Senior Designer - Bags

lululemon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 129,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental

Paid time off

Retirement match

Employee discount

Fitness classes

Parenthood top-up

Development courses

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon seeks a seasoned bag designer to shape our bags across seasonal and core collections. You will bring a strong creative point of view and deep knowledge of bag construction, materials, and manufacturing.

You will collaborate with development, sourcing and suppliers, mentor junior designers, manage multiple projects, and push the category beyond trends with a performance-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing bags and accessories.
• Portfolio showing exceptional taste and strong bag design.
• Deep knowledge of bag construction, materials, trims, hardware and manufacturing.
• Experience taking product from concept through development and commercialization.
• Experience working with international suppliers and manufacturers.
• Strong sketching, CAD and Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• Confident communicator and collaborative partner.

Responsibilities

• Create original, relevant product that moves the category forward.
• Translate ideas through sketching, CAD, renders and sampling.
• Explore intersection of fashion, sport, movement and modern life.
• Collaborate with development, materials, sourcing and manufacturing teams.
• Mentor younger designers and contribute to the wider team.
• Manage several projects and seasons with attention to detail.

Skills

Bag design

CAD

Adobe CS

Sketching

Supplier management

Product development

Portfolio review

Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

who we are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

Requirements

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

About The Team

We design bags and small accessories for how people move now, and how they might move next. Bags are a significant part of the lululemon business, with a real opportunity to push the category creatively. We’re interested in the space between fashion and sport: intelligent function, beautiful materials and product with a distinct point of view.

About The Role

You’ll concept and design bags across seasonal and core collections. You’ll bring a strong creative point of view and exceptional taste, while understanding the detail and technical thinking required to make genuinely great bags.

You Will

• Create original, relevant product that moves the category forward.
• Translate ideas through strong sketching, CAD, Renders and sampling.
• Explore the intersection of fashion, sport, movement and modern life.
• Work directly with development, materials, sourcing and manufacturing partners to push construction, hardware and execution.
• Bring a sophisticated understanding of bags, leather goods and the wider fashion landscape without simply following trends.
• Present ideas clearly and be comfortable evolving and editing your work.
• Mentor younger designers and contribute generously to the wider creative team.
• Manage several projects and seasons without losing the detail.

Who You Are

You’re a bag designer first. You have a sophisticated eye, strong instincts and deep knowledge of how bags are made. Your background might be in luxury or fashion, but you’re curious about performance, movement and the possibilities that come from designing outside traditional fashion codes. You care about proportion, material, construction and the small decisions that make a product feel exceptional. You’re creatively ambitious but low ego. You like working with other people, sharing ideas and making the work better together. You nurture younger talent and bring energy to a team rather than competing with it. Most importantly, you want to make something new. We’re interested in designers who can bring a different perspective to lululemon and are excited by the scale of the creative opportunity here.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing bags and accessories.
• A portfolio showing exceptional taste, originality and strong bag design across different constructions and use cases.
• Deep knowledge of bag construction, materials, trims, hardware and manufacturing.
• Experience taking product from concept through development and commercialization.
• Experience working directly with international suppliers and manufacturers.
• Strong sketching, CAD and Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• Confident communicator and collaborative creative partner.

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.

Immigration support is potentially available for this role.

Compensation And Benefits Package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $129,000 – $169,300 CAD annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program and equity offerings, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At Lululemon, Investing In Our People Is a Top Priority. We Believe That When Life Works, Work Works. We Strive To Be The Place Where Inclusive Leaders Come To Develop And Enable All To Be Well. Recognizing Our Teams For Their Performance And Dedication, Other Components Of Our Total Rewards Offerings Include Support Of Career Development, Wellbeing, And Personal Growth

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

workplace arrangement

In-person collaboration and/or office-based work is necessary or important for the role. Work is mainly performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.