Designer
Established in 1986 in the Swedish mountains, our love for skiing in untouched terrain and embarking on adventures in the wild run deep. Our purpose is simple: to bring this freeride spirit to the world. With our products, we aim to make adventures possible 365 days a year.
We are driven by passion, togetherhood, responsibility and winning spirit. We know that an inspiring spread of unique abilities and personalities contribute to our dynamic culture and our success. Now, we are looking for a new talent to join our team.
We are looking for an experienced Apparel Designer who wants to contribute to shaping the next chapter of Peak Performance. You’ll bring strong conceptual thinking and a refined sense for premium design to a brand where performance and modern aesthetics meet.
This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of technical innovation and elevated craftsmanship — creating products that carry our freeride spirit into new territories. You’ll join a tight, creatively driven team in Stockholm where ideas move quickly, details matter, and every designer plays an important role from the first sketch to the final product. If you’re motivated by pushing boundaries while staying true to a strong brand DNA, this is a place where your creativity will make a visible impact and where you can continue to grow your craft.
In this position, you will report to our Design Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Lead concept creation and design development across selected Ski and Hike categories, ensuring a premium, elevated, and brand-right expression.
Collaborate closely with fellow designers to secure alignment, consistency, and high standards across the full collection.
Translate insights, trends, materials, and performance needs into innovative, market-leading product concepts.
Partner with Development, Pattern, Fabric/Trim, and Assortment to ensure feasibility, quality, and excellence throughout the creation process.
Drive design storytelling and collection narratives that inspire internal teams and external partners.
Contribute to a strong creative culture by mentoring, supporting, and learning within the team.
Ensure all design work supports Peak Performance’s strategic direction, sustainability ambitions, and brand identity.
Who We Think You Are
A highly creative and conceptual thinker with a strong eye for premium details, aesthetics, and craftsmanship.
Confident working from early ideation to final execution, balancing performance, functionality, and style.
A collaborative team player who thrives in a hands-on environment and contributes positively to team culture.
Passionate about technical apparel and the intersection of sport, performance, and style.
Skilled at presenting ideas clearly — visually and verbally — to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Proactive, curious, and driven to push boundaries while staying grounded in brand DNA.
Job Requirements
5+ years of experience as an apparel designer, preferably within premium, performance, outdoor, or sportswear brands.
A strong portfolio showcasing conceptual strength, storytelling ability, and high-quality design development.
Excellent understanding of materials, construction, and end-to-end product creation processes.
Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite; experience with 3D design tools (CLO or similar) is a plus.
Experience working with global supply chains and collection-based product development cycles.
Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
Experience from premium or luxury brands is highly meriting.
What we offer:
We offer you an inspiring work environment where our values of Passion, Togetherhood, Responsibility and Winning Spirit are at the core of everything we do, promoting creativity, teamwork, accountability, and progress. You get the opportunity to work with a great team that shares your passion for sports and outdoor life. We are on a growth journey, finding our line and building our future success. That provides interesting challenges and possibilities in all roles for the person who is curious and likes to get things done. We’re small enough for you to play a key role regardless of your position, but big enough to have a global presence. At Peak Performance, you get the best of both worlds.
To live our brand, we also offer
Workout classes and yoga classes in our Training Box at HQ
Sports Hour – 1 hour training on Fridays (activity of your own choice)
Mountain house & Apartment in Åre. Available for rent and team activities.
Health care allowance – 3000 SEK per year
Pension advisory via Linder & Partners
Skandia Health Insurance
If our values inspire you and you share our passion for outdoor sports and products that combines style and performance, we want you to join our winning team. Apply now and unlock your freeride spirit!
- Department
- Design
- Locations
- Peak Performance HQ
Peak Performance HQ
About Peak Performance
Back in 1986, two very passionate skiers, one of them a world-class mogul skier with several World Cup wins, were sitting next to each other in a chairlift heading up a mountain. About to test and write about a new skiwear line, they started to talk about why no one was making skiwear that they wanted to wear. Garments that combined excellent functionality with simple, attractive design. Also, they wondered if there was any way that they could stay longer and more often in the ski resort they both loved - the little mountain village Åre, in northern Sweden.
It turned out that the answer to both questions was Peak Performance. Initially, their ambitions didn’t extend much beyond making some clothes for themselves and their friends, in sufficient quantities to make a living from it. The business was shaped by what was important to them. Finding the right design and technical solution was paramount.
And the strategy worked. In the late 1980’s, people were tired of extravagance and superficiality. Everybody was looking for the real thing that comes with genuine quality. Ski jackets with leather details and flannel shirts were suddenly the answer, rather than neon and looking like a fully decorated Christmas tree. Orders generated by the first mail order catalog overwhelmed the little post office in town. So much so that they had to take on more staff just to keep up.
During the early years, most things took longer to do than they should have. After all, Peak Performance was a company founded by skiers – people who more than anything else wanted to ski some winter. Anyone who managed to find our little office in Åre was often confronted with a sign on the front door that read: Gone skiing.