Job Description

About the Role

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JSW Sports is looking for a Senior Design Consultant – Footwea r to provide strategic design leadership in building a world-class performance footwear business to join their team in Mumbai.

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This is a senior consulting role for an accomplished footwear design expert who will define the long-term design vision, drive product innovation, and help create footwear purpose-built for Indian athletes and consumers.

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The ideal candidate will bring global experience in performance footwear design and innovation, along with the ability to mentor emerging talent and establish best-in-class design capabilities.

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This can be a consulting, fractional, full-time role.

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Key Responsibilities

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Strategic Design Leadership

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- Provide strategic leadership and guidance for the overall footwear design function.
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- Define the footwear design architecture across key categories, including running, training, and sneakers.
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- Shape the long-term design vision, product philosophy,



and innovation roadmap for the footwear portfolio.
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- Advise leadership on global footwear trends, emerging technologies, and consumer preferences.
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Product Innovation

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- Lead the conceptualization of creative footwear solutions that meet the performance needs of Indian athletes and consumers.
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- Collaborate with elite athletes and leverage insights from the Athlete Innovation Lab to develop athlete-centric products.
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- Drive innovation in comfort, performance, durability, and aesthetics across the footwear range.
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- Ensure products combine technical excellence with compelling design and commercial relevance.
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Technical Design Excellence

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- Provide expert guidance on footwear construction, including tooling, last development, outsole engineering, upper construction, and material selection.
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- Advise product development teams throughout the design and prototyping process to ens

📌 Senior Footwear Designer (Mumbai)
🏢 JSW Sports
📍 Mumbai