Senior Technical Design, Global Tennis Apparel

This role involves coordinating fit and construction for assigned styles from concept through commercialisation and production, delivering against critical dates and product specifications, and create and revise technical packages, product specifications, prototype notes, and development documentation.

• Coordinate fit and construction for assigned styles from concept through commercialisation and production, delivering against critical dates and product specifications.
• Create and revise technical packages, product specifications, prototype notes, and development documentation.
• Execute fit and construction standards across promotional and inline styles to drive consistency.
• Track prototypes, identify construction and manufacturing challenges, and develop solutions that lead to proven, tested product.
• Monitor product testing, communicate progress and risks, and help ensure product integrity requirements are met.
• Stay connected to market trends, team goals, emerging technologies, and athlete and consumer insights throughout the development process.

• Bachelor's degree in apparel design, textile science or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience and training will be accepted.
• A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience.
• Minimum five years of technical design experience in the apparel industry, spanning product inception through production.
• Experience writing product specifications and construction standards and working with factory partners to improve manufacturability.
• Experience creating garments for retail and fitting products to specification.
• Deep knowledge of patternmaking, grading, garment construction, materials, costing, manufacturing, and quality.
• Ability to translate design intent into proven, production-ready apparel and to offer technically grounded alternatives without losing sight of the original creative vision.
• Understanding of the full apparel creation process, from early concept through commercialisation and production, with the ability to work directly with factory partners to strengthen manufacturability.
• Strong organisation and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects against tight, calendar-driven timelines.
• Ability to solve complex development challenges.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time.

• Experience across both menswear and womenswear is an advantage.
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Optitex computer-aided pattern design, and CLO or Browzwear three-dimensional design software is highly desired.