Senior Technical Design Lead – Bags & Accessories

Trov; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and视觉

401k with company match

Paid Time Off

Maternity/Paternity leave

Job summary

Trove Brands seeks a Technical Development Manager to own the technical design and development infrastructure for bags and accessories. You will translate design concepts into precise, factory-ready specifications and uphold standards from proto to pre-production, partnering with PMs, Designers, and overseas partners in a fast-paced environment.

The role demands strong Adobe Illustrator skills, a track record with Asian manufacturing partners, and a passion for soft goods construction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Technical Design, Textile Design, or related field with equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience in soft goods technical design or product development with bags, accessories, or structured soft goods.
• Proficiency in tech pack creation and construction specifications for manufactured bags and accessories at commercial scale.
• Deep understanding of soft goods construction methods including seam architecture, hardware systems, fabric finishing, trim integration, and production quality standards.
• Experience managing the full development cycle from brief through bulk production with Asian manufacturing partners.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for technical flat drawing and specification documentation.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior technical staff with a demonstrated ability to develop others.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for factory technical correspondence with global manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and development infrastructure for bags and accessories from first proto through final pre-production approval.
• Define and maintain construction specifications, tech packs, and technical standards that translate product briefs and design concepts into precise, factory-ready documentation.
• Lead the Design to PD technical handoff, ensuring design intent is accurately translated into manufacturable specifications without losing aesthetic or functional integrity.
• Build and maintain a master technical specification library covering approved construction standards, tolerance ranges, hardware specifications, and quality thresholds across all active and carry-forward styles.
• Lead technical reviews at each development sample stage, evaluating construction execution, identifying specification deviations, and directing factory corrections with the authority to resolve complex construction issues independently.
• Partner with Product Managers and the CMF Developer to ensure new materials and construction platforms are technically viable before brief commitment.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and overseas manufacturing partners on vendor technical assessment during factory qualification, contributing construction capability evaluation and sample quality assessment to the vendor approval process.
• Oversee the Technical Product Developer, setting clear development targets, providing timely developmental feedback, and coaching technical evaluation and factory communication skills.
• Manage overseas factory communication on complex construction matters, driving problem resolution with precision and clarity across global manufacturing partners.
• Participate in seasonal development reviews and pre-production approval gates.
• Incorporate learnings from sample evaluation and in-market performance into future construction standards and specification improvements.
• Travel internationally several times a year to visit overseas manufacturing partners, conduct in-person factory assessments, evaluate development samples on the ground.

Skills

Technical design

Communication

Mentoring

Factory liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Technical/Textile Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

PLM system

Job description

Trove Brands seeks a Technical Development Manager to own the technical design and development infrastructure for bags and accessories. You will translate design concepts into precise, factory-ready specifications and uphold standards from proto to pre-production, partnering with PMs, Designers, and overseas partners in a fast-paced environment.

The role demands strong Adobe Illustrator skills, a track record with Asian manufacturing partners, and a passion for soft goods construction.