Quince
Overview
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Quince is hiring a senior technical design and fit expert for a focused 4-month contract role with opportunity for full-time employment. The role involves leading a sprint to reset and standardize fit across all categories of men’s, women’s, and unisex apparel.
Responsibilities
- Define core fit blocks, reestablish tolerances and grading logic, and ensure fit feedback loops from proto through production.
- Align U.S. and Hong Kong teams, streamline tech packs, and create a fit system to reduce returns and increase customer satisfaction.
- Provide leadership to guide teams, influence decision-making, and drive execution across functions and geographies.
- Set fit standards and own fit tolerances for quality control.
- Coach fit techs and vendors, host vendor workshops, and train regional Technical Design teams.
- Manage escalations with sample rooms, own the Fit Tech PLM, and manage SaaS relationships related to fit.
- Track fit performance with dashboards and lead by example in owned categories.
- Oversee a full audit and reworking of fit standards; create and validate 20-25 core fit blocks; manage fit through the product lifecycle.
- Standardize fit logic, use feedback to fix systemic issues, and document and train future teams.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in technical design, fit, or development across multiple apparel categories.
- 8+ years of fit leadership experience.
- Experience aligning global cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work in the San Francisco office 4 days per week.
Job Details
- Location: San Francisco, CA (onsite 4 days per week)
- Employment type: Full-time (contract with potential for full-time)
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Industry: Apparel and related fields