Senior Design Manager, Retail Stores

Wayfair; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayfair is seeking a Senior Manager for its Retail Store Design team to build and manage projects that enable Wayfair’s physical retail agenda. The role involves developing store design concepts, managing architecture drawings, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to support a scalable retail strategy across Wayfair brands.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in general business, spatial design or project management, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to lead strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience leading large-scale physical retail design projects.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy for designing and project managing store concepts and architecture drawings.
• Translate design processes into executable plans and timelines for brand, merchandising, operations, safety and facilities.
• Build and maintain a network of architects and millworkers to support design across stores.
• Collaborate with Store teams to ensure design supports brand, marketing, merchandising and operations.
• Set objectives and timelines for design by brand and site; manage budgets and communications.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Location: Remote, US

Category: Physical Retail Corporate

Annual Base Pay: USD 139,816.00 - USD 159,101.00

The above base pay range may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience. The range listed is just one component of Wayfair’s total compensation package for employees. Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commissions and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a comprehensive suite of medical, financial and additional benefits.

Wayfair’s Retail Store Design team is seeking a Senior Manager to build and manage projects with our store design team that will enable Wayfair’s physical retail agenda. Wayfair intends to build a physical retail platform across all Wayfair brands. We believe there is a white space in the brick-and-mortar market and an opportunity to create a differentiated retail experience that showcases the breadth and depth of our catalog. This presents a great opportunity for Wayfair to develop and execute a retail strategy at scale. To achieve this, Wayfair is looking to build a team that can define and drive our ambitious physical retail agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop strategy for designing and project managing the concepting and architecture drawings for a brand of physical retail stores. Scope includes: store footprints, fixture development, maintain architecture partnerships, etc.
• Translate store design process into executable plan and timeline to support numerous stakeholders including: brand, visual merchandising, operations, safety and facilities
• Build and maintain a robust network of architects and millworkers to support design across the store
• Partner with the Store teams to ensure design supports and enhances brand, marketing, merchandising, store operations, etc.
• Work with Real Estate, Builds and Stores leadership to set clear objectives and timelines for design by brand and by site
• Craft design process that supports initial and iteration of design based on key business learnings
• Manage robust project management timeline, design budget and communications to relevant stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 8+ years in general business, spatial design or project management
• Demonstrated business experience, including experience in project management and large-scale physical retail design
• Strong business management skills; demonstrated ability to create and lead important strategic initiatives amongst internal and external stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders at the same time
• Ability to implement strategic plans and drive results with multiple teams and stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast paced learning environment
• Senior stakeholder management; able to collaborate across all levels of the organization to achieve objectives
• Travel multiple times per month required

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk‑takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well‑positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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State Specific Disclosures

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, and the role will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible, as we will review applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis.