Sr Design Director - Women's - (San Francisco, CA)

The Senior Director, Apparel Design is responsible for managing and directing a given apparel design division. The incumbent will provide direction to all design staff members in all aspects of the design process. The Director will be involved in the development of apparel goals and drive implementation based on the future business strategy. Partners with merchants, sourcing managers, and product development leadership on key business decisions. This individual will play a key role in building strong functional relationships with these key business partners. * Leverages top-down direction to set the overall strategy and design direction for the division. * Provides overall recommendations and sets tone regarding style and fit of product during presentation. * Identifies the support needed for each division and the workload involved; Organizes staff and structure to meet the needs of the business * Ensures communication between design team and business partners ie: tech design, merchant teams and sourcing.