Senior Technical Design Manager - Torrid

What You'll Do:

• Accountable for executing design aesthetics and maintaining Torrid fit standards and the customer's needs.
• Lead teams in the creation of apparel specifications, weekly fittings, attend cross functional meetings and issue fit comments with direct daily contact to vendors.
• Manage technical design team and their daily workflow to set priorities and maintain fit approval deadlines. 
• Accountable for fit, construction, quality, and consistency of product category from development to production, including:  
• Developing new block fits and adjusting patterns when necessary.  
• Attending development handover meetings and creating initial specs.  
• Maintain block charts and on body charts for their areas, update and communicate to x functional teams.  
• Reviewing and maintaining Torrid apparel construction, quality, grade, and tolerance standards.  
• Identify potential production, quality and costing issues and make recommendations to ensure brand integrity.  
• Attend meetings with Merchants, product development, and design weekly to review work in progress, best/worst sellers and discuss any updates and changes or the week with each category.  
• Train and mentor technical team's technical and professional skill set. Providing coaching and feedback through both team meetings and personal performance evaluations.  
• Manage multi category technical design team and their daily workflow to set priorities and maintain fit approval deadlines.  

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in fashion design, apparel production or textiles preferred. 
• Minimum of seven (7) years of technical design, pattern making apparel retail, manufacturing, or design experience or equivalent.  
• Ability to lead, train and develop talent within the technical design team.  
• Able to proactively troubleshoot and solve highly complex problems.  
• Strong computer skills including Adobe Illustrator, MS Word, and Excel  
• Strong technical skills with an emphasis on design principles, practices, and procedures. 
• Comprehensive knowledge of fit, balance, pattern grading, garment construction/production, fabrics, and fabric performance.  
• Illustrates a dedication to meeting requirements of internal and external customers, responding to all customers requests promptly and thoroughly.  
• Demonstrates superior interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to create trust with internal and cross functional team members.  
• Upholds and furthers Torrid's culture and values.  
• Meets deadlines, prioritizes appropriately, copes well with change, and maintains composure under pressure.  
• Accountable for results, approaches obstacles proactively and looks for ways to resolve problems and issues. 

• A culture where people are accepted and encouraged to be who they are.
• Competitive compensation, 401k with company matching contribution, plus potential to earn company performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive wellness package including, medical, dental, vision, and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Generous 50% employee discount and access to employee-only sales.
• Support the causes youre passionate about. We pay you up to 32 hours annually for volunteering your time in the community.
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Aimed at helping employees address a variety of personal and family issues including legal financial consultations, mental health services and more.
• Discounts on entertainment tickets and more.
• Access to a subscription to a leading online learning provider where you can earn certifications and take course taught by industry experts across multiple business sectors
• Work and learn alongside industry-leading executives while making huge strides in impacting the lives of women.
• Youll be challenged and grow. Opportunity for upward mobility is available at all levels of the organization.