Director of Product Design & Development, Women’s

Director of Product Design & Development, Women’s

Calabasas, CA

True Classic is hiring a Director of Product Design & Development, Women’s to lead end-to-end product creation for our Women’s category, developing and translating category strategy into winning products delivered with speed, consistency, and scale. This role is the strategic and executional anchor for women’s product — accountable for the product roadmap, design excellence, development rigor, and SKU lifecycle performance from concept through launch.

This leader will balance creative intuition with operational discipline, ensuring products are not only desirable and on-brand, but also manufacturable, scalable, and commercially viable. You will partner closely with our Founder and key cross-functional stakeholders across Sourcing, Production, Merchandising, Marketing, and Channel teams to deliver high-quality products that delight customers and drive profitable growth.

If you are passionate about fashion, strategic product planning, and customer-focused design, this opportunity is your chance to make a lasting impact on True Classic’s future in an emerging category!

Note:

This is a full-time, on-site role requiring 5x/week in our Calabasas office.

Areas of Accountability

• Own and execute the women’s product roadmap, developing and translating category strategy, customer insights, and business goals into a focused, high-impact product pipeline

• Define clear product briefs, success metrics, and guardrails that ensure alignment across design, development, and commercialization

• Use data, customer feedback, and post-launch performance to continuously refine product direction and prioritization

Product Design

• Lead end-to-end product design for the women’s category, from concept ideation through final design approval

• Ensure all designs are deeply rooted in the True Classic brand ethos, customer needs, and fit standards while elevating aesthetic and perceived value

• Stay ahead of relevant trends, materials, and construction techniques, selectively applying innovation where it meaningfully improves the product

• Oversee color, fabric, and trim decisions to ensure cohesive collections with strong commercial appeal

Product Development & Timelines

• Own the development calendar for the women’s category, ensuring milestones are met without compromising quality, fit, or margin targets

• Partner closely with sourcing and production to select materials, finalize specifications, and resolve design or development constraints efficiently

• Drive disciplined decision-making to balance speed-to-market with durability, consistency, and scalability

SKU Lifecycle Management

• Maintain clear ownership of SKU lifecycle from concept through launch, including iteration, line edits, and sunsets

• Ensure SKUs are intentionally scoped, clearly differentiated, and optimized for long‑term performance

• Collaborate cross‑functionally to manage revisions, extensions, and improvements based on performance insights and customer feedback

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in apparel product design & development, with demonstrated ownership of products from concept through production

• Deep knowledge of fabrics, textiles, fit, and construction, with the ability to translate design intent into scalable, manufacturable products

• Strong understanding of development calendars, costing, and production constraints in a fast-paced environment

• Experience working with overseas vendors

• Proven ability to manage multiple work streams while maintaining clarity, prioritization, and accountability

• Strong analytical and judgment skills; able to balance qualitative design sensibility with quantitative performance data

• Experience leading and developing high‑performing teams while collaborating cross‑functionally

• Clear, confident communicator capable of aligning stakeholders around product vision and execution

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action, ownership, and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a high‑growth DTC or omnichannel brand

• Experience building or improving planning tools, processes, or reporting frameworks from the ground up

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