AI-Driven Fashion Design & Development Lead

Weekday; Stockholms kommun; Ibrido; SEK 900.000 - 1.200.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Staff discount on Weekday brands

H&M Incentive Program – HIP

Pension and life insurance

Descrizione del lavoro

Weekday is seeking a Design & Development Lead to shape the future of product creation by combining design, development, and AI-driven technology. You will guide concepts through launch, collaborating with design, production, and external partners to deliver commercially compelling products for a youthful, culture‑savvy customer.

You will drive adoption of AI tools in creative workflows, experiment with new presentation methods, and help evolve development processes to be faster, more agile

Competenze

• Proven experience operating at Senior Designer, Senior Product Developer or equivalent level within a fast-paced fashion business, influencing stakeholders and driving outcomes without formal people management responsibility.
• Strong experience taking fashion products from concept through to launch, with a solid understanding of aesthetics, garment construction, materials, quality, costing and customer needs.
• Strong knowledge of fashion trends, customer behaviour and product development, with the ability to balance creative vision, brand identity and commercial objectives.
• Proven hands‑on experience implementing and embedding AI‑powered tools within design, product development or product creation workflows, with the ability to demonstrate tangible business, creative or operational impact.
• Experience identifying process improvements and implementing new ways of working in fast‑paced, cross‑functional environments, with an understanding of responsible and circular production principles.
• Experience working within innovation, transformation or new ways of working initiatives, with a track record of challenging established processes and driving adoption of new approaches.
• Experience presenting product concepts, collections or development strategies to external partners, customers or senior commercial stakeholders, with the ability to influence decisions and gain alignment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, with the ability to influence and build buy‑in across creative, technical, commercial and external stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Translate creative vision, brand direction and customer needs into relevant, commercial and inspiring products.
• Guide the product creation and development journey from concept to launch, ensuring high‑quality execution and solving development challenges along the way.
• Collaborate with design teams to integrate AI into creative workflows to support concept generation, idea development and creative exploration.
• Develop AI‑assisted and digital presentation methods, including product visualisation and digital product creation, to support faster decision‑making and reduce reliance on physical samples.
• Identify opportunities to improve ways of working and help evolve traditional development processes into more agile and responsive workflows.
• Use customer insights, market developments and fashion trends to identify product and assortment opportunities while balancing creativity, quality, speed, cost and commercial potential.
• Partner with Buying and Production teams to explore demand‑led development approaches and flexible production models that support responsible resource use.
• Provide guidance on materials, construction, components and product details to strengthen design intent, quality and customer relevance.
• Build, test and scale new ways of working in collaboration with Design, Product Development, Production, technology partners and external suppliers.
• Support the adoption of new technologies in a practical and inclusive way that empowers creative teams and drives cross‑functional collaboration.

Conoscenze

Senior Designer/Developer experience

AI in design workflows

Cross‑functional collaboration

English communication

Brand and product development

Fast-paced environment adaptation

Descrizione del lavoro

Weekday is seeking a Design & Development Lead to shape the future of product creation by combining design, development, and AI-driven technology. You will guide concepts through launch, collaborating with design, production, and external partners to deliver commercially compelling products for a youthful, culture‑savvy customer.

You will drive adoption of AI tools in creative workflows, experiment with new presentation methods, and help evolve development processes to be faster, more agile