Senior Technical Designer (VS Sleep

Why You Belong Here

At Victoria's Secret & Co, you'll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You'll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.

We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you'll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.

Description

Your Role

This role partners closely with Design, Merchandising, and cross-functional teams-including Raw Materials, Regional Technical Design, Product Development, Product Performance, Production & Sourcing, QA, vendors, and trim/component suppliers-to lead the technical development of new styles from concept through production. The role owns fit, construction, and quality standards, ensuring consistency across product categories while proactively identifying and communicating risk throughout the development cycle. With a strong focus on continuous improvement, this position drives best-in-class fit, comfort, and performance-delivering products that consistently excite customers and exceed wear expectations.

Why You Belong Here

At Victoria's Secret & Co, you'll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You'll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.

We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you'll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.

Your Impact

• Act as a positive, supportive, partner, fostering open communication in a cohesive team environment with all business partners, consistently demonstrating our shared values and competencies
• Serve as a functional expert and brand guardian for specific product area
• Work closely to support Manager/Director/AVP, ensuring any business critical/hot topics are raised in a timely manner
• Act as a technical resource and mentor to others with the ability to train and lead a direct report. Guide and support Associate and Technical Designers during fit sessions and communication of technical detail.
• Respond quickly to change with a positive attitude and willingness to learn new ways to work and achieve objectives.
• Advise and support the development of proto samples ensuring clear direction of design aesthetic, fit intent and construction. As necessary, evaluate fit and construction of proto samples.
• Lead fit sessions on live model and communicate fit/construction corrections to vendors via written instruction, flat and on body measurements and digital images.
• Partner with design to execute Design Intent and pass off to regional TD partners to commence fit approval cycle.
• Lead and participate in design, technical and cross-functional meetings. Present technical data and initiatives to cross-functional team and senior leaders, flexing style to audience.
• Track and manage workflow and ensure seasonal calendar deadlines are met
• Analyze Wear Test results and complete recommendations for product and fit enhancements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align on product performance standards as it pertains to Brand Integrity and establish fit and quality standards to ensure consistency across product categories.
• Identify potential production, quality, and/or costing issues and provide recommendations and solutions.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of product development process from concept through production, including patternmaking, construction, costing, manufacturing and materials.
• Identify and proactively engage in competitive analysis.
• Support merchants, design and regional partners by responding to and analyzing customer feedback and making appropriate recommendations.
• Participate and support new initiatives and projects.

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Minimum Salary: $114,300.00

Maximum Salary: $154,875.00

VS&Co provides a range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual salary will be determined by a number of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic region, or other relevant factors.

Qualifications

• Technical education in garment fit and construction to degree level or equivalent work experience.

• Extensive knowledge of patternmaking for specific category, construction, fit and grading.

• Extensive Knowledge of factory, manufacturing techniques and machinery.

• 5-10 years industry experience with at least 3 - 4 years in specific category Technical Design

• Experience using a product development technical specification program (PDM, PLM etc.

• Experience using 3D software a bonus (Clo3D, Browzwear, etc..

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word etc..

• Organization skills and ability to multi task.

• Ability to identify issues and create solutions outside of established parameters and guidelines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance

An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.