Lead Textile Designer

About Us: LR Home is a U.S.-based home furnishings brand serving customers across North America through lrhome.us. We offer a curated assortment of upholstery, rugs, pillows, furniture, and home dcor products built around strong design, quality, craftsmanship, and value.

Verve Overseas is LR Homes Indian subsidiary and serves as our design, product development, sourcing, and operations hub. The Verve and LR Home teams work as one organization to create design-forward home furnishing products for customers around the world.

We are looking for senior leaders who bring creativity, ownership, and a continuous-improvement mindset. At Verve, you will have the opportunity to shape product strategy, build stronger processes, develop teams, and play a meaningful role in the global growth of LR Home.

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Textile Designer to own and execute our design strategy across rug, pillow, and pouf categories for the U.S. market. This role involves conceptualizing and developing original design concepts, creating embroidery patterns, textile prints, and graphics. This role combines creative leadership, vendor collaboration, market analysis, and people management. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in rug product development, strong project management skills, and the ability to lead and mentor junior designers.

Working Hours: 12:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute the companys one-year textile design strategy aligned with business and brand goals

Lead rug product development for the U.S. market from concept through production

Collaborate closely with domestic and international vendors to develop CAD designs and assign colorways

Ensure quality, accuracy, and timelines are met throughout development

Conduct market research, analyze luxury textile trends, and identify emerging opportunities in global home furnishings

Present market trends, mood boards, design direction, and recommendations to leadership

Lead design projects for national accounts in pillow and pouf categories

Source, evaluate, and onboard new vendors

Develop long-term vendor relationships

Manage multiple concurrent projects with strong organization and accountability

Manage and mentor direct reports

Travel to factories to support vendor development and production alignment

Qualifications

Degree in Textile Design (NIFT, NID, or equivalent)

5- 8 years of combined experience in textile/rug design

Strong portfolio showcasing multiple completed collections

Demonstrated expertise in color theory, palette development, and application to textiles and spatial design

Deep understanding of fabric construction, yarn properties, weaving techniques, and dyeing methods

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; comfort navigating cost, quality, and timeline trade-offs

Ability to translate market trends into commercially successful designs

Proficiency in creating embroidery designs and textile Prints

Strong project management and organizational skills

Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation abilities

Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and CAD tools

Fluent English communication; ability to work with diverse stakeholders across cultures

Comfortable with regular travel for factory visits