At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you're welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you're not expected to fit a mold. You're encouraged to break it and create something better.

Overview

At Crocs, Inc., every career offers the opportunity to make a real impact and the Senior Designer, Footwear - HYPE plays a critical role in shaping the future of our most brand-name-driving products. As a handson designer, you will help create consumercentric, innovative footwear that connects with consumers globally. Driven by culture, craft, and curiosity, this role blends strong design execution with creative influence, inspiring design excellence while delivering brandright footwear solutions at scale.

What You'll Do

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of forwardthinking global consumers and how they connect to footwear, both culturally and functionally, within the Crocs brand.
• Lead and contribute to the design of innovative, consumercentric footwear products, pushing form, comfort, function, and selfexpression.
• Guide footwear design projects from concept through execution, including inspiration, form exploration, materials, technical drawings, specifications, and teardowns.
• Manage and prioritize multiple design projects simultaneously in a fastpaced, timesensitive environment, adapting to changing schedules while ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.
• Partner closely with internal Category Management and Development teams, to bring footwear concepts to life from ideation through to commercialization, as well as navigating best in class relationship management with some of the most influential partners in the world.
• Leverage global marketplace insights, trend research and competitive awareness to evolve and energize the footwear business.
• Contribute creative leadership and constructive feedback, supporting strong design thinking, craft, and execution.
• Drive design solutions under the direction of design leadership, responding constructively to feedback while maintaining a strong, distinct point of view aligned with the Crocs brand.
• Explore new ways of thinking and solve design challenges through innovative and unexpected approaches.
• Inspire a culture of creativity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability across the product creation team.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• Bachelor's degree in industrial design, Footwear Design, Product Design, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5-6 years of footwear or product design experience, preferably within molded, lifestyle, or technical footwear categories.
• Deep understanding of footwear design broadly, including graphic design, construction, materials, tooling, specifications, technical drawings, and prototype refinement.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and develop effective responses for unique process exceptions using experience and sound judgment.
• A professional, adaptable working style with strong ownership and follow-through in a collaborative, fastpaced environment.
• Expertise in footwear design tools including sketching, 2D and 3D form development, and advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly express design intent and influence crossfunctional partners.
• Comfort working across global teams and time zones with a cooperative, problem-solving approach.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

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The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.We accept applications on an ongoing basis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Title: Sr. Designer Hype Footwear

Salary or Pay Range: $90,000 - $100,000

Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.

This organization participates in E-Verify .

This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.

This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.

Job Category: Corporate