Senior Industrial Design, Lead

The role

You will own and drive industrial design for next-generation WHOOP hardware, accessories, and wearable systems. You will lead concept development and partner with cross-functional teams to bring products to market.

What you will do

• Lead industrial design for future WHOOP hardware, bands, accessories, and wearable ecosystems from concept through production.
• Translate user, athlete, member, and market insights into design strategies and physical experiences.
• Create design concepts through sketching, 3D modeling, prototyping, visualization, and storytelling.
• Drive ergonomic studies, wearability testing, fit analysis, and human factors exploration.
• Partner with engineering, apparel, and manufacturing teams to balance design intent and technical feasibility.
• Lead CMF direction in collaboration with CMF and Brand partners.
• Build and evolve design systems for hardware and on-body experiences.
• Prototype across fidelity levels from rough mockups to functional wear-test samples.
• Mentor industrial designers and contribute to a high-performance creative culture.
• Present design work to senior leadership.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of industrial design experience in consumer electronics, wearables, health technology, performance products, footwear, apparel, or technically complex consumer goods.
• A portfolio demonstrating concept development, design process, prototyping, and production execution.
• Proven experience bringing products from early concept through manufacturing and launch.
• Deep understanding of ergonomics, body-worn products, soft goods, hard goods, materials, CMF, manufacturing processes, and design for scale.
• Strong 2D and 3D design skills including sketching, CAD, rendering, visualization, and physical prototyping.
• Ability to lead ambiguous, future-facing design programs and manage production details.
• Experience collaborating with engineering and manufacturing teams on technically constrained products.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills to influence executive stakeholders.
• A refined aesthetic point of view regarding proportion, detail, materiality, usability, and emotional resonance.
• A collaborative, low-ego leadership style with the ability to mentor designers.
• Passion for health, fitness, sport, human performance, design innovation, and wearable technology.
• Must be prepared to relocate to Boston, MA if necessary.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Generous equity package

About the company

WHOOP builds products that help people understand their bodies and improve performance through continuous health monitoring. The Creative org is responsible for the physical manifestations of the brand, including hardware, bands, and accessories.