Posted on: June 10, 2026 | Job#: R210194-

Sr Director, Field Visual Merchandising

Full time
55 Thomas Street, New York, New York, US 10013

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About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.

We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.

About the role

The Senior Director, Field Visual Merchandising leads the brand’s field visual function, setting the strategic direction for how brand vision is translated and executed across all store environments. Reporting to the Head of Stores, this role serves as the primary liaison between HQ Visual and Field Leadership, ensuringalignment between creative intent and operational execution to drive a consistent, customer-centric experience and profitable sales.

What you'll do

Visual Strategy & Direction

•

Define and lead the field visual merchandising strategy, influencing enterprise visual direction to

ensure alignment with brand vision and business goals

Translate HQ visual direction into scalable,

actionable frameworks for field execution

•

Establish

consistent

visual standards, priorities, and success metrics across all store formats and

markets

•

Leverage customer insights and business data to inform merchandising decisions and optimize

impact

–

Field Integration

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Serve as the primary connector between HQ Visual, Stores, and Field Leadership

•

Create structured feedback loops to influence HQ strategy, tools, and processes based on field

insights

•

Partner cross

functional

to ensure strategies are executable and optimized for stores

Field Visual Leadership

•

Lead and develop a multi

level field visual organization

across multiple regions, formats, and market

dynamics

•

Build a strong talent pipeline through coaching, capability building, and succession planning

•

Define

and uphold

organizational structure, ways of working, and performance expectations across

regions

Execution Excellence

•

Drive consistent, high

quality execution of visual standards while enabling market

level localization

when appropriate

•

Establish routines and tools to

assess execution,

monitor

performance, and

continuously improve

outcomes

•

Ensure alignment of visual execution with business priorities and store operations

Business & Cross

Functional Impact

•

Drive measurable impact on sales, conversion, customer satisfaction, and productivity through

visual merchandising strategy and

execution.

Influence

enterprise initiatives, prioritization, and

investment decisions as part of Stores leadership team

•

Partner with Finance and Operations to align visual strategies with financial and operational goals

Leadership

Expectations

•

Acts as the senior field voice in shaping visual and store experience

strategy.

Leads

multiple teams

of leaders with accountability for end

end results

•

Influences senior leadership decisions and cross

functional priorities

•

Solves complex, ambiguous problems and

drive

innovative, scalable solutions

•

Lead change management for new visual strategies, tools, and ways of working across the field

organization

Who you are

Qualifications

•

–

15+ years of progressive retail leadership experience, including multi

unit and field

based roles

•

Deep expertise in visual merchandising, field operations, and strategy development

•

Proven ability to translate creative vision into scalable, operational execution

•

Strong leadership capability with experience leading leaders and large, distributed teams

•

Exceptional communication and influencing skills with the ability to partner at senior (VP+) levels

•

Strong business acumen with the ability to connect visual strategy to financial outcomes

Salary Range: $194,100.00 - $262,100.00
Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.

Benefits at Old Navy

Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
Employee stock purchase plan.*
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.

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