VP of Product Design

What You’ll Do

• Lead Parachute’s design vision across product categories, ensuring a cohesive and elevated brand expression
• Connect design decisions directly to company strategy and merchandising priorities, ensuring every product concept supports both brand vision and commercial objectives
• Drive future-facing concept development from ideation through execution, building both seasonal and long-range innovation pipelines
• Translate consumer insights, cultural trends, and market opportunities into compelling product concepts and experiences
• Lead innovation across materials, color, fabrication, form, and storytelling while maintaining alignment with brand strategy and business goals
• Oversee product development with deep expertise in textiles, fabrication, wash treatments, finishing techniques, and cut-and-sew construction
• Mentor and inspire a focused design team while fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and design excellence
• Establish clear creative processes that balance innovation with executional rigor
• Present strategic concepts, product direction, and innovation opportunities to executive leadership
• Partner closely with Sourcing team to ensure creative concepts are operationally executable and meet quality standards
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Growth, Brand & Creative teams to bring concepts to life across campaigns, environments, and customer touchpoints

Who You Are

• A visionary with 10+ years of experience in design leadership, concept design, or innovation roles within premium lifestyle, home, fashion, or consumer brands
• A strategic and conceptual thinker with a strong creative point of view and refined aesthetic sensibility
• Deep expertise in textiles, materials, fabrication, manufacturing, and product lifecycle development, preferably within home textiles
• Experienced working with mills, factories, and global manufacturing partners
• Skilled at balancing creative ambition with operational and commercial realities
• A collaborative and influential leader who thrives in cross-functional environments
• A passionate craftsman with a deep understanding of premium lifestyle brands, consumer behavior, and cultural trends
• Able to lead and scale a design team while mentoring exceptional and emerging talent
• Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills

About Us

At Parachute, we are focused on creating premium, responsibly-made home essentials that fill homes with soft landings. We believe the home is an extension of one's self, offering a sense of belonging and welcoming all with ease and warmth. Home is where we recharge, wash off the day, and rest up for tomorrow. It is the most comforting word there is – that’s why they say there’s no place like it. The unmistakable feeling of home is what inspired us to create Parachute, and we invite you to join us in helping people transform a house into a home.