Design Manager

Disturbia

Design Manager leading the design process at Disturbia. Creating wearable designs rooted in dark romantic aesthetics and collaborating with teams on product development.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Inspire, motivate, and mentor designers across various product categories and disciplines fostering an environment of innovation and collaboration.
Promote innovation through fabric and trim sourcing, trend research, and market insights, with sustainability and our customers in mind.
Lead creative initiatives using operational performance assessment, sales, and consumer data.
Drive skill growth, and career progression within the Design team and oversee workflow, ensure effective KPIs, and act as the lead representative in cross-department communications.
Plan, schedule and manage the team resource in alignment with key critical path dates.
Lead our PLM systems for managing product development through each stage of the collection creation.
Co-ordinate and oversee allocation of the budget in relation to inspiration research and freelance designers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You will have multi product design experience at design lead or management level.
Exceptional people management, communication and presentation skills
A strong understanding of fabric and garment construction across multiple product types
Comprehensive knowledge of the product development process for short and long lead development and key critical path challenges
Experience working with international factories, mills, and print houses
Confident working knowledge of Adobe illustrator, Powerpoint and Excel
Familiar with the use of standardised PLM systems
A highly developed eye, with the ability to steer product design and well considered collections
Demonstrate a flexible working approach, diligence, and the ability to adapt to the operational needs of the team
An interest in or understanding of the cultural references and customer profile associated with the brand
Strong commercial understanding; with confidence with budgets, operational outputs, workflow and budget management.

Benefits

Comp & perks

- 25 days of holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to increase with length of service;
- The opportunity to partake in our company bonus scheme;
- Private Health Insurance;
- Flexible working times and hybrid working;
- Cycle to work scheme;
- Up to 50% company discount;
- Discounts with high street retailers;
- Company parties twice a year;
- Birthday treats.

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Hard Skills & Tools

multi product designfabric constructiongarment constructionproduct development processcritical path managementbudget managementoperational performance assessmenttrend researchsustainabilityconsumer data analysis

Soft Skills

people managementcommunication skillspresentation skillsmentoringcollaborationflexibilitydiligenceadaptabilityleadershipinnovation