Head of Design – Womenswear (12 month FTC)

Please note, this role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract

The role

• This isn’t just about designing great product, it’s about defining the future of Womenswear at Gymshark.
• As Head of Design, you’ll own the creative vision for one of our most important and fastest-growing categories. You’ll lead from the front, inspiring teams, shaping direction, and delivering collections that are not only innovative and performance-led, but deeply connected to our community.
• You’ll balance creativity with commerciality, bringing to life product that looks great, performs even better, and gives our customers a real reason to believe.

What you'll be doing

• Set the Vision
• Define and lead the creative direction for Womenswear, from seasonal concepts to long-term strategy
• Translate consumer, cultural, and market insights into a clear, distinctive product vision
• Push boundaries in design, innovation, and performance
• Lead the Product
• Own the end-to-end design process, from first idea through to finished product
• Deliver standout collections and product stories that resonate globally
• Raise the bar for quality, innovation, and brand consistency
• Build & Inspire Teams
• Lead and develop a world-class Womenswear Design team
• Create a high-performance culture rooted in creativity, ownership, and progression
• Identify and nurture future talent, building a strong design pipeline
• Drive Commercial Impact
• Partner closely with Product Buying to shape range architecture and pricing
• Balance creativity with commercial outcomes, using data and insight to guide decisions
• Influence gross margin through thoughtful design decisions and cost awareness
• Collaborate Across the Business
• Work with Sourcing and Development to bring designs to life at scale
• Partner with Brand, Insights, and Trading to align product with the wider Gymshark strategy
• Help shape how collections come to market, from concept to launch
• Stay Ahead of the Curve
• Lead trend research and market exploration to keep Gymshark at the forefront
• Identify opportunities for innovation and disruption within Womenswear
• Champion new ideas across product, fabric, and performance

What you'll need

• Proven experience leading design within womenswear or sportswear at a senior level
• A strong creative vision with the ability to turn ideas into commercially successful product
• Experience building, leading, and developing high-performing teams
• Deep understanding of the global athleisure / womenswear market
• Strong commercial awareness and decision-making capability
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite

What you could also have

• Passion for performance-led and technical apparel
• Experience in a global brand or scaling business
• Knowledge of fabric, construction, and fit innovation
• This is a hybrid role and requires the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ, Solihull, UK.
• WHY GYMSHARK?
• We’re not here to follow the industry, we’re here to disrupt it.
• You’ll join a team that:
• Moves fast and thinks big
• Puts the community at the heart of everything
• Backs creativity and challenges the status quo
• If you’re ready to define the future of Womenswear and make a real impact at global scale, we want to hear from you.

Belonging at gymshark

• Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs.
• We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application.
• We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally.
• We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email talent@gymshark.com.

About us

• We’re here to unite the conditioning community.
• We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow.
• So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger.
• We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them.
• It’s what we want for our community, and our team.
• A team that’s growing rapidly around the world.
• A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future.
• Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

The perks

• Standard benefits include:
• Performance-based Bonus opportunity
• Funded Healthcare benefit
• 25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
• Contributory Employer pension scheme
• Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
• Enhanced Family Leave package
• Life Assurance
• Office location specific benefits include (IQ):
• Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
• Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
• EV charge points available
• Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.