Handbags & Lifestyle Accessories Designer

About Aramya

Our vision is to build some of the world's most loved fashion and lifestyle brands and enable people to express themselves. We are well-funded, with $20M raised from marquee investors like Accel, Z47, and industry veterans.

Aramya is a 300 Cr ARR fashion & lifestyle company backed by Accel and Z47. We're building a customer-led portfolio: Aramya (daily wear), Tavira by Aramya (festive), and a new brand in stealth, going live in H2 2026.

Current Retail footprint: Total 23-16 stores in Bengaluru + 3 stores in Hyderabad + 2 stores in Ahmedabad + 1 store in Mysore and 1 in Surat (and a few more are yet to go live).

Website: https://aramya.in/ Our Team: https://l1nq.com/cri6aj6

Everything About Aramya: https://l1nk.dev/psgcm31

About the Role

Aramya is launching handbags, a new category being built from zero, and you would own the design vision behind it.

You'll lead the design direction for bags, build original collections that feel fresh and ownable, and work closely with sourcing and merchandising to bring them to life as we scale the category from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Understanding of various bag fabrics and being able to identify & analyse the fabric qualities.
• Knowledge across disciplines such as illustration, tech pack designs, graphic design, textiles, and interiors.
• A strong portfolio showcasing trend-aware, culturally attuned, and commercially successful work.
• Strong understanding of materials, prototyping, and production processes.
• Deep awareness of design and cultural trends in India and global markets.
• Ability to translate brand identity, trends, consumer insight, and sourcing realities into distinctive collections.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to meet project goals and objectives.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree from NIFT, or a bags/leather-goods focused college or institute (such as FDDI).
• 3+ years of experience specifically in the bags category.
• Partner closely with sourcing, merchandising, and product teams to bring ideas to life.
• Ability to translate brand identity, trends, consumer insight, and sourcing realities into distinctive collections.