Senior Director of Technical Design

Senior Director of Technical Design 

Reports to: CMO 

Status: Exempt/Salaried 

Club Monaco is an international men’s and women’s lifestyle brand with a distinctly urban casual point of view, best defined as a play of opposites: mixing vintage with new, hard with soft and eclecticism with minimalism. Each season, Club Monaco offers customers must have fashion and key pieces that together are the foundation of a modern wardrobe.

Overview 

Responsible for directing and managing the Technical Design department to ensure that the brand standards for fit and construction are followed throughout the garment categories.  

Responsibilities  

• Manages workflow and a team of 9 with 4 direct reports in Technical Design.  

• Develops strategies and solutions to execute company’s vision in the most cost and time effective manner. 

• Collaborates with CFT to obtain clear direction on design intent, fit direction and garment construction. 

• Responsible for directing a creative process of developing new styles, bringing together creative design vision and merchandising information, through final production approvals. 

• Responsible for establishing fit and construction standards to achieve current aesthetics, while improving comfort and functionality. 

• Supervises and conducts live model fittings to ensure that garments reflect the original design concept and can be produced in a method that conforms to the schedule and cost structure set forth by the merchandising and production departments. 

• Reviews, analyses and corrects factory patterns with the team daily. Works in Gerber software to review and analyze patterns.  

• Creates and approves fit block patterns for core product. 

•  Communicates daily with the overseas agents, travels overseas and works with the agents and factories directly, building strong professional relationships with the overseas partners. 

• Participates in building the production calendar and ensures that the tactical calendar deliverables are met. 

• Attends milestone and leadership meetings to provide technical support to the CFT. 

• Reviews and approves fit model invoices. 

• Builds and maintains a diverse and motived Technical Design team, ready to take on more in the organization. 

Skills and Requirements 

• Minimum ten years’ experience in Technical Design and minimum 5 years in managing teams 

• Proficiency in leading, supervising and giving direct reports clear goals, fostering a harmonious working environment and collaboration 

• Strong patternmaking and draping skills and construction expertise in all garment categories 

• Garment grading expertise in all garment categories 

• Strong knowledge of production methods and processes 

• Knowledge of fabric and yarn construction finishes and techniques 

• Knowledge of garment and fabric testing 

• Computer proficiency with MS Office; Outlook, Excel, Word as well as Gerber, PLM, Web PDM or equivalent, Adobe Illustrator 

• Excellent interpersonal skills supporting a culture of inclusion and respect 

• Excellent English communication skills - verbal and written 

• Excellent time management, with a strong focus on priorities and overlapping deadlines 

• Strong planning and organizational skills with a sense of priority for deadlines and attention to detail 

• Forward thinking, following market and fashion trends to identify and suggest new opportunities 

  Salary: $185,000 - 225,000