Director, Visual Merchandising

Location: San Francisco, California; on-site

Company

hirify.global is a modern design company specializing in furniture and home goods.

What you will do

• Translate merchandising strategy into floor plans, product adjacencies, visual presentations, and product stories.
• Develop visual standards for space planning, product placement, styling, signage, lighting, replenishment, maintenance, and daily recovery.
• Own store layouts, capacity plans, and vignettes using 2D plans, 3D visualizations, mockups, and technical drawings.
• Lead visual execution for new stores, remodels, product launches, seasonal updates, installations, and branded activations.
• Use sales, customer behavior, productivity, and inventory insights to improve layouts, product storytelling, and space productivity.
• Build scalable visual systems, train retail teams, and partner with merchandising, retail, brand, creative, design, construction, planning, supply chain, and operations.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in visual merchandising, retail design, space planning, or a related discipline within a design-led retail environment.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong taste, spatial judgment, commercial thinking, and translation of brand strategy into physical environments.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, or comparable space-planning and visualization tools.
• Experience leading store openings, remodels, floor sets, installations, seasonal transitions, and execution across multiple locations.
• Strong project-management and communication skills, with the ability to align cross-functional partners and direct field teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly and work outside standard hours during installations, openings, or critical resets.

Culture & Benefits

• High-performance environment with flexible hours, flexible PTO, and a hybrid approach supporting focus and balance.
• 401(k) program with company matching up to 6% of contributions.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, fully paid parental leave, and company-sponsored One Medical and WellHub memberships.
• Employee stock option plan and 13 company holidays annually.
• 40% employee discount, $100 monthly cell phone stipend, and up to $150 monthly commute reimbursement.
• Complimentary hirify.global product credit valued at up to $3,000 upon joining.