Sr. Technical Designer, Footwear (Fit & PD)

OUR STORY

Quince was started to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission was simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands and sell them at a much lower price.

OUR VALUES

Customer First. Customer satisfaction is our highest priority.

High Quality. True quality is a combination of premium materials and high production standards that everyone can feel good about.

Essential design. We dont chase trends and we dont sell everything. Were expert curators that find the very best and bring it to you at the lowest prices.

Always a better deal. Through innovation and real price transparency we want to offer the best deal to both our customers and our factory partners.

Environmentally and Socially conscious. Were committed to sustainable materials and sustainable production methods. That means a cleaner environment and fair wages for factory workers.

OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS

Quince is a retail and technology company co-founded by a team that has extensive experience in retail technology and building early stage companies. Youll work with a team of world-class talent from Stanford GSB Google D.E. Shaw Stitch Fix Urban Outfitters Wayfair McKinsey Nike etc.

Were hiring a senior footwear development and fit expert to lead the reset and build the foundation of quality and fit across mens and womens footwear at Quince. This role combines hands-on product ownership with system-level improvements: youll directly run fit cycles for select priority silhouettes while establishing scalable standards and tools that ensure consistency across vendors categories and materials.
Youll define a footwear fit block and last library reset tolerances and grading logic and establish construction and material standards that raise the bar for quality. Your work will align Merchants Product Development and Footwear Sourcing teams streamline tech packs and result in a footwear fit system that reduces returns improves comfort and enables faster development as we scale.

LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS:

• Set direction: Define what good fit means in footwear at Quince and ensure teams are aligned on the same standards
• Drive alignment: Partner with Merchants and Footwear Sourcing so fit construction and quality expectations are consistent across vendors.
• Use data to solve problems: Leverage returns wear tests and customer feedback to identify issues and drive lasting fixes.
• Build for the future. Document blocks lasts tolerances construction standards and and testing procedures so future teams can work faster and more consistently.

FIT EXPECTATIONS:

• Create 2025 validated core fit blocks across mens and womens footwear.
• Build and maintain a digital last library by vendor and silhouette.
• Reset and document fit tolerances grading rules and fit intent by category.
• Lead the fit cycle from proto pullover through production: run fit sessions evaluate construction and establish wear test protocols.
• Identify fit outliers in the current assortment and propose corrections.
• Partner with Footwear Sourcing teams to update measurement charts and specifications in PLM.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPECTATIONS:

• Define construction techniques quality standards and material performance requirements by silhouette.
• Develop a materials standards library with minimum testing criteria for leather and other key materials.
• Own Build Sheet creation with Merchants ensuring construction tolerances BOMs and testing callouts are included and accurate.
• Support reset of existing Build Sheets with updated fit blocks and specifications.
• Manage development timelines in partnership with Footwear Sourcing to ensure timely vendor submissions and on-time launches.
• Partner cross-functionally with Merchants PD and Sourcing teams in weekly syncs to drive execution and alignment.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 8 years in footwear fit development or technical design
• Proven experience fitting and developing mens and womens footwear across multiple categories
• Deep understanding of last grading sizing systems construction and fit wear testing
• Strong technical knowledge of footwear construction and material standards especially leather
• Skilled at running effective fit sessions and communicating issues clearly to vendors
• Experience translating wear test and customer feedback into lasting improvements
• Proven ability to align cross-functional teams (PD Merch Footwear Sourcing vendors)
• Detail-focused proactive and motivated to build scalable tools and systems

*Please note that this role works in our SF office 5 days per week. We offer relocation.