Sr. Manager, Color Design - HOKA Footwear

About the role

The Sr. Manager, Color Design for HOKA Footwear will guide the long-term color vision for the brand, ensuring seasonal relevance, athlete credibility, and commercial impact. This role sits at the intersection of design, product, brand, and merchandising, elevating color as a strategic tool to drive emotion, storytelling, and brand differentiation.

Responsibilities

• Lead color design on category priority projects, building dynamic color tools and strategies
• Develop seasonal color palettes that deliver the uniquely HOKA Footwear experience, inspiring consumers globally
• Work against seasonal project briefs, annual franchise concepts, and long-term design strategies
• Explore “blue sky” opportunities that champion the spirit of HOKA as a tinkerer, challenger, and creator
• Collaborate with business partners to deliver color that accelerates the business
• Partner with design functions to build products, seasonal strategies, and long-term concepts with a holistic point-of-view
• Manage multiple creation calendars for seasonal Inline, collaboration, and SMU design projects
• Set color direction for projects/categories and contribute to annual and seasonal Creative Vision
• Mentor design team in understanding of consumer and market acumen
• Attend seasonal kickoff and participate in design travel and inspiration planning

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in industrial design, product design, or a related field
• 8+ years’ experience in color design, preferably in footwear
• Expert in color theory and regional/global trends
• Advanced understanding of footwear material, construction, and process
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Powerpoint, Miro or Lucid
• Expertise in leading generative AI platforms (e.g., Midjourney, Vizcom)
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with a track record of building and mentoring creative teams
• Portfolio showcasing macro trend insights, color design direction, creative excellence, and application of footwear color
• Promotes healthy dialogue, values all opinions, and displays humility
• Collaborates and builds relationships across the organization
• Demonstrates agility and inspires vision for change
• Holds self and others accountable for achieving results while role-modeling company values
• Finds ways to achieve financial and ESG goals simultaneously
• Keeps team motivated by providing opportunities to contribute to society

Qualifications

• Expertise in leading generative AI platforms (e.g., Midjourney, Vizcom)
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with a track record of building and mentoring creative teams
• Portfolio showcasing macro trend insights, color design direction, creative excellence, and application of footwear color
• Promotes healthy dialogue, values all opinions, and displays humility
• Collaborates and builds relationships across the organization
• Demonstrates agility and inspires vision for change
• Holds self and others accountable for achieving results while role-modeling company values
• Finds ways to achieve financial and ESG goals simultaneously
• Keeps team motivated by providing opportunities to contribute to society

Benefits

• $122,300.00 - $165,000.00
• Competitive Pay and Bonuses
• Financial Planning and wellbeing
• Time away from work
• Extras, discounts and perks
• Growth and Development
• Health and Wellness

Schedule

In Office

Pay

$122,300.00 - $165,000.00