Design Manager (Fashion)

Location: London, hybrid; 3 days a week in the office

Company

hirify.global is an independent, subculture-led fashion brand creating unconventional clothing for a global community.

What you will do

• Directly lead, motivate and develop a team of ten designers across multiple product categories.
• Run one-to-ones, objective setting, development reviews and performance conversations.
• Allocate, coordinate and prioritise design work against collection plans and critical-path deadlines.
• Monitor capacity and delivery, resolve bottlenecks and provide hands-on guidance.
• Build reports using category counts, workload, output and delivery data to assess productivity and performance.
• Translate the Design Director’s creative vision into clear briefs, priorities and standards while collaborating with Buying and Garment Technology.

Requirements

• Proven experience directly managing and developing fashion or product designers.
• Strong people leadership, performance management, coaching and communication skills.
• Experience managing workflows, capacity, competing priorities and team output.
• Confidence using Excel or equivalent tools to analyse workloads, productivity and delivery data.
• Strong multi-product fashion design knowledge and credible product judgement.
• Understanding of critical-path-led product development and commercial decision-making.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working with three office days per week.
• 25 days of holiday, increasing with length of service, plus a holiday purchase scheme.
• Enhanced sick pay and comprehensive private health insurance.
• Participation in a managers bonus scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme, brand discount and high-street retailer discounts.
• Inclusive culture focused on belonging, respect and supporting diverse perspectives.

Hiring process

• Phone interview.
• Second-stage interview.
• In-person interview followed by the hiring decision.