# Senior Director, Facilities and Automation at Rent the Runway

- Company: Rent the Runway
- What the company does: The premier designer rental destination giving you more access, style and options than anywhere else. RTR’s rotating closet is constantly updated with new trends, does your dry cleaning and takes up zero space. The future of fashion is here. Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: http://www.renttherunway.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Arlington, TX; Secaucus, NJ
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/renttherunway/jobs/8226479
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/rent-the-runway-senior-director-facilities-and-automation/

## About the role

The Sr. Director of Facilities and Automation will lead facilities and equipment/automation maintenance, capital projects, and strategic program development across all Rent the Runway's facilities. This role combines senior leadership and strategy-building, establishing engineering and maintenance standards, with hands-on project execution and oversight, ensuring safe, reliable, sustainable and operationally efficient equipment and facilities.

## What they're looking for

- 10 plus years of progressive technical experience in manufacturing, warehouse, fulfillment, or industrial environments with demonstrated leadership and oversight of large scale equipment and systems
- Experience leading equipment commissioning projects from specification to operational turnover, managing vendor performance and inspect work quality to ensure adherence to safety and engineering standards
- Proficiency with VFDs, servo systems, HMIs, and industrial networks
- Subject matter expertise in material handling systems, automation equipment, and large-scale integrated operational infrastructure
- Proficiency in design software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Bluebeam, or equivalent) and familiarity with simulation tools (FEA, motion analysis)
- Experience with Lean/Six Sigma, root cause analysis, TPM and OEE concepts and strategies in a technical problem-solving environment, Six Sigma certification preferred

Tags: Operations