Director of Visual Merchandising - Mejuri (New York, NY)
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Mejuri is the category-defining fine jewelry brand redefining luxury, your way. Feeling disconnected from an industry that typically markets to men, co-founder and CEO Noura Sakkijha leveraged her learnings as a third-generation jeweler to rethink the way women purchase jewelry-for themselves. In only seven years, and with a team of over 75% women, Mejuri has shipped over one million orders and opened retail stores across the globe, all while introducing new products weekly.
As part of Noura's original vision to empower women to invest in themselves, the brand launched the Empowerment Fund to support underrepresented women and non-binary individuals with the tools to empower themselves. Mejuri continues to reach new customers through exciting community initiatives and expansion into international markets, such as the UK, Australia and Germany.
We are a team of retailers, creatives, technologists and strategists, and we are looking for someone special to join our team.
The role:
Hi, I'm Kelly Hannon, and I'm the Chief Merchandising Officer at Mejuri, currently seeking an exceptional Director to lead our Visual Merchandising team.
As the Director of Visual Merchandising, you will lead all aspects of building & scaling Mejuri's Visual Merchandising strategy aimed at an exceptional customer experience. This leader will be a daily thought partner to the Merchandising, Retail Operations & Marketing teams to ensure visual standards are consistent across the fleet while delivering a bespoke customer experience by market.
It's a great time to join Visual Merchandising as the Retail fleet and business impact are expanding.
What you'll do:
Build Mejuri's foundational, scalable, brand enhancing VM strategy rooted in an inspiring customer experience & revenue targets
Work cross functionally as a collaborative partner to gain awareness of the larger brand scope, provide insight on visual projects and identify how VM can enhance & contribute.
Build, lead & develop the Mejuri visual merchandising team with a mission to deliver best in class VM with consistency across all locations
Relentlessly seeking & curious around customer insights as a lever to optimize product placement strategies
Develop & communicate Mejuri VM Standards & Guidelines to cascade consistency across the network
Lead field VM training cadence across the fleet
Collaborate with Merchandising, Retail Operations & Marketing to build fluid testing model - test, learn, pivot, refine
Partner with Merchandising, Marketing & Creative on window concepts & own implementation
Collaborate w Store Design across fixturing & signage development, testing & commitments
Partner with Store Design to plan & execute all new stores openings on time & on budget
Know the business & the market deeply as a path to deliver a leading customer retail journey
A clever, high energy, self starter that gracefully balances ingenuity with practical application
A gifted product stylist with the proven ability to lead VM teams optimistically through multiple & shifting priorities to deliver results
What you bring to the team:
10+ years of proven experience in Retail Visual Merchandising with detailed knowledge of fashion & retail
Excellent communication & presentation skills with a passion for innovation, creativity, and the ability to deliver with a standard of excellence.
A hands-on problem solver with a willingness to work in the details and find opportunities to change process to drive efficiencies.
Exceptional interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and quickly adapt to change and new processes.
Ability to lead & driver large scale projects across a large number of locations simultaneously
Ability to work collaboratively across varied cross functional teams.
Proven track record in building best in class teams & processes in a high growth environment.
Ability to travel often & internationally .
A strong task juggler that models calm under pressure for the team.
An analytical thinker with borderline neurotic attention to detail.
A resourceful self-starter with a "can-do" attitude and a "building" mindset.
Collaborative, emotionally intelligent, positive.
Benefits at Mejuri:
A minimum of three weeks vacation, plus personal days and three religious observance days.
A hybrid work model for all corporate roles.
'Mejuri Passport' which allows employees who meet specific criteria to work in other locations for one month per year.
Comprehensive medical and dental benefits, including mental health coverage, and generous personal and sick days for our full-time employees. We also offer bereavement leave, including miscarriage and stillbirth support.
Parental leave salary top-up of up to 80%, as well as a personalized return-to-work transition and accommodation plan for full-time employees.
Semi-annual performance reviews.
Internal coaching department and learning and development to support career growth and plans for everyone.
A generous product discount!
Location:
At Mejuri we embrace a hybrid working environment and support our corporate employees to be successful whether they are at home or in the office. The primary purpose of our offices is to drive collaboration and deepen relationships with one another.
Looking for the perfect next opportunity is a big decision. Mejuri recognizes the importance of pay transparency when it comes to salary ranges as it empowers individuals through the hiring process and supports them in making an informed decision. This role will be for our New York office, with a base salary range of $150,000-$175,000 per year based on a candidate's experience and qualifications.
