Senior Director

Salary Range: 181000 to 249000 (Currency: CAD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

If you were in the Senior Director of Advanced Concepts role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Building, coaching, and guiding a high-performing Design team, enabling them to deliver advanced Research &Development (R&D)concepts and solutions in alignment with our future vision  
• OverseeingAdvanced Concepts Design and the design activities in footwear, apparel, technology innovation, materials, future vision and our professional line 
• Building the Advanced Concepts roadmap to ensure that design has a pipeline of proven innovation concepts to feed into the line, across all product categories 
• Overseeing design for professional category (including search & rescue, guides, special forces, etc.) driving pinnacle product solutions while applying learnings to the inline product offering 
• Driving key projects to support the future of Arc’teryx, with a focus on product circularity 
• Managing and sharing updates to key stakeholders on a portfolio of complexes; short, mid and long-term projects across categories 
• Driving innovation proof-of-concepts through partnership with internal and external materials, engineering, tooling and testing teams 
• Collaborating with inline Design and Merchandising leadership to drive and align innovation solutions that deliver against our vision   
• Creating strategic R&D research partnerships with companies, individuals and academics to evolve product innovation 
• Collaborating with the Supply Chain and factory production Engineering teams to ensure all production partners can support and execute advanced construction technology, tooling and workflow 
• Ensuring that all R&D concepts achieve a state of risk-reduced readiness prior to go-to-launch style development 
• Ensuring your team maintains current industry technology and equipment knowledge through education and hands-on experience 
• Acting as a key member of the Arc’teryx design leadership team and participate in broader organizational strategy and planning 
• Staying at the forefront of trends and insights for the activities and categories we build for, ensuring we are creating relevant products and solutions 
• Partnering with AC Leadership to maintain a robust IP portfolio, proprietary solutions and exclusivity on various materials and technologies 
• Supporting in compilation of project scope, activities, and expenditures of projects deemed eligible for submission to funding programs (SR&ED, IRAP, NRC, MITACS, and so forth) 

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Partnering with Creative leadership teams to build out a 5-year roadmap of advanced concepts materials strategy, special projects and partnerships 
• Expanding the scope and depth of exploration across new categories and strategic areas of investment for the business 

Are you our next Senior Director, Advanced Concepts

• You have a Degree in Apparel Design, Industrial Design or Textile Engineering, or the equivalent experience 
• You have 12+ years’ experience in a technical apparel and/or performance hardgoods design, production, and/or R&D environment, with 7+ years’ experience leading a team 
• You have proven experience in leading and mentoring a team, with a strong ability to build a mindset and culture of innovation within your team and beyond  
• You have excellent knowledge of outdoor technical apparel, footwear and equipment, including materials, construction techniques, performance characteristics, manufacturing and tooling 
• You have exceptional communication skills, including a proven ability to communicate findings to both scientists and nonscientists with strong presentation skills 
• You have a keen interest in technical product and its application to a variety of outdoor activities 
• You have the ability to travel internationally as required 
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues, seeking the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right 
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity 
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration 
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement 
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it