Design Manager Retail Tech

WHAT YOULL DO 

As a Design Manager within Retail Tech youll lead and grow a team of digital product designers shaping the experiences that power everyday work across H&M stores globally. Youll champion design quality and turn complex retail challenges into intuitive solutions that create meaningful impact for our colleagues customers and business. 

• Lead coach and develop designers through clear feedback individual growth plans and continuous learning. 
• Ensure end-to-end experience quality across usability accessibility consistency and brand direction. 
• Plan design capacity and allocate resources across areas and product teams to meet current and future needs. 
• Improve collaboration workflows and governance across design product engineering operations and brand. 
• Guide the adoption and continuous improvement of relevant design systems to deliver consistent experiences at scale. 
• Strengthen design maturity and ways of working across Retail Tech enabling designers to work more strategically and create greater impact. 
• Define and track design KPIs using research insights and performance data to improve user and business outcomes. 
• Build an inclusive team culture based on trust wellbeing engagement and sustainable performance. 

WHO YOULL WORK WITH 

You will lead and develop a team of digital product designers supporting their growth and enabling high-quality design delivery. As part of an area leadership trio you will work closely with the Area Business Manager and Area Tech Manager as well as partners across Product Engineering Operations Brand research and analytics. 

WHO YOU ARE 

We are looking for people with 

• Extensive experience in digital product or UX design including significant experience leading design teams and directly managing people. 
• Proven responsibility for team allocation capacity planning design delivery and quality across products services or digital platforms. 
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to create clarity and alignment across product technology design and business stakeholders. 
• Experience coaching designers and building inclusive high-performing teams. 
• Strong knowledge of human-centred interaction and product design including service design and journey management methodologies. 
• Experience working with design systems at scale and advanced Figma skills. Knowledge of Material Design is an advantage. 
• Experience using research and data to guide decisions define priorities and measure outcomes. 
• Knowledge of accessibility standards including WCAG 2.1 AA and inclusive design practices. 
• Experience with AI-supported design and curiosity to keep learning as the field develops. 

And people who are 

• Collaborative and able to build trust across disciplines and seniority levels. 
• Clear transparent and confident when communicating recommendations rationale risks and decisions. 
• Customer-focused with the ability to balance user needs with product and commercial goals. 
• Empowering and committed to creating the conditions for others to grow and succeed. 
• Proactive resourceful and comfortable navigating change and complex organisational environments. 

Additional Information :

WHO WE ARE 

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design affordable prices and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make. 

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together we want to use our power our scale and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. 

WHY YOULL LOVE WORKING HERE 

At H&M Group we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. 

• An influential leadership role where you can shape design quality capability and ways of working at scale. 
• The opportunity to work across digital and physical customer and colleague experiences in a global organisation. 
• A collaborative environment where design business and technology work together to create meaningful outcomes. 

JOIN US 

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things: our inclusive and collaborative culture our strong values and opportunities for growth. But most of all it is our people who make us who we are. 

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here. 

We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair equitable and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter to your application. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time