Retail Experience Designer, Lead

Whoop•Boston, MA

6d•$100,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. WHOOP is seeking a Lead Retail Experience Designer to define how members experience the WHOOP brand across every physical retail touchpoint. In this role, you will lead the design of innovative retail environments, customer journeys, and experiential activations that bring our brand to life while creating scalable, engaging experiences across wholesale, owned retail, shop-in-shop, and event environments. You will partner cross-functionally to shape the future of retail at WHOOP through thoughtful design, operational excellence, and customer-centered innovation.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture, Environmental Design, Industrial Design, or a related design discipline.
5+ years of experience in retail design, experiential design, architecture, environmental design, or branded environments.
Proven experience leading retail experience projects from concept through execution across multiple retail formats.
Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in spatial design, retail environments, customer journeys, and brand storytelling.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, external agencies, architects, fabricators, and production partners.
Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across all levels of an organization.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on design execution in a fast-paced environment.
Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions.

Responsibilities

Define and lead the design strategy for retail environments across wholesale, owned retail, shop-in-shop, and experiential channels.
Create customer-centered retail concepts, spatial experiences, and branded environments that drive engagement, product education, and brand affinity.
Develop scalable retail design standards, toolkits, and experience frameworks that ensure consistency across the global retail footprint.
Lead the design development process from concept through execution, applying expertise in architectural detailing, construction methods, material selection, prototyping, and fabrication to deliver high-quality retail environments.
Partner closely with Brand, Product Marketing, Retail Operations, Merchandising, Product, architects, fabricators, and external vendors to bring retail concepts from strategy through implementation.
Review architectural drawings, construction documents, prototypes, mockups, and production samples to ensure design intent, quality, and brand standards are maintained throughout execution.
Use customer insights, retail performance metrics, and emerging design trends to continuously improve the retail experience and influence future design strategy.
Champion design excellence by establishing best practices, mentoring cross-functional partners, and advocating for customer-centered design across the organization.