Senior Director, Industrial Design

The role

You will set the design vision for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio and lead a global team of design leaders. You will manage design strategy, organization, and craft standards across the Shark and Ninja brands.

What you will do

• Set multi-year ID strategy across the Shark and Ninja portfolio
• Manage design language, standards, CMF, and ergonomics
• Lead a globally distributed, multi-layer ID team of managers and principal designers
• Handle org design, hiring, leveling, succession, budget, and headcount
• Manage external agency partnerships
• Maintain critique culture and craft standards
• Make final calls when design intent and technical or commercial constraints collide
• Operate as a peer to executives in Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Brand
• Develop enterprise strategy for AI, generative design, and emerging technology
• Represent SharkNinja design externally at industry forums and award programs

Required qualifications

• 15+ years in industrial design
• 8+ years leading teams
• Experience managing managers
• Ownership of design strategy for a large, complex consumer portfolio shipped at scale from concept through mass production
• Body of work showing brand-defining products and measurable consumer and commercial impact
• Experience building and scaling design organizations
• Deep fluency in manufacturing, materials, DFM, and CMF
• Command of SolidWorks, Rhino, or equivalent 3D CAD
• Strong sketching and visual storytelling
• Bachelor's or Master's in Industrial Design, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline

Nice to have

• An informed point of view on where AI-powered design and rendering tools belong in professional work

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• employee stock purchase program
• life insurance
• AD&D
• short-term disability insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• generous paid time off

About the company

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of lifestyle solutions. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, the company is powered by the Shark and Ninja brands.