VP, Design - FLG Footwear

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Job Title: VP Design, FLG Footwear
Reports to:  President, FLG
Location:  Goleta, CA (Office Hybrid)

The Role

Lead the design vision, strategy, and execution for FLG footwear globally, taking innovative product ideas from concept to market.

We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.

Your Impact

The primary functions of this role, include but are not limited to:

• Develop key seasonal design concepts and stories that support brand and product strategies 
• Lead the design vision for category- and consumer-right assortments; advise on category extension or new categories, and collabs
• Lead and oversee design and creative process from concept to confirmation signoff
• Partner with Brand leaders to create and communicate seasonal and yearly creative direction
• Apply market research, trend insight, & knowledge to interpret business briefs and actively create/present new innovative concepts
• Partner x-functionally to ensure highest-level product is successfully commercialized to brand vision and financial goals
• Ensure product design initiatives meet category financial goals, profitability, and ROI standards, monitoring design cost investments
• Lead, mentor, and develop a group of talented and inspired designers

Who You Are

• Leading in a large, matrixed organization
• Built, led, & developed large, high-performing diverse teams
• Lead effective cross-functional partnership & collaboration
• Senior stakeholder mgmt. (internal, external)
• Creating & executing industry-leading lifestyle footwear brand and category design vision & concepts across multiple markets
• New and interesting ways to update key franchises
• Innovative concepts and commercially profitable end-products 
• Set design vision & strategy
• Drive innovative thinking
• Drive results
• Lead with empathy & inspires creative teams
• Champion change
• Communicate effectively
• Role models Deckers values
• Effective Collaborator

We’d love to hear from people with

• Deep experience in design visioning, creative direction, & story telling 
• Advanced command of footwear design, construction techniques, 3D software, and color & materials 
• Product triad management
• Product innovation
• Attuned to emerging trends and footwear marketplace
• Consumer and market acumen, leveraging insights
• Project and process management 

What We'll Give You

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
• Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
• Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
• Extras, discounts and perks - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
• Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
• Health and Wellness - There’s nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings. While at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.
   

$375,000 - $400,000

The salary range posted reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this role in our Goleta, CA location. Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all of the other beautiful parts of your identity.

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