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Design Director, China Market- Victoria's Secret

L brands$150K — $180K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in fashion design or related field
  • 8+ years of design experience, with strong focus on intimates
  • Deep understanding of lingerie construction, fit, and materials
  • Ability to balance creative design with commercial outcomes
  • Experience in global or matrixed organizations preferred
  • Understanding of China consumer and market dynamics
  • Fluency in Mandarin and English

Responsibilities

  • Execute design for the China market aligned with global brand vision
  • Translate global design direction into market-relevant intimates for China
  • Gather and present China customer insights and trends to inform design
  • Create original designs within global frameworks across intimates categories
  • Ensure consistency of brand aesthetic and standards globally
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams from concept to execution
  • Monitor product performance and customer feedback to enhance designs

Benefits

  • Opportunity to travel to China for work
  • Flexibility in work hours to accommodate China time zones
  • Collaborative work environment with global teams
Full Job Description
The Design Director, China Market is a key member of the Victoria's Secret Global Brand Design team, responsible for executing design for the China market within a unified global framework.

This role brings deep understanding of the China customer and market landscape, translating global design direction into relevant, customer-centric product while maintaining a consistent brand expression worldwide.

Execute design for the China market aligned to global brand vision and category strategy

Translate global design direction into market-relevant intimates product for China

Bring forward China customer insights, trends, and competitive context to inform global design conversations

Create original, commercially viable designs across intimates categories within global frameworks

Ensure consistency of brand aesthetic, quality, and standards globally

Partner closely with global and JV cross-functional teams to drive alignment from concept to execution

Develop sketches, prototypes, and specifications to support product development

Collaborate with product development and manufacturing partners to ensure design intent is executed

Monitor product performance and customer feedback to refine design direction

Manage multiple priorities, delivering against timelines, quality, and cost expectations

Present design concepts and product direction to regional and global stakeholders

Partner closely with Global Design, Merchandising, Product Development, and Marketing, this role ensures strong alignment from concept through execution-supporting a "one brand" approach while driving commercially successful assortments for China.

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Bachelor's degree in fashion design or related field

8+ years of design experience, with strong focus on intimates

Strong understanding of lingerie construction, fit, and materials

Proven ability to balance creative design with commercial outcomes

Experience working in global or matrixed organizations preferred

Understanding of China consumer and market dynamics

Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office

Fluent in Mandarin and English

Strong collaboration, communication, and influencing skills

Agile, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively

Must be willing to travel up to 2-3 trips annually to China; up to 40 days/ year

Must be willing to flex work hours as needed for China time zone (i.e.: 7-9am and pm)

About L brands

Bath & Body Works, Inc. is an American specialty retailer based in Columbus, Ohio. It owns Bath & Body Works, posted $11.9 billion in revenue in 2021, and was listed as 248 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of largest United States companies by revenue. In February 2020, L Brands announced the planned sale of its Victoria's Secret division to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm. Under the agreement, Sycamore Partners would gain a 55% controlling stake in Victoria's Secret while L Brands would keep a 45% stake, leaving Bath & Body Works to become L Brand's sole business. The sale fell through in May 2020, although Wexner did step down as CEO as planned, replaced by Andrew Meslow. In March 2021, L Brands announced it would spin off Victoria’s Secret as a stand-alone publicly traded company, and then change its name to Bath & Body Works, Inc.
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Size
2,800 employees
Market Cap
$22.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$845.3 million
Founded
1963
5 Year Trend
-0.5%
Revenue
$11.8 billion
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