Senior Design Manager, Fashion

Position Summary

This is a unique opportunity to help shape and build the future of the Member’s Mark design organization, making a meaningful impact on both the product and the team.

What you'll do

• Lead seasonal design direction and storytelling by overseeing sketches, presentations, and strategic narratives that clearly communicate the seasonal design development strategy across multiple categories or brands.
• Drive prototype development and fit intent by leading seasonal sample execution, guiding fit direction (balance, flattering fit), and ensuring high-quality prototypes with strong adoption.
• Elevate materials, color, print, and fabric decisions by innovating on materials and guiding color theory, print execution, and fabric choices to strengthen brand quality and fashion positioning.
• Translate trend and customer insights into commercial product by applying macro/cultural trends, competitor movement, and customer feedback (including trend platforms and performance signals) to build trend-right assortments that deliver quality at Walmart prices.
• Optimize design operations and delivery by managing seasonal timelines, coordinating cross-functional handoffs (tech packs, sampling, vendors), and leveraging PLM/CAD/3D and AI-enhanced tools to improve speed, accuracy, and design-to-cost outcomes.

About the Team

This is a unique opportunity to help shape and build the future of the Member’s Mark design organization, making a meaningful impact on both the product and the team.

What you’ll bring

• Senior-level apparel design expertise with a strong track record creating trend-right assortments, leading fit intent, and delivering high-quality product aligned to value and margin goals.
• Advanced visual communication skills including mastery of fashion sketching/illustration and the ability to craft compelling design narratives and presentations.
• Deep product development fluency across materials, fabric selection, color theory, print development, prototyping, and design-to-cost decisioning.
• Tool and workflow proficiency using design enablement systems such as PLM, CAD, workflow trackers, and 2D/3D outputs; ability to leverage AI and trend data to improve design speed and accuracy.
• Strategic trend and brand leadership with experience synthesizing macro/cultural signals, social listening and trend tools, and past-season performance into actionable design POVs and seasonal guides.

What you’ll bring (continued)

• Ability to align design vision with business strategy.
• Experience managing design teams and seasonal calendars.
• Strong vendor and cross-functional collaboration experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 6 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
• Option 2: 8 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area. 3 years’ supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to align design vision with business strategy.
• Experience managing design teams and seasonal calendars.
• Strong vendor and cross-functional collaboration experience.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location).

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.