Tommy Hilfiger Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

About Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger, founded in 1985, is a globally recognized premium lifestyle brand celebrated for translating classic American cool into modern, inclusive design. As an employer, the company offers a dynamic international environment where creativity, commercial excellence, and cultural relevance meet. Teams contribute to collections, retail experiences, digital innovation, and brand storytelling that resonate across generations and markets. With the support of PVH Corp., Tommy Hilfiger fosters collaboration, entrepreneurial thinking, and professional growth, while advancing commitments to sustainability, diversity, and responsible fashion. It seeks talent energized by bold ideas, consumer connection, and the enduring appeal of iconic style.

Role & Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring leaders and HR Business Partners to understand business priorities, define talent needs, and develop recruitment strategies informed by market insights and talent availability.
• Lead full-cycle recruitment across Design, Merchandising, Product Development, and related creative and product functions, while supporting other corporate functions as business needs evolve.
• Use fashion and apparel talent-market knowledge to identify relevant companies, emerging talent, and specialist capabilities through proactive research, industry networks, and competitor mapping.
• Identify and engage passive talent through direct sourcing, referrals, and industry relationships, building pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Partner with leaders to assess candidates’ functional expertise, creative and commercial capabilities, and alignment with business needs; support structured interviews, candidate calibration, and offer strategy in partnership with HR and Compensation.
• Represent the brands and opportunities credibly and enthusiastically, delivering an engaging candidate experience from initial outreach through offer.
• Use technology, data, and market intelligence to improve recruiting effectiveness, strengthen talent pipelines, and share expertise with recruiting colleagues.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate and/or search firm environment, with significant experience hiring creative, design, merchandising, or product talent within fashion or apparel.
• Deep understanding of creative capabilities, talent pools, and the competitive fashion landscape, with a track record in proactive sourcing, talent mapping, and engaging passive candidates across career levels.
• Ability to independently lead complex searches and advise hiring leaders, bringing business insight, constructively challenging assumptions, and influencing hiring decisions.
• Ability to evaluate portfolios and creative projects, assessing functional expertise, product and category experience, and creative or commercial capabilities in partnership with hiring teams.
• Excellent communication, sound judgment, and discretion, with the ability to build trusting relationships and represent the brands credibly in the talent market.
• Collaborative, adaptable approach, with the confidence to lead with courage and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, global business.
• Knowledge of applicable employment laws and recruiting best practices.
• Experience recruiting for global fashion brands, international markets, or premium apparel businesses is a plus.
• The position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Skills

Experience

At least 8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate and/or search firm environment, including significant experience hiring creative, design, merchandising, or product talent within fashion or apparel.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 125,100 to USD 169,300 per annum.

Benefits

Bonus eligibility; medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance; above-market 401(k) contribution; company-paid holidays; paid time off; hybrid working arrangements; volunteer opportunities; seasonal hours; flexible work schedules; Headspace membership; reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions; up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities; Care.com services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, and pet care, plus backup-care reimbursement; continued-education support including tuition reimbursement; associate discounts at company outlets and e-commerce sites. Benefits eligibility depends on employment status, location, and length of employment and may change.

Culture

Tommy Hilfiger fosters an inclusive, energetic workplace culture shaped by its classic American cool identity and a strong spirit of creativity, collaboration, and optimism. As an employer, the brand encourages diverse perspectives, entrepreneurial thinking, and a forward-looking approach to fashion, sustainability, and consumer experience.

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