Retail Design Lead — Customer-Centric Store Innovation

Virgin Atlantic; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline company is seeking a Retail Design Manager to define and deliver design strategies for various retail environments. The candidate will lead projects from insight through execution, fostering innovation and collaboration across teams. Required qualifications include a degree in design or equivalent experience, with strong strategic and project management skills. This hybrid role requires presence in Crawley for three days a week and offers a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement of degree-level qualification in a relevant design field, or significant on-the-job experience in lieu.
• Strong strategic and design leadership experience within retail environments.
• A passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the design strategy for retail environments.
• Lead retail design projects end-to-end from brief to execution.
• Collaborate with Consumer Insights to validate concepts with customers before investment.

Skills

Design leadership

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Innovation

Education

Degree-level qualification in a relevant design field

Significant on-the-job experience

Job description

A leading airline company is seeking a Retail Design Manager to define and deliver design strategies for various retail environments. The candidate will lead projects from insight through execution, fostering innovation and collaboration across teams. Required qualifications include a degree in design or equivalent experience, with strong strategic and project management skills. This hybrid role requires presence in Crawley for three days a week and offers a competitive salary.