VP of Design

SBH Fashion; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 200.000 - 245.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SBH Fashion is seeking a VP of Design to lead a design and development team and shape the brand’s seasonal direction. You will oversee concept, color, print, and silhouette while ensuring sophistication, versatility, comfort, and a perfect fit across categories.

With 10+ years in apparel design and product development and a luxury background, you will drive end-to-end design, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and represent the brand at events and on shoots.

Formación

• 10+ years of apparel design and product development experience.
• Background in luxury or elevated womenswear; tailoring, suiting, or professional wear is a strong plus.
• Experience designing across multiple womenswear categories such as tailoring, dresses, knitwear, and separates.
• Deep knowledge of garment construction, fit, fabrics, and apparel manufacturing.
• Portfolio showing creativity and commercial judgment.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee the design and development team with 3 direct reports.
• Set the creative direction for each season, including concept, color, print, and silhouette.
• Evolve the brand's aesthetic while maintaining sophistication, versatility, comfort, and fit.
• Lead full design lifecycle across sketches, tech packs, fittings, and production sign-off.
• Lead pre-season reviews and stay close to in-season performance to learn what's working.
• Collaborate with Product Development and Technical Design to evaluate prototypes and ensure fit/quality.
• Maintain clear communication between Design, Development, and Merchandising and manage samples.
• Represent the brand at events and engage customers to share the design story.

Conocimientos

Apparel design

Leadership

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: VP of Design

What you'll do

• Oversee the design and development team, with 3 direct reports.
• Set the creative direction for each season, including concept, color, print, and silhouette, in a way that is unmistakably the brand
• Evolve the brand's aesthetic while keeping what our customers value most: sophistication, versatility, comfort, and exceptional fit.
• Manage the full design lifecycle across all categories: sketches, tech packs, fittings, and sign-off through production.
• Lead pre-season sketch, fabric, and proto reviews, and stay close to in-season performance to learn what's working.
• Work hand in hand with Product Development and Technical Design to evaluate prototypes and protect fit, quality, and detail at every stage.
• Keep information flowing clearly between Design, Development, and Merchandising, and manage sample requests.
• Demonstrate curiosity in a broad and complex business environment transcending the traditional competitive landscape in order to engage the customers.

Build the assortment

• Partner with Merchandising on seasonal strategy, building an assortment that balances core products, seasonal newness, and fashion-forward statements.
• Identify the next generation of iconic styles, and find new ways to extend the bestsellers our customers come back for.
• Use selling history, customer feedback, and market trends to make clear choices about where to invest and what to edit.

Fabric, sourcing, and production

• Build strong relationships with fabric mills, factories, and development partners, and bring new materials and construction ideas to the team.
• Balance design ambition with cost targets, production capabilities, and delivery timelines.
• Be the face of the brands design
• Represent the brand at select customer events, styling sessions, VIP experiences, panels, and press opportunities.
• Present new collections and seasonal inspiration to internal teams and to customers.
• Appear in marketing, email, and social content: talking through a collection, sharing behind-the-scenes moments, and showing how a piece is made.

Lead styling direction

• Set the styling point of view for how the brands clothing is worn and presented, in partnership with Brand Marketing, which leads campaign concepts and visual execution.
• Partner with Brand Marketing on concept and styling, and be on set for key shoots to direct styling, fit, proportion, and garment presentation.

Who you are

• 10+ years of apparel design and product development experience, including leading a design team.
• A background in luxury or elevated womenswear. Experience in tailoring, suiting, or professional wear is a strong plus.
• Experience designing across multiple womenswear categories, ideally including tailoring, dresses, knitwear, and separates.
• Deep knowledge of garment construction, fit, fabrics, and apparel manufacturing.
• A clear, confident aesthetic, with a portfolio that shows both creativity and commercial judgment.
• Comfortable in front of an audience and on camera. You enjoy speaking at events, connecting with customers, and sharing the story behind your work.
• Highly organized, with the time management to run multiple seasons and categories at once.
• A collaborator with a no-task-too-big-or-too-small attitude, who thrives in a fast-moving, hands-on team.

Salary $200,000-$245,000