Design Director, Footwear Color & Materials

Ubicació: United States of America

Estat/Província/Ciutat: Oregon

Ciutat: Portland

Unitat de negoci: Store Support Centre (SSC)

Tipus de dedicació: Full-time

Description & Requirements

who we are:

lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.


about this team:

The footwear design team is a diverse group of creative and strategic thinkers, who are future thinking, detail-orientated and solution focused. They are at the forefront of performance and lifestyle footwear and aware of macro trends and how this relates to the sportswear industry. They are strong communicators who value and develop their cross functional relationships. This is a team of high performers who are constantly striving to develop personally and professionally, practicing open feedback in a trusting space.

 

a day in the life:

The Director, Footwear Color & Materials Design at lululemon leads the strategic and creative direction for footwear color and materials design and creation. You will manage strategic planning of the materials pipeline and opportunities through “feel” and “activity” lenses. You will direct the design, creation and application of these materials into the footwear ranges. You will lead, manage and develop the materials design team.

 

key responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage both the Materials Design and Color Design team
  • Identify existing material trends with the ability to create new ones (through lens of lululemon IP ownership)
  • Forge material toolboxes and seasonal color palettes for Athletic and Lifestyle footwear ranges
  • Elevate new technologies that influence new models as well as elevate existing materials for carryover models
  • Support BePlanet ambitions to create tangible sustainability tiers for materials
  • Create seasonal material newness, celebrating seasonal product creative direction
  • Accountable for performance results by creating materials to pass and exceed performance test standards, as well as excel in feel (user testing) and bring premium value in visual, texture and haptic.
  • Ensure close collaboration and partnership with Innovation, Development and Merchandising
  • Drive process discipline with your team by aligning calendars and streamlining the design process to enable creativity
  • Assign style count to the team and manage the seasonal workload of the team. Establish workflow processes, milestones and timelines to support the execution of GTM milestones and the timely delivery of outputs

 

qualifications:

  • 12+ years minimum industry experience is required
  • BA, BFA or BS in Materials/Textile Design required (or equivalent)
  • Footwear experience, materials and color specialist
  • Proficient in Adobe Illustrator
  • Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Excel, Word, Mac platform
  • An understanding of 3D design

must haves:

  • Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
  • Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
  • Communicates with honesty and kindness and creates the space for others to do the same.
  • Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
  • Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
  • Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.


Compensation and Benefits Package 

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $181,700 - $238,500 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program and equity offerings, subject to program eligibility requirements.   

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:
  • Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans 
  • Paid time off 
  • Savings and retirement plan matching 
  • Generous employee discount 
  • Fitness & yoga classes 
  • Parenthood top-up 
  • Extensive catalog of development course offerings 
  • People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few) 
Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.



workplace arrangement

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

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Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that Lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.

lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us ataccommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.