Vice President of Design

Solomon Page; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Solomon Page seeks a Vice President of Design to lead the creative vision and strategic design direction for our client’s priority private label apparel customer and brand. This role oversees innovative, trend-driven product across woven, knit, denim, sweaters, bottoms, tops, dresses, and more.

Hybrid work: 3 days in-office, 2 days WFH, travel domestically and to Asia as needed. The VP will partner with the customer and internal leadership to drive creative innovation, strengthen relationships,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive apparel design experience, including senior leadership in private label apparel.
• Proven success leading design organizations supporting major national retail customers.
• Extensive experience across multiple apparel categories including denim, sweaters, elevated fashion, and contemporary product development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall creative vision and design strategy across multiple private label apparel categories for a key customer.
• Drive seasonal product direction and innovation across elevated brands, denim, sweaters, and other strategic growth categories.
• Serve as the executive design partner to the customer, building trusted relationships and presenting seasonal concepts, trend direction, and long-term design strategies.
• Identify emerging fashion, consumer, and marketplace trends and translate them into commercially successful product assortments.
• Partner with Account Management, Merchandising, Product Development, Technical Design, Sourcing, and global teams to deliver innovative product that meets customer expectations and business objectives.
• Lead the development of seasonal assortments from concept through commercialization, ensuring design excellence, product quality, and successful execution.
• Flexibility to travel domestically to the account as well as annual trip to Asia.
• Champion innovation in silhouettes, fabrications, color, print, trim, washes, and product development while balancing customer needs, commercial viability, and profitability.
• Drive category expansion and identify opportunities to grow the customer's private label business through new concepts, trend initiatives, and product innovation.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing design organization, fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous professional growth.
• Present seasonal design strategies, trend forecasts, and product concepts to executive leadership and customer partners.
• Develop strong partnerships with global design teams, sourcing offices, and manufacturing partners to ensure best-in-class product execution.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to support long-term business strategies, customer growth initiatives, and organizational objectives.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field

Job description

We are seeking a Vice President of Design to lead the creative vision and strategic design direction for our client’s priority private label apparel customer and brand. This design leadership role will oversee the development of innovative, trend-driven product across multiple apparel categories. With a “can do” attitude for a strong focus on high fashion for constant elevation brands at a price point, you will work in all categories, wovens, knits, denim, sweaters, bottoms, tops, dresses, and other key growth areas. The Vice President will partner closely with the customer and internal leadership teams to drive creative innovation, strengthen customer relationships, and support the continued growth of the business through compelling product and market-leading design. This role is considered hybrid with 3 days in-office and 2 days WFH.

• The salary range for this role is $250,000+ based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall creative vision and design strategy across multiple private label apparel categories for a key customer.
• Drive seasonal product direction and innovation across elevated brands, denim, sweaters, and other strategic growth categories.
• Serve as the executive design partner to the customer, building trusted relationships and presenting seasonal concepts, trend direction, and long-term design strategies.
• Identify emerging fashion, consumer, and marketplace trends and translate them into commercially successful product assortments.
• Partner closely with Account Management, Merchandising, Product Development, Technical Design, Sourcing, and global teams to deliver innovative product that meets customer expectations and business objectives.
• Lead the development of seasonal assortments from concept through commercialization, ensuring design excellence, product quality, and successful execution.
• Flexibility to travel as needed domestically to the account as well as annual trip to Asia.
• Champion innovation in silhouettes, fabrications, color, print, trim, washes, and product development while balancing customer needs, commercial viability, and profitability.
• Drive category expansion and identify opportunities to grow the customer's private label business through new concepts, trend initiatives, and product innovation.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing design organization, fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous professional growth.
• Present seasonal design strategies, trend forecasts, and product concepts to executive leadership and customer partners.
• Develop strong partnerships with global design teams, sourcing offices, and manufacturing partners to ensure best-in-class product execution.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to support long-term business strategies, customer growth initiatives, and organizational objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive apparel design experience, including senior leadership experience within private label apparel
• Proven success leading design organizations supporting major national retail customers.
• Extensive experience across multiple apparel categories, including strong expertise in denim, sweaters, elevated fashion, and contemporary product development.
• Strong understanding of apparel product development, sourcing, garment construction, fabrication, and manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to build executive-level customer relationships and influence strategic business decisions.
• Exceptional creative vision with strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Proven ability to build, mentor, and lead high-performing creative teams.
• Excellent presentation, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment while managing multiple priorities and driving strategic initiatives.
• Previous travel experience overseas.

For more information and additional opportunities, visit: solomonpage.com and connect with us on Facebook, and LinkedIn.