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Sr Director, Field Visual Merchandising

Gap Inc.
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Apr 2026

About the role

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, ensuring
alignment 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
HQField Integration
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-functionally 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 goalsLeadership Expectations
Acts as the senior field voice in shaping visual and store experience strategy. Leads multiple teams of leaders with accountability for end-to-end results
Influences senior leadership decisions and cross-functional priorities.
Solves complex, ambiguous problems and drives innovative, scalable solutions

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Company

Gap Inc.

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