Manager, Design – Footwear
Crocs, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Broomfield • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,000 - $120,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of forward-thinking global consumers
- Lead and contribute to the design of innovative footwear products
- Guide footwear design projects from concept through execution
- Manage multiple design projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Partner closely with Product Management and Development teams
- Leverage global marketplace insights and trend research
- Provide creative leadership, feedback, and mentorship to designers
- Drive design solutions under the direction of design leadership
- Explore new ways of thinking and solve design challenges
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, Footwear Design, Product Design, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of footwear or product design experience
- Strong design point of view across form, function, comfort, and detailing
- Deep understanding of footwear construction, materials, tooling, specifications, and prototype refinement
- Proven ability to lead design work from concept through production
- Experience leading, mentoring, and developing designers
- Expertise in footwear design tools including sketching, 2D and 3D form development, and Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator and Photoshop)
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Comfort working across global teams and time zones
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- life and AD&D insurance
- short and long-term disability coverage
- paid time off
- employee assistance
- participation in a 401k program with company match
- additional voluntary benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
footwear designproduct designdesign leadershipprototype refinement2D form development3D form developmentfootwear constructionmaterialstoolingspecifications
Soft Skills
creative leadershipmentorshipcommunicationpresentationcollaborationproblem-solvingtime managementadaptabilityglobal teamworkproject management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in industrial designBachelor’s degree in Footwear DesignBachelor’s degree in Product Design