Senior Technical Designer

PHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide.

Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you. The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the  online store and the Express mobile app.

Our Bonobos menswear brand is known for being a style instigator and offering perfect-fit risks through our innovative retail model and personalized experience. Launched online in 2007 with its signature line of chinos, Bonobos now offers a variety of styles available to order online and to try on at any one of our 50 Guideshop locations and at  Our Guide shops are in-real-life stores that deliver one-on-one service and expert fit advice.

Don't think traditional retail, Bonobos is something you haven't seen before.

New York Office

The Senior Technical Designer manages category technical standards, mentors team members, leads vendor calibration, and drives cross-functional alignment across product execution. This role oversees one or more product categories and may manage 1-2 associates. The Senior Technical Designer demonstrates master-level product development, risk mitigation, time management, planning, organization, fitting, coaching, influencing skills as well as strong people leader skills.

• Strategic Category Ownership: Oversees and manages complex, high-volume, or strategic product categories aligned to company and department goals, driving technical standards from concept through to production approval.
• Team Leadership & People Management: May directly manage, train, and mentor individual contributors, overseeing workload distribution and professional development.
• Standards & Pattern Innovation: Upholds and refreshes core fit blocks, standard construction guidelines, and research & development initiatives across product pillars to achieve department goals.
• Global Vendor Certification: Leads vendor calibration programs to train, certify, and enable strategic partners and factory technical teams to execute technical reviews matching Phoenix standards.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Partners with leadership and cross-functional teams to resolve high-level risks, timeline bottlenecks, and engineering challenges.
• Garment Execution & Fit Leadership: Leads fit sessions, guides Merchants and Designers, and evaluates product risk to optimize fit, function, price, and delivery goals prior to production.
• Tech Pack Compliance: Collaborates with vendors to ensure all tech packs-including labeling, marketing, and packaging requirements-comply with business and department standards.

• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  7+ years Technical Design experience and have managed multiple product categories (knits, wovens, tops, bottoms, etc).
• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

• Proven ability to lead and influence through clear and consistent actions in a cross-functional team environment.
• Successfully trained and mentored team members while serving as a role model for adapting to change, driving results, and achieving executional excellence.
• Ability to leverage multiple resources for completing and meeting deadlines.
• Exhibits communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to articulate strategy and foster partnership across all levels.
• Mastery in…