Department: Product Creation Development
Reports to: Manager, Pattern Making
Location: North Vancouver, BC
Your opportunity at Arc’teryx:
As the Pattern Making Lead, you lead a specialized team of Pattern Makers in the creation of technical and complex patterns from our maker phase through pre-production (approved to counter sample). Your innovative and solutions-focused approach to pattern making ensures that each product you and your team work on meet Arc’teryx design intent, quality, fit, and construction. You demonstrate integrity in your work, lead by example, and provide overall support and coaching to the Pattern Makers.
Meet your future team:
We are a small, high performing team that works closely with all aspects of product creation. The work we do behind the scenes supports designers and pattern makers to accomplish go-to-market deliverables. You will be part of a focused team of pattern makers, product developers, designers, and a cut and sew team that works on creating innovative product. Our team builds strong relationships with cross-functional partners to realize ideas into commercialized successes.
If you were in the Pattern Making Lead role now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for:
- Supporting the Manager, Pattern Making and Director, Product Development in building, coaching, and guiding a high performing team of technical Pattern Makers, and owning the day-to-day leadership of the team
- Training the team to interpret design intent and overseeing the creation of concept, prototype and base size approved patterns; ensuring that methods and documentation are consistent with known factory methods and processes
- Partnering with Product Operations on calendar requirements, ensuring timelines are met throughout the product creation process by managing workloads amongst team members
- Acting as a key partner to design in establishing standard fit by product type/category and end-use, and ensuring product size and fit consistency
- Oversee the documentation of construction standards and illustrated technical specifications for all product
- Reporting regularly on prototype and sample progress to Product Development leadership to ensure product creation deadlines are met
- Managing a limited repertoire of complex models as the technical pattern making experts, ensuring Arc’teryx brand standards are consistently met
- Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing, throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Working on high visibility projects supporting strategic needs for the future
- Project management of custom calendar projects
- Building your leadership capabilities and supporting the ongoing development of our talent
Are you our next Pattern Making Lead?
- You have 8+ years’ experience in pattern making, with a minimum of 2 years at a senior level with an emphasis on technical / innovative apparel and equipment, or equivalent additional experience in lieu
- You have an Undergraduate Degree OR equivalent industry training, certification, or related business experience
- You have a complete understanding of the product lifecycle process - from ideation to consumer
- You have a comprehensive understanding of design intent, product aesthetics, construction, production and fit
- You have the ability to work from pattern blocks or from sketches
- You have excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
- You have strong leadership skills with an aptitude for coaching teams
- You have an extensive knowledge of raw materials, technical construction, and sourcing
- You have experience effectively communicating with and travelling to domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers
- You are detailed and accuracy oriented with strong organizational skills
- You are goal-driven with a results-oriented attitude
- You have strong prioritization skills
- You have strong computer skills in Pattern Making software (Gerber is an asset), Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Office
Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.
We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.
In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:
- Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
- Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
- Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
- Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events), Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).
*Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.
Skills Required
- 8+ years' experience in pattern making
- Minimum 2 years at a senior level
- Undergraduate Degree or equivalent industry training
- Complete understanding of the product lifecycle process
- Comprehensive understanding of design intent and fit
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong leadership skills and aptitude for coaching
- Extensive knowledge of raw materials and technical construction
- Experience with domestic and offshore vendors
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
- Strong prioritization skills
- Strong computer skills in Pattern Making software
What We Do
Arc’teryx is a global design company based in North Vancouver, B.C. that specializes in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment. We design and manufacture a wide range of mountain sports outdoor apparel and equipment for all conditions and experiences, including mountaineering, ice and rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and trail running. Our company is built on a passionate and relentless commitment to design, craftsmanship and performance. We have a unique construction process that enables us to create technical products that can be trusted to perform at the point of extreme need. We are uniquely positioned in our industry as we have our own factory located in New Westminster, BC, which enables us to build products with a meticulous focus on detail and performance. We leverage this manufacturing knowledge and share it with our global partner factories. In the Coast Mountain Range behind our headquarters and design centre in North Vancouver, we field test our products in real world conditions allowing us to create the best-fitting, longest-lasting, highest-performing technical products available. We distribute our outerwear and equipment through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, in over 40 countries globally, including 38 branded and outlet stores in Europe, North America and Asia. The company started with six employees in 1989 and now has more than 1000 employees in Canada.
