most innovative ways
- Lead the concept creation process by incorporating innovative raw materials into new solutionoriented concepts across all categories to demonstrate innovation intent
- Create yearly base plan (80% oftotal innovation) to deliver against 5year vision and create a flexible framework of ongoing innovation to bring market incremental new products (20%) with an accelerated timeline.
- Leads by sharing and collaborating on ideas
- Expertise in technical build drape and aesthetic with a deep understanding of design principles and techniques
- Business Smarts/ accountability
- Researches and concepts with a thorough understanding of margin expectations to ensure company goals are met.
- Consumer insightfocused
- Market/Technology research
- Supports Innovation team by staying up to date on new market launches and technologies
- Actively researches and sources new technologies and concepts and brings those back to Innovation Leadership
- Concept/Design Presentations
- Excels at storytelling; Incorporates marketing principles in new product / category design at an early stage in order to create compelling presentations based on leadership direction
- Responsible for coordinating team efforts to build dynamic presentations to pitch Innovation concepts to Executive Leadership in a compelling way.
- Communication/Documentation
- Excels at creating building and communicating formats and templates to organize information into a digestible state and keep key stakeholders informed
- Prototyping/fitting
- Clearly communicates concept direction and intent
- Responsible for directly managed concepts as well as for their team and the larger department as needed
- Material Development/Design
- Continuously researches new material opportunities and technologies in and outside the apparel and textiles industries based on business trends and competitive landscape
- How you work:
- Problem solver:
- Highly selfmotivated and takes the initiative to support the team and companywide goals.
- Anticipates obstacles and plans accordingly to meet stakeholder needs.
- Driver:
- Goal oriented and organized.
- Takes initiative in getting things accomplished by eliminating roadblocks and executing with sense of urgency. Excellent project management skills.
- Ability to think strategically and see the big picture. Can independently rebalance and focus priorities for self and team to what will most impact the business.
- Communication:
- Ability to simplify complex ideas and communicate effectively and clearly to immediate and crossfunctional partners.
- Relationships:
- Demonstrates the ability to build relationships across teams and leverage those relationships to meet deliverables.
- Solicits feedback and buyin from internal and external partners.
- Fosters an environment of teamwork and collaboration.
- Leadership
- Effectively manages and/or supports the career development of direct reports and/or team members to ensure job satisfaction by providing guidance and mentorship
- You are excited about growing team members of all levels and serve as a reliable source of knowledge and guidance for team members facilitating a smooth process and alleviating the workload.
- Capable of influencing your peers in the organization
- Agility:
- Flexible and adaptable to evolving needs of the business
- Qualifications:
- Problem solver:
Qualifications :
We Require...
- 9 years experiencein Design and/ Design Innovation across a breadth of product categories
- Ability to research and mine for insights then synthesize research into tangible opportunities
- Highly skilled in Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator and graphic design and design card efficiency. Highly capable in PLM systems.
- Strong eye for design and elevated taste level suitable for the brand. Ability to identify white space in the market
- Proven ability to work in a fastpaced environment manage workload and meet deadlines.
- Excellent knowledge in product development manufacturing processes product concepting and craft
- Bachelors degree in Product Development or Design
- Ability to traveldomestically and internationally up to 15%20%
Additional Information :
Spanx is proud of our continued Progressive People Practices
- Company Healthcare Plan: $0.00 out of pocket (Employee only benefit)
Fertility testing and treatment are included in Spanxs medical plans even without the diagnosis of infertility. - Parental Leave Policy: Primary caregiver receives 16 weeks AND will have the option to work a halftime schedule (20 hours per week) for up to four additional weeks with fulltime (40 hours per week) pay.
- Mental Health Days: 10 days
- 401K: Matched up to 4% with immediate vesting.
- PTO & Company Holidays: PLUS two full weeks of companywide closures (one in the Summer; one between Christmas and NYE)
- Flex Friday: Yearround half day Fridays!
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
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