Vice President, Global Visual Merchandising (Luxury Retail)

Location: New York, NY, United States; international travel required as business needs require.

Salary: $265,000–$335,000 USD annually.

Company

Luxury lifestyle brand offering ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home, and beauty collections.

What you will do

• Define the global visual merchandising strategy and creative vision across retail, wholesale, outlet, and partner channels.
• Translate brand narratives, product stories, and seasonal campaigns into windows, in-store presentations, mannequin styling, activations, and branded environments.
• Create global standards, playbooks, toolkits, and creative frameworks for regional visual merchandising teams.
• Lead creative development from concept through prototype in partnership with Store Design, Production, Sourcing, and cross-functional brand teams.
• Advise the Brand leadership team on consumer behavior, cultural shifts, retail innovation, and competitive trends.
• Lead and develop high-performing creative and visual merchandising teams while maintaining global brand consistency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Visual Merchandising, Design, Fine Arts, Fashion, Architecture, or a related field.
• 12–15+ years of experience in visual merchandising, retail design, creative direction, or related disciplines, including significant global fashion, luxury, or lifestyle brand experience.
• 5–7+ years of senior leadership experience managing creative, design, or visual merchandising teams.
• Experience developing large-scale visual merchandising concepts, flagship experiences, window programs, retail environments, and global creative standards.
• Strong knowledge of retail design, spatial design, materials, fabrication, lighting, and experiential environments.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, influencing, strategic, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a related discipline.
• Experience with talent planning and succession development.
• Experience adapting creative concepts for diverse international markets and consumer audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, collaborative, entrepreneurial, and adaptable work culture.
• Competitive compensation and performance-based rewards.
• Health, wellness, and financial security benefits.
• Employee discount, access to sample sales, and free executive coaching on demand.
• Paid volunteer days and opportunities to support the hirify.global Foundation.