Head of Product & Design (Fashion)

The Head of Product & Design is responsible for leading the creative and commercial product direction of adorne. This role will develop product ranges that strengthen adorne's brand positioning, excite customers, and deliver profitable growth across retail, eCommerce and wholesale channels.

The successful candidate will combine strong fashion intuition with commercial discipline, using customer insights, sales data and trend forecasting to create ranges that resonate with adorne's core customer.

The role works closely with the Managing Director, Buying Team, Merchandise Team, Marketing Team and Supply Partners to ensure product decisions align with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Range Development

• Develop seasonal product strategies aligned with Adorne's brand vision and commercial objectives.

• Lead range planning across apparel and accessories.

• Identify emerging trends and translate them into commercially viable products.

• Ensure collections maintain a clear and differentiated Adorne identity.

• Drive innovation in colour, print, styling and product storytelling.

Design Leadership

• Lead seasonal design direction and product development.

• Create clear design briefs and product concepts.

• Maintain consistency across all categories.

Commercial Performance

• Analyse sales, sell-through, margin and customer feedback data.

• Identify opportunities to improve category performance.

• Use historical data and customer insights to improve future buying decisions.

Customer Understanding

• Develop a deep understanding of the Adorne customer.

• Stay up to date on fashion trends, competitor activity, market positioning and customer insights.

Team Leadership

• Mentor and develop members of the product team.

• Build accountability and ownership within the buying and design function.

• Foster collaboration across departments.

This leadership role has the autonomy to drive results by combining creative design direction with strong commercial discipline. We also offer:

• Flexible work arrangements considered, including part-time.

• Well-established, female founded Australian business.

• Generous team discount to keep your wardrobe fresh.

Key Requirements

• 8+ years experience in fashion design, buying or product leadership.

• Strong understanding of women's fashion.

• Proven experience developing commercially successful collections.

• Experience working with multi-category product ranges.

• Strong analytical and commercial acumen.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills to meet deadlines while maintaining creativity and quality.

• A degree or similar in Fashion and Design.

Please submit your CV, cover letter and portfolio link if you have one via Seek only.