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Product Designer Footwear

H&m Group • Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪

Hybrid Contract

As a Product Designer, you will shape footwear collections by creating designs that reflect fashion trends and meet customer needs. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure collections are commercially viable and align with market demands.

Responsibilities

  • As a Product Designer, you will have a key role in shaping our footwear collections
  • You’ll be responsible for creating designs that not only reflect the latest fashion trends but also meet the needs of our target customer
  • You will work closely with our designer, buyers and other teams to ensure that our collections are commercially viable and loved by our customers, both in the short and long term
  • Stay ahead of trends and continually update your understanding of what is happening in the fashion world to design products that resonate with your target customer
  • Design a product range that is both on-trend and commercially successful, focusing on products that drive growth and profitability
  • Lead the development of silhouettes, materials, and details that align with the season’s trends and the customer’s needs
  • Build and maintain a component library, ensuring that each product has the perfect combination of form and function
  • Collaborate closely with Chief Creative Officer, buyers to design products that align with customer demand and are ready to deliver the right fit and design at the right time
  • Ensure that your designs meet the highest standards of fit, design, and quality across all sales channels
  • Monitor sales and market trends, adapting designs to maintain relevance and drive success in each channel

Requirements

  • A Fashion Design BA/MA, with a degree in footwear being a plus
  • Several years of experience designing women’s footwear, ideally in a Senior or Product Designer role
  • A strong ability to predict future trends and customer demands with insightful trend analysis
  • Excellent technical knowledge of footwear components, from heels to lasts and materials, ensuring the best possible fit and design
  • A strong aesthetic sense for design that aligns with the brand's customer profile
  • Strategic thinking, with the ability to make clear, commercial decisions that benefit the collection’s overall success
  • A proven ability to design a well-coordinated and cohesive product range
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, with leadership experience to guide teams toward success
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite programs
  • Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Key Skills

  • Product design
  • Footwear design
  • Fashion design
  • Trend analysis
  • Technical knowledge of footwear components
  • Aesthetic sense
  • Strategic thinking
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • English language proficiency

Benefits

  • Attractive benefits with broad development opportunities
  • Staff discount usable on all H&M Group brands in stores and online
  • H&M Incentive Program – HIP
  • 30 days holiday
  • A collective agreement which includes pension and life insurance
  • Wellness benefit 3000kr/year
  • Benify Benefits Portal

About H&m Group

Founded in 1947, H&M Group is a global design company with ~4,702 stores in 76 markets and 56 online markets. At H&M Group, we believe in making great design available to everyone. It’s essential in everything we do. Our family of brands and business ventures offer customers around the world a wealth of fashion, beauty, accessories and homeware, as well as modern menus with fresh and local produce at some of the brands’ in-store eateries. But design is so much more than just products; it’s about clever design processes, efficient product flows, creating experiences that enrich, and smart solutions that benefit all our customers. Sustainability is always at the core of our business. Not only because we like to do what’s right — but it’s also beneficial for our business. We will continue to push for change and lead the way towards a more inclusive and sustainable fashion future. Do you want to join us? We will trust you with great responsibility right from the start, reward a passiona

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