Sr Director, Technical Design & Quality - Old Navy
Core
Lead fit fidelity, quality, and product integrity for Old Navy across Adult, Kids, and Baby categories, ensuring design aesthetics are realized with precision through industry-leading fit standards and quality excellence.
Role type
Sr Director, Technical Design & Quality
Builds
Fit standards, quality assurance processes, and vendor capability for Gap Inc. brands
Domain
Apparel manufacturing, fit analysis, and quality assurance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
fit analysis, body morphology, pattern engineering, grading, garment construction, manufacturing processes, vendor management, change management, operational excellence, financial rigor, digital product creation tools adoption
Preferred skills
Bachelor's degree in Apparel Design, experience in Quality Assurance, experience driving digital and technology adoption (3D, PLM, AI tools), ability to travel globally
Technologies
3D, virtual fit, digital prototyping, AI-enabled solutions, PLM
Responsibilities
Lead brand-level fit strategy in partnership with Design; Own and evolve fit block standards and grading integrity; Drive technology innovation through adoption of Digital Product Creation tools; Govern fit and quality assurance processes across development and production; Lead financial and operational rigor across the function; Implement and enforce standardized operating procedures; Partner with Product Development and Sourcing to drive vendor readiness; Lead vendor performance through scorecards; Drive customer-centric product integrity through use of returns data; Lead and develop a high-performing Technical Design and Quality organization of 30+; Role model change management efforts
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership