Product Developer – Flou & Special Projects

Overview

As Product Developer for Burberry’s Flou and Special Projects, you guide garments from concept to delivery, ensuring the original vision remains intact. You work with Design, Atelier, and cross-functional partners to translate creative requirements into actionable development briefs and manage critical paths. You oversee high-priority projects, including bespoke and VIP initiatives, while maintaining accurate records in PLM systems. You join a values-driven, collaborative team focused on sustainable luxury and industry leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of Flou products and Special Projects from launch to handover
• Coordinate Design, Atelier, Raw Materials, and external partners to maintain clear decisions and timelines
• Translate creative requirements into development briefs while balancing quality, craftsmanship, feasibility, cost, and delivery
• Manage critical paths, identify development risks, and propose practical options to keep projects moving
• Coordinate bespoke, VIP, event, capsule, and other high-priority projects with discretion and time-sensitive delivery
• Maintain accurate product, material, approval, and cost information in PLM systems and development trackers

Key requirements

• Experience in product development within luxury or comparable fashion environments
• Strong knowledge of Flou, soft-sewn or womenswear construction, fit, fabrication, and luxury finishing
• Experience managing products through concept, sampling, fittings, and approvals with multiple developments ongoing
• Collaborative communication style and ability to build relationships across creative, technical, and operational teams and external partners
• Commercial awareness, cost assessment, risk recognition, and ability to protect quality and creative intent
• Fluency in English; Italian language and PLM experience advantageous

• collaborative communication
• commercial awareness
• solutions-focused
• PLM systems
• garment construction and luxury finishing
• cost and development tracking

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