Technical Development Manager, Bags & Accessories

Socket.dev; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k with employer matching

Paid Time Off

Maternity/Paternity leave

Fitness center

Job summary

Trove Brands is seeking a Technical Development Manager to own the technical design and development infrastructure for bags and accessories. You will collaborate with Product, Design, Supply Chain, Quality, and overseas factories to ensure designs are manufacturable and meet specifications.

Who you are: a seasoned professional with 7+ years in soft goods development, strong Illustrator/PLM skills, and the ability to lead teams across global partners. This is an in-office role in Lehi, Utah.

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 focus.
• Expertise 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, fabric finishing and trim integration.
• Experience managing full development cycle with Asian manufacturing partners.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for technical flat drawings; PLM experience is a plus.
• Experience mentoring junior technical staff and developing others.
• Strong written and verbal communication for factory technical correspondence with global partners.
• Mandarin capability is a meaningful advantage given our Asia-based network.
• Passionate about soft goods construction and delivering products to high technical and commercial standards.

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 translating briefs into precise, factory-ready documentation.
• Lead the Design to PD technical handoff, preserving design intent and manufacturability.
• Build and maintain a master technical specification library covering construction standards and quality thresholds.
• Lead technical reviews at each development sample stage and direct factory corrections as needed.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and CMF Developer to ensure materials and platforms are viable before brief commitment.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain and overseas partners on vendor technical assessment during factory qualification.
• Oversee the Technical Product Developer, setting targets and coaching on evaluation and factory communication.
• Manage overseas factory communication on complex construction matters and drive issue resolution.
• Participate in seasonal development reviews and pre-production gates.
• Incorporate learnings from samples and market performance into future standards.
• Travel internationally several times per year to visit overseas manufacturing partners.

Skills

Soft goods tech design

Mentoring juniors

Vendor coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Technical/Textile Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

PLM system

Job description

Trove Brands is seeking a Technical Development Manager to own the technical design and development infrastructure for bags and accessories. You will collaborate with Product, Design, Supply Chain, Quality, and overseas factories to ensure designs are manufacturable and meet specifications.

Who you are: a seasoned professional with 7+ years in soft goods development, strong Illustrator/PLM skills, and the ability to lead teams across global partners. This is an in-office role in Lehi, Utah.