Senior Lead, Women's Apparel Innovation & Design

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.

WHOOP is hiring a Senior Lead, Women's Apparel Innovation & Design to serve as a key designer for WHOOP Body, shaping the future of premium technical performance apparel through innovative design, forward-thinking concepts, and a distinct fashion point of view. Reporting to the Associate Creative Director, Accessories & Apparel, you will develop next-generation women's apparel concepts that push boundaries and drive continuous innovation and newness into WHOOP Body. This is a highly creative, hands-on role for a designer who combines a sophisticated fashion sensibility with deep technical expertise, challenges conventional thinking, and translates ambitious ideas into compelling, commercially relevant products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develop forward-looking women's performance apparel concepts that push creative boundaries, define future design direction, and drive continuous innovation and newness into WHOOP Body.

- Explore emerging technologies, advanced textiles, innovative silhouettes, garment constructions, and manufacturing methods to identify breakthrough product opportunities.

- Translate emerging fashion, sport, and cultural trends into differentiated product concepts that challenge conventions and elevate the WHOOP Body assortment.

- Drive the design process from early concept through physical prototyping, including sketching, technical drawings, tech packs, fit development, and construction refinement.

- Collaborate directly with factories and development partners to explore new techniques, solve technical challenges, and bring innovative concepts to life.

- Drive the women's apparel design direction within external brand collaborations, ensuring WHOOP's design DNA remains at the forefront while thoughtfully integrating partner perspectives to create compelling, cohesive products.

- Partner with cross-functional teams to evolve advanced concepts into commercially viable products, communicating future design visions through compelling storytelling, presentations, and prototypes.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 6+ years of experience in women's apparel design, preferably within premium technical performance apparel, activewear, or fashion-forward sportswear.

- Portfolio demonstrating exceptional creativity, innovative concept development, a distinct fashion point of view, and strong technical execution.

- Innovative mindset and challenger mentality, with the ability to think outside the box, question conventions, and push creative and technical boundaries.

- Deep technical expertise in women's apparel, including garment fit, construction, technical detailing, and performance fabrics.

- Proficiency in concept development, sketching, technical drawings, tech packs, and physical prototyping.