The North Face: Senior Technical Designer, Apparel

Senior Technical Designer, Apparel As Senior Technical Designer, Apparel, you will work under the guidance of Product Development team Sr Leadership and execute department initiatives. You will lead and manage the fit execution of the most complex products, high-profile initiatives, and strategic business categories.

This role independently manages challenging fit projects while influencing fit standards and best practices across the organization. The Senior Technical Designer serves as the primary escalation point for complex fit, sizing, grading, and construction-related issues.

You will partner with Design, Standards, Product Development, Sourcing, and vendors to translate fit intent into 3D and physical prototype samples, ensuring proportions, measurements, pattern execution, construction, and graded size expectations meet or exceed standards for quality, performance, and consumer comfort.

You will own fit specifications, measurement standards, fit comments, fit corrections, size set reviews, style files, records, and samples associated with assigned products and related programs. You will provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams on fit intent, size consistency, pattern execution, grading, construction impact, and technical requirements.

How You Will Make a Difference: Lead end-to-end fit execution for complex apparel products from concept through bulk production approval. Own fit strategy for high-risk, high-profile, and innovation-driven product categories.

Ensure products meet fit intent, measurement standards, grading expectations, size consistency, construction feasibility, and consumer comfort objectives. Translate designer intent into fit direction for 3D and physical prototypes while recommending pattern, proportion, construction, and grading solutions to reduce approval timelines and fit iterations.

Own fit specifications, measurement accuracy, fit comments, fit corrections, size set records, style files, samples, and production-ready fit docum