Design Manager - Men’s Performance Apparel (Onsite)

Adjmi Apparel Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Adjmi Apparel Group seeks a Design Manager for Men’s and Boys Performance Active. This hands-on leader co-owns the product journey from inspiration to commercial adoption, ensuring calendar alignment, accuracy, and timely delivery across teams.

The role requires exceptional communication, strong design/construct knowledge, and the ability to keep multiple projects aligned while balancing performance, sustainability, and business goals. Full-time onsite in New York.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of apparel design, merchandising, product creation, or development experience.
• Exceptional organisational, verbal, written, and visual communication skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to manage complex calendars, competing priorities, and cross-functional workflows balancing creative intent and commercial priorities.
• Experience with PLM and digital collaboration platforms such as Miro, OD/Centric, or similar systems.
• Ability to influence without direct authority, bringing diverse teams and external partners together around a shared product vision.

Responsibilities

• Partner with VP of Design & Merchandising to co-own product creation workflows and translate meetings into clear action items across cross-functional teams.
• Manage internal and external development calendars, communicating shifting priorities, milestones, and timing risks.
• Drive fabric, color, print, and artwork direction, translating trends into compelling product concepts.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to maintain product accuracy, support sample making, and ensure timely costing and approvals.
• Serve as a communication link between internal teams and external partners, driving engagement and accountability.
• Own digital product development organization across multiple platforms; support fittings and coordinate follow-up changes.
• Drive competitive benchmarking, market validation, and process improvements to identify opportunities and speed up delivery.

Skills

Apparel design

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal & written communication

Calendar management

Influence without authority

Tools

Miro

OD/Centric

PLM software

Job description

Adjmi Apparel Group seeks a Design Manager for Men’s and Boys Performance Active. This hands-on leader co-owns the product journey from inspiration to commercial adoption, ensuring calendar alignment, accuracy, and timely delivery across teams.

The role requires exceptional communication, strong design/construct knowledge, and the ability to keep multiple projects aligned while balancing performance, sustainability, and business goals. Full-time onsite in New York.