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As the Director of Industrial Design, Moen brand you will manage, guide, and scale a world-class industrial design team that shapes thoughtful, meaningful product experiences across the brand. This role focuses on inspiring a creative team, supporting effective execution, and evolving design practices in ways that align with both user needs and business goals.
Job Responsibility:
Build, inspire, and manage a worldclass industrial design team
Foster a culture where designers feel fulfilled, motivated, and empowered to grow
Set clear goals, secure needed resources, and enable the team to succeed
Celebrate successes and foster continuous learning and feedback
Lead and inspire the creative industrial design vision for Moen brand, focusing on trend and style strategies across North America and Asia
Guide and manage design strategy and execution across kitchen, bath and showering environments including accessories
Deliver outstanding product and experience design that advances brand relevance and business growth, and reflect both aspirational and accessible solutions
Co-create the Annual Global Trend Forecasting strategy translating macro global trends into actionable insights and relatable style segments
Partner with cross functional creative teams to enrich the design eco-system around new launches
Oversee design execution across strategic product roadmaps, innovation pipelines, and ID-led initiatives
Direct design across the full spectrum of styles, from traditional to modern, with deep knowledge of art and design history, decorative arts, and global style trends
Strengthen global collaboration, traveling 20–40% of the time to our Cleveland R&D facility, Shanghai Design Studio, customer collaborations, industry trade shows and global design fairs
Ensure alignment with VP/GM-level stakeholders and support business unit goals
Work It Together with the Innovation Team to align on emerging initiatives and concept development
Directly lead key initiatives, managing internal and external resources to fulfill a robust design roadmap
Establish and evolve best-in-class design processes, methods, and tools
Advance adoption of design methodologies including Trend Forecasting, User-Centered Design, and Design Thinking
Embrace and implement new technologies including AI-augmented design tools and emerging platforms
Lead by example in technical tools including CAD (SolidWorks), Adobe Creative Cloud, Keyshot, VizCom and VR environments
Encourage skillsets that blend technical craft with empathy, creativity, and strategic collaboration
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or a related field
15+ years of experience in industrial design, with a strong portfolio of consumer or interior goods
10+ years leading and mentoring design teams, with a focus on growing talent and team capability
Solid knowledge of global design trends in architecture and interior design with proven ability to translate and communicate actionable recommendations
Ability to take complex design strategies and synthesize them into straightforward understandable approaches
Confident speaking to and presenting trend strategies to internal cross functional teams and external media
Experience taking physical products from concept to launch, including connected or digitally enabled products
UX principles and experience working with UX and digital teams
Experience with various metal casting manufacturing methods is a plus
Demonstrated advocacy for sustainability and implementation of circular design strategies
Proficient in design tools like SolidWorks, Keyshot, Adobe Creative Cloud, and familiar with VR/AR or AI-enhanced design tools
Nice to have:
Experience designing for interior, architecture, home and the relationship with connected products
Knowledge of design systems, visual brand language, and working across multiple brands
What we offer:
robust health plans
a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution
product discounts
flexible time off benefits
adoption benefits
more
numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates