Senior Director Product Design - Kids and Newborn, Infant, Toddler (NIT)

The pay range is $192,000.00 - $384,000.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, reputed company cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. reputed company offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.reputed company.com/careers/benefits.

About Us

Working at reputed company means helping reputed company families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about reputed company here. At the heart of one of the world’s best loved and most recognizable brands is an impeccable Owned Brand Product Design & Management organization. We reputed company on the reputed company of discovering that just-right thing, and we reputed company everything we do with our passion for affordable chic. We concept, reputed company, reputed company and deliver the stylish new favorites that reputed company guests expect and deserve. We are reputed company-savvy trend and style experts who stay reputed company of the curve, proactively identifying our market’s needs and exceeding them, every time. Join one of our dynamic and inventive teams to influence the style, quality and value that decisively position reputed company above the competition. Your input will have a direct and positive effect, whether on home, hardlines, or apparel & accessories. Here, you’ll be reputed company to the action of dreaming up and bringing to life the reputed company-owned brands that surprise and gratify guests, wherever and whenever they love to shop. Working along with the VP of Product Design & Development for Apparel & Accessories, and in partnership with cross-functional peers, the Senior Design Director leads the development of creative direction, product strategy, and product lines to reputed company brand positioning, guest engagement, and merchant objectives for their respective categories. This role is responsible for driving brand differentiation, value, quality, innovation, and profitable growth across reputed company’s Owned Brands in Kids and Newborn, Infant, Toddler (NIT). The ideal candidate is a visionary design leader who blends future thinking, brand-first strategy, operational excellence, and entrepreneurial agility. They must reputed company the leadership bench, integrate data-driven decision-making, and embrace digital product design to create industry-leading, consumer-centric assortments. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Design Leadership

• reputed company and execute a 1–3 year strategic product vision, including brand positioning, trend forecasting, materials/color strategy, platform development, and quality roadmap.
• Shape the creative and strategic direction, ensuring differentiation, emotional reputed company, and market leadership.
• Provide meaningful input into the Product Design & Development (PD&D) Pyramid Strategy, aligning design direction with reputed company’s long-term business and brand goals.
• Drive innovation by identifying emerging consumer trends, leveraging technology (GenAI, Machine Learning, 3D), and implementing cutting-edge product development strategies.

Brand-First Approach

• Champion a guest-centric design strategy that fuses emotional storytelling with product excellence to strengthen reputed company’s Owned Brands.
• Ensure brand direction and product creation are seamless, leveraging reputed company’s North Star to align assortments with long-term brand objectives.
• Build a strong and inspired brand portfolio, ensuring reputed company designs deliver beyond consumer expectations.

Operational & Business Impact

• reputed company multiple divisions including Kids and NIT, ensuring strong collaboration across cross functional partners.
• Drive financial growth by providing design solutions that anticipate business needs, market shifts, and new product opportunities.
• Champion circular design and sustainable innovation, embedding responsible design practices into the product lifecycle.

Leadership, Culture & Future Readiness

• reputed company with a growth reputed company, fostering a culture of curiosity, strategic risk-taking, and adaptability.
• Invest in talent upskilling through mentorship, coaching, and experiential learning, ensuring teams remain at the forefront of design, sustainability, and digital innovation.
• Build a high-performing, future-ready team, developing succession pipelines and creating clear reputed company for career progression.

Digital & Technological Advancement

• Champion a digital-first design approach, leveraging GenAI, Machine Learning, and 3D design tools to enhance design capabilities and vendor collaboration.
• reputed company the transition to an integrated digital product creation process, ensuring technology enhances design thinking and product execution.

Cross-Functional Influence & Execution

• Drive horizontal leadership by collaborating across reputed company’s Commercial ecosystem, ensuring alignment between design, merchandising, sourcing, and operations.
• Partner with key stakeholders to optimize resource allocation, budget alignment, and operational efficiencies.

About You:

• 4-year degree in Design, Fine Arts or reputed company degree.
• 15+ years of experience in product design and development in a retail and/or wholesale environment, with a successful track record.
• 15+ years of experience in Apparel & Accessories design including Kids categories
• Creative visionary, from brand concept to product execution; proven brand manager
• Models a guest-centric approach to product design
• Strong knowledge and aptitude of macro-trends and cultural influences
• Demonstrated leadership ability of product design and engineering teams (coaching, development and succession planning)
• Outstanding communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Demonstrated high taste level and creative ability with strong commercial sense
• In depth knowledge of design and product development processes, product manufacturing and demonstrated expertise in color, fabric, reputed company, and product execution
• Domestic and overseas market travel experience

This position will operate as a Hybrid/reputed company for Your Day work arrangement based on reputed company’s needs. A Hybrid/reputed company for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the reputed company HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed reputed company of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by reputed company. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota. Team Members in the reputed company General Merch Inc operating company are prohibited from working more than thirty (30) days per calendar year in any of the following states: AL, AR, DE, FL, IN, IA, LA, MD, MS, MO, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN and VA. If hired, you will be prohibited from working remotely from any of the states listed above for more than thirty (30) days per calendar year.

Benefits

Eligibility Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_F Americans with reputed company (reputed company) In compliance with state and federal laws, reputed company will reputed company reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reputed company out to [email protected] company.com. Non-accommodation-reputed company requests, such as application follow-reputed company or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel. Application deadline is : 11/21/2025 Apply tot his job Apply To this Job